St Nick

Research on two continents signaled more bad news for menopause hormones,offering the strongest evidence yet that they can raise the risk of breast cancer and are tied to a slightly higher risk of ovarian cancer.New US government numbers showed that breast cancer rates levelled off in 2004 after plunging in 2003-the year after millions of women stopped taking hormones because a big study tied them

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Too early to think about Christmas shopping?
Did I just say Christmas?
Yes, (lol) I did.
I know, I know, it's just hitting summer but every single year I make an oath to start my shopping earlier the next year when I'm up to me eyeballs in Christmas madness in the malls and every year I seem to have the same problem. I wait until December to get the bulk of it done.
I'm not suggesting you begin your shopping today but keep your eye out for some sales, throw some stuff in a closet and add to it whenever you see something extra or have a bit of extra cash so you don't find yourself in late November and December having a mad dash. From a financial perspective it's better to do it bit-by-bit too.

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