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		<title>5 Reasons We Love Sadé</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["You know a Sadé song when you hear it, but you don't just hear Sadé, you feel Sadé," the Rock &#038; Roll Hall of Fame said in announcing new inductees.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Doctors With Troubled Pasts Perform Cosmetic Surgeries Tied to Crippling Pain and Injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many patients are enduring emotional and physical scars after visiting cosmetic surgery firms that hire surgeons with a history of malpractice and misconduct.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Synthetic Hair Products Used by Black Women Contain Carcinogens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yet another study has revealed the danger of hair products used primarily by Black women. New research, conducted and published by Consumer Reports, reveals that several popular brands of synthetic hair used for weaves, braids, and other styles, contain carcinogens, such as benzene, and other toxic substances. The study analyzed samples from 10 brands and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Creamy Crack&#8217; — Why Relaxers Are Still Being Pushed on Black Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Linda Villarosa spent a year going to the root of the hair relaxer problem. Here are takeaways on why Black women are being harmed — and what's being done.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Formaldehyde Ban in Relaxers Is &#8216;Essential,&#8217; Experts Warn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 11:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[FDA ban on formaldehyde in relaxers, which is associated with breast and ovarian cancers, is now pending for July.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Changing weather exposes our bodies to environmental conditions that can alter our appearance. When the seasons shift, it's time to revamp your beauty routine!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 16:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Heal splits ends, nurture dry hair and scalp, and more with these simple, powerful ingredients. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Wrong Massage Can Harm Lymphedema Patients</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 01:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Anneliese Bruner My legs swell uncontrollably unless I monitor and manage them closely. You see, I was born with primary bilateral lymphedema of the lower extremities. On this World Lymphedema Day, the culmination of Lymphedema Awareness Week, I invoke the same question I asked a year ago, and will no doubt continue to ask: [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hair Dye and Black Women’s Breast Cancer Risk: It&#8217;s Lower Than You Think</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheree Crute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How to really interpret the new statistics on breast cancer, hair dye and hair straighteners and protect your health.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bald &#038; Beautiful: Ayanna Pressley on Life With Alopecia</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;As a black woman, the personal is political,&#8221; Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., says. &#8220;My hair story is no exception.&#8221; Known for her Senegalese twists, Pressley tweeted that she is sharing her journey with alopecia areata &#8220;to create space for others.&#8221; She has been losing clumps of hair since last fall and decided to embrace her [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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