Showing posts with label 50. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 50. Show all posts
Thursday, December 15, 2016
PSA Real Techniques Brushes 50 off!
PSA Real Techniques Brushes 50 off!
Hi! Real Techniques doesnt know me, but I know them! I love their affordable make-up brushes, and while stalking Reddit, I saw that someone posted a discount code for 50% off! Use Phame50 to stock up on brushes! Spend $50 and get free shipping.
If you are new to Real Techniques but need new brushes, I can recommend the Core Collection and the Starter Set. I have both of these sets and I love them! The Core Collection includes a detailer brush, pointed foundation brush, buffing brush and contour brush and the Starter Set includes a base shadow brush, deluxe crease brush, accent brush, fine liner brush and the brow brush.
With this sale, I picked up two of the Real Techniques miracle complexion sponge (which I have heard amazing things about) the blush brush, lash-brow groomer (I got this because of the metal bristles, I really want to try out Wayne Goss tip for applying mascara) a kabuki brush, another starter set, a foundation brush, a powder brush, two shading brushes and another core collection set.
A lot of my brushes are the E.L.F. brushes which are totally acceptable, but most of them are really old, and Im ready to invest a little bit more into my collection so this is a great place to start!
Im sure MANY of you have some old brushes hanging about - now is a good time to trade up!
Enjoy!
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
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Expert Panel Reaffirms Need for Colon Cancer Screen Beginning at Age 50 MedlinePlus
Expert Panel Reaffirms Need for Colon Cancer Screen Beginning at Age 50 MedlinePlus
Expert Panel Reaffirms Need for Colon Cancer Screen Beginning at Age 50: MedlinePlus
Expert Panel Reaffirms Need for Colon Cancer Screen Beginning at Age 50
U.S. advisory group says theres not enough evidence to endorse one screening method over another
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Reiterating a recommendation last made in 2008, an influential U.S. panel of health experts is advocating that regular colon cancer screening begin at age 50 and continue until at least age 75.
However, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force stopped short of saying any one screening method was better than another.
"There are multiple screening options for colorectal cancer that reduce the risk of dying from the disease. We encourage people to choose the best option for them, in consultation with their clinician," former Task Force member Dr. Douglas Owens said Wednesday in a USPSTF news release.
The panels reticence to choose one option over another may be at odds with the preference of many doctors, who often advise colonoscopy as the "gold standard" test.
Dr. Arun Swaminath is one of them.
"There is only one test -- colonoscopy -- that can both diagnose a polyp/cancer and remove or sample it at the same time," said Swaminath, who directs the inflammatory bowel disease program at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
"This is key, because a positive stool test plus stool DNA test (such as Cologuard), or a positive imaging test (such as CT colonoscopy) will still require a follow up colonoscopy to confirm and treat the problem," he explained.
For its part, the American Cancer Society recommends colonoscopy screening once every 10 years, beginning at age 50, or one of a number of other tests at more frequent intervals.
In drafting its updated colon cancer screening guidelines, the USPSTF reviewed data on several screening strategies. Besides colonoscopy, these included flexible sigmoidoscopy (an invasive procedure that penetrates less far than colonoscopy); CT colonography (a scan of the colon); traditional fecal occult blood tests (looking for blood in stool); and the recently approved Cologuard DNA-based stool test.
The panel said there were no comparison studies that suggested that any of the screening methods were any more effective than others. There are varying amounts of proof supporting the effectiveness of each, and each method has its advantages and limitations, the panelists said.
And what about colon cancer screening for the elderly?
In its statement, the panel said that "for some adults ages 76 to 85, the benefits of screening are smaller, and the potential for harm greater. However, some people in this age group may benefit, especially if they have never been screened before and are healthy enough to undergo treatment if cancer is found."
For this older group, the USPSTF recommends that decisions on screening be made during consultations between the patient and his or her doctor.
All of the recommendations are specific to symptom-free people 50 years of age or older with an average risk colorectal cancer, the panel stressed. People with disorders or medical histories that raise their odds for colon cancer may need more rigorous screening, the USPSTF said.
The updated recommendation was published online June 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"Evidence convincingly shows screening for colorectal cancer works, but not enough people are taking advantage of this highly effective service," said Owens, a general internist at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and a professor at Stanford University.
The USPSTF notes that only one-third of eligible adults in the United States are screened for colon cancer, and more need to take advantage of this effective method of prevention.
Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. This year about 134,000 people in the country will be diagnosed with the disease, and about 49,000 will die from it., the panel said
The USPSTF is an independent, volunteer panel of experts that makes recommendations about the effectiveness of specific preventive health services.
SOURCES: Arun Swaminath, M.D., director, inflammatory bowel disease program, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; Journal of the American Medical Association and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, news releases, June 15, 2016
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Saturday, August 6, 2016
50 Days
50 Days
School is almost over. I have 50 more days until the Culminating Event.
This has been hard. Really hard. Especially with Bryan being gone most nights, especially working full time and having a toddler. I knew it would be hard. Now that its close to the end? Its somehow getting simultaneously better and worse. Im so close to sweet freedom. To having my nights and weekends back. To seeing friends. To seeing family.
Mixed in with school has just been life. Im managing to live one while juggling everything else, which is a surprising to most, including myself. Lots of changes are on the horizon which, instead of filling me with anxiety, is bringing about a peace. I dont know how any of these things will work out, but in this moment as I type, I feel peace. I feel hope.
One important thing Ive been doing outside of work/school/everything else has been putting what resources I can into fighting Senate Bill 277. Im going to be working on a separate post regarding this bill and what it means for parents.
The last time I posted was in March. What have you missed since March? Ill look at my photos to see....
We had an impromptu dinner at Harris Ranch right before my sister Karis birthday.
I joined Snapchat.
I went to LA to visit my home-girl Denise....
And attend The Makeup Show - where I increased my makeup skills and spent waaaay to much money.
NARS
Smashbox
We took a fantastic family photo right before the Easter Campout (in which Bryan looks amazing... ;) )
We didnt make it to my Grandmas for Easter so we went the day after.
And there is MUCH more to tell you about. But at least you are caught up to April. Im not holding myself to blogging with any kind of regularity over the next 50 days BUT after that? Im coming out swinging. I have lots of plans for this blog that I have been working on even though I havent been blogging. I know its been quiet on the front end but Ive still been cooking up some fun ideas for the future.
Until then, I created a Facebook page! Just search Embrace the Crazy and youll find me.
xoxo,
Megan
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