Information and opinions on Menopause from Haralee at MyMenopauseConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/menopause/c/84705 http://www.healthcentral.com/menopause/c/84705/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/menopause/c/84705 http://www.healthcentral.com/menopause/c/84705/67907/power-brain Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:43:59 -0400 Haralee Susan Love's Army of Women, http://www.armyofwomen.orghas posted a Call to Action for women in the San Francisco, Stanford University area to participate in a new study. This study looks at the brain and cognitive function of breast cancer survivors and non survivors.   I am fascinated with the brain, and any studies concerning the brain pique my interest. In this study a MRI will measure brain function and brain structure. Breast cancer... http://www.healthcentral.com/menopause/c/84705/67907/power-brain http://www.healthcentral.com/menopause/c/84705/60838/communicating Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:39:14 -0500 Haralee It is so easy to say to some one "How are you" and to answer, "Well, How about you?" This conversational banality does not fare well with doctors or as a patient.   If you don't feel well and are ill, it is an art to describe your symptoms intelligently. Most of us don't have experience in this reporting skill. We end up sounding rather vague or worse yet we don't communicate at all.   Using a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the most... http://www.healthcentral.com/menopause/c/84705/60838/communicating http://www.healthcentral.com/menopause/c/84705/45991/menopause-movie Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:02:00 -0400 Haralee Did you ever want to be in the movies? Who hasn't had a bit of a fantasy to see themselves on the big screen, gorgeous backgrounds, exotic locations, costumes and make-up that make you look like a real live movie star?  Yes fantasies are great.    Reality is more like in the movie Tootsie when they scream "Not too close" for the camera work in shooting Dustin Hoffman as Tootsie. This week I was able to participate in some of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/menopause/c/84705/45991/menopause-movie