Herbs: Urinary System

( Stansbury lecture on urinary system herbs )

Postmenopausal Women with Night Sweats Live Longer

This is a pretty cool finding. Having hot flashes has no impact on your overall mortality, but having night sweats is actually a good sign. I have my theories about why this might be true. You have any ideas? The result is independent of BMI, smoking, hormone therapy, and exercise.
( Details: I think I may write up this article for one of my gyne papers. )

Sotomayor Challenges Corporations as Persons

Finally someone has the guts to mention the possibility that corporations have been running roughshod over our nation ever since the court decided that corporations all have the rights of people, but none of the responsibilities. The uppity Latina has exceeded my expectations already. She may well make wiser decisions than white guys.

Sotomayor Issues Challenge to a Century of Corporate Law
By JESS BRAVIN
( article )