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Whats your FICO?

As a banker for one of the largest financial institutions in America, I know first hand the importance of having good credit.  Often times, people aren’t as educated on the ins and out of credit as we should be. We all know about the FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation) score, but what exactly is it and how does it directly affect us as a people. The FICO score is a huge factor in your credit.  This score can be obtained from the following three credit reporting agencies:

-Equifax: www.eqifax.com or 1-800-658-1111

-Experian: www.experian.com or 1-888-397-3742

-TransUnion: www.transunion.com or 1-800-916-8800

All citizens of the United States are entitled to one free report from each of these agencies a year. Your FICO score and credit can be detrimental to your way of life. Many employers use these scores as a way of screening applicants. In addition to employers leasing agents, car dealerships, furniture stores, and banks use these scores and credit history to determine eligibility for products. Often times young people use credit as a way to live outside of our means then when we really need it, we can not get approved for anything. So young people use your credit wisely because it definitely does follow you.

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Breast Cancer

B. Positive Magazine supports “Breast Cancer Awareness” during the month of October, so in light of this month I have decided to write an article for the many women who are currently fighting the uphill battle living with breast cancer, and those who have passed due to this unforgiving disease.

Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in women. Over 200,000 patients this year alone have sat in a doctor’s office only to be told they were diagnosed with breast cancer. Of those two-hundred thousand women, at least 40,000 women die from complications related to breast cancer (most commonly from malignant cancerous cells that eventually spread to distant areas within the body). The trending research and prevention of this disease is near and dear to my heart being that I have lost two relatives due to the unforgivable manifestation of symptoms  my relatives and many other patients endured when presented with this disease. Having seen the detrimental factors imposed on my relatives such as being physically weak, being confined to a bed, suffering agonizing pain from chemotherapy that is often paired with radiation, and the nausea associated with the therapy methods, as well as many other side effects; I decided that I no longer wanted to fall witness to the affects of what breast cancer can do to my dearly loved relatives or my family in its entirety.

One might ask, “What can I do to prevent breast cancer from imposing on my family?” Truthfully there is no single way to prevent breast cancer and the chances of this disease occurring within your family depends on the genetics of your family. For those patients who have a predisposition related to this disease but was not acquired through genetics, accurate prevention may be difficult to prognosis.  Many Oncologists/Hematologist and research scientists have yet to discover the underlying cause for why the disease occurs. However, simple methods to help lower your risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer are simple: maintain a healthy diet, keep tract of your physician appointments and preemptive screening. Almost two-thirds of aggressive breast cancer diagnoses are found in women age 55 and older and one-eighth of obstruction in breast cancers are found in women under age 45.  It is important for women who are in this age bracket to have an annual screening called a mammogram. Be sure to ask your doctor to show you the proper technique for self-examination so that you can catch those suspicious lumps and recognize the early signs and symptoms of this disease.

To learn more about  Breast Cancer please visit, http://www.cancer.gov and http://www.healthline.com

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The Edge 12 provides new place for movie-goers

Photo credit: Michael Nimmer (picture from The Edge 12′s Facebook page)

A new movie theater has opened up in Birmingham! Along with the new Railroad Park, The Edge 12, situated  in the old Regal Theater building in the Crestwood Festival Shopping Center next to Home Depot, is one of the latest additions to a currently expanding Birmingham. One can only expect that with the revenue generated, along with attracting a bigger social scene, the Edge won’t be the last new venue in Birmingham.  For your next movie outing, make sure to support The Edge 12, at 7001 Crestwood Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35210.

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