Catherine Gigante-Brown

I sat obediently in her chair atop four ancient copies of the Yellow Pages. Crossing my fingers, I prayed Catholic schoolgirl prayers.

Makeup and I have always had a love/hate relationship: I love it; it hates me.

herbalist. shiatsu practitioner. healer.

You learn a lot about people when you live in their home. The Taylors seemed to lead a joyless, Spartan existence.

I’m boycotting you until you start recognizing breast cancer survivors like me by carrying mastectomy bras.

TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) has been around for at least five centuries –– there’s got to be something to it.

We’ve pieced ourselves back together in a patchwork quilt of ragged emotions. The aftermath of 9/11 wasn’t easy for us, yet it was much easier than for some. People standing 50 feet away from Peter didn’t come home that night; he did.

Why, when I'm cool with being a salt-and-pepper chick, does it so clearly unnerve others?

"Remember, this isn’t just happening to you, it’s happening to moms everywhere. It’s not your fault — "

A new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on mammograms ensures more women will die of breast cancer.