A new study of over 2000 women shows that they have better sex lives, less joint pain, and better sleep.

Lead New Zealand researcher Beverley Lawton, director of the Women's Health Research Centre at Otago University, said the new research should give peace of mind to women and their doctors about HRT, which fell out of vogue after a 2002 study linking long-term use with an increased risk of blood clots, breast cancer and heart attacks.  read more »

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In a recent post, I complained about companies telling you your call is important, but then not staffing the phones to take your calls in a timely fashion. I cited a hospital as an example, which takes me to today’s comment:  read more »

Ever ponder how you've come to be at this exact time and place in your Life?  read more »

When yacking to the press, McCain gives the impression he's for the vets. But his voting policy is well-known and he keeps voting NO for better care for our finest and bravest.

[McCain} "... has demonstrated a tendency to work against veterans' interests, voting time after time against funding and in favor of privatizing services--in other words, of rolling back the VA's improvements by supporting some of the same policies that wrecked Walter Reed."  read more »

Poligots:

So, who is Joe Biden and where does stand on several key issues? How does he compare to Obama, his apparent new boss?  read more »

From Friday's NY Times.  read more »

on the follicular tumour, from a highly experienced rat breeder on the NFRS forum. There are apparently different types and some contain hair follicules. They can get quite big, which I can imagine as Charlotte's was growing fairly quickly and there's no particular reason why some rats get them. The good news is that it's unlikely to reoccur.  read more »

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There is this saying I use all the time to help others get through their crisis - "You can't fall off the ground." Well - I did. Just when I thought it couldn't possibly get worse - it certainly has.

Yesterday I got a call from the state health services who provide us free health care while we are unemployed or not earning any income. We have a threshold of $3,000 a month there abouts before we have to pay into the program. Meaning that is what we can earn - even though we are earning nothing.  read more »