For several years, actor Virginia Madsen, 48, didn’t celebrate her birthday. Her age wasn’t the issue; it was the date. The Academy Award nominee was born on Sept. 11.
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VIVmag wins two int'l magazine awards
VIVmag, the all digital luxury magazine for women earns two international awards. The tradition of creating excellence in digital magazine publishing continues as VIVmag has won the Digital Magazine Awards 2010 - Silver Award for Lifestyle Magazine of the Year while also sharing in Photographer of the Year for their - March/ April VIV cover shot by Alexx Henry.
VIVmag’s creative team partnered with the American Ballet Theatre for the September/October issue’s interactive style feature, “Director’s Cut.” The 14-page spread gives readers front-row seats to A Chorus Line-meets-Fame narrative, complete with video footage.
Swedish supermodel Vendela Kirsebom made a special trip to New York City to shoot VIVmag’s May/June cover. In this Exclusive Content story, Vendela opens up about her passion for work, family, cooking and philanthropy — as well as her recent luck in love.
VIVmag’s May/June cover model shares her personal picks for stressing less and staying gorgeous.
Colds account for more doctor visits in the United States than any other condition, according to the American Lung Association. Adults get two to four colds per year, mostly between September and May. If you’re an optimist who sees the glass of orange juice as half-full, that means we’re more than halfway through cold season.
It’s true that Americans are tightening their belts in response to grim economic conditions. A Harris Interactive survey found 71 percent of adults plan to spend less this holiday season. But that doesn’t mean charities will be Scrooged: 49 percent of survey respondents also said that they plan to make charitable donations as a gift.
It’s the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. and the No.1 most deadly cancer, yet diagnosis and treatment options for lung cancer are severely limited. Once diagnosed, lung cancer patients’ long-term survival rates are low. Women are not only twice as likely as men to develop the cancer from smoking, but also more likely than men to get nonsmoking-associated lung cancer. Even with early diagnosis, 30,000 more women will die each year from lung cancer than breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.
Like a wine tasting, a cheese tasting is a sensory experience, and discussing a cheese’s personality can be an amusing icebreaker.
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