Since last month, Tamika Felder has been putting in a lot of overtime hours. The 34-year-old TV producer and on-air talent spends her days prepping guests, handling contracts and overseeing shoots, but after hours is when she begins the job she most passionate about — cervical cancer advocate. Felder, founder of the advocacy organization Tamika & [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘health & fitness’
January 12, 2010
health care hangover
Watching the health care bill make its last rounds is like being at a New Year’s bash a few hours too long. At first, it’s all fun and excitement. But after the height of the celebration, when all the optimism of what’s to come has grown faint, it feels like a big, fat drag. I [...]
December 21, 2009
CAT scan queen
The test used to detect cancer may also cause it. Little surprise there. In yet another one of life’s twisted schemes, the things that help us often turn out to be the things that hurt us. According to recent reports, radiation from CAT scans is higher than previously thought and could be linked to increased [...]
