Test will be case based multiple choice and matching.
The test will be for 30% of your grade. Lecture will start at 9:10 on GI health.
( original from KP, revision in process, goldmine here, dig for conditionsCollapse )

(New product discovery)
( this may be of interest to women, and guys, you probably don't want to know...I say probablyCollapse )

on the prevalence of antidepressant use and the risks involved
on the non-drug treatment that has the greatest effect: exercise
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/10/06/the-real-cause-of-americas-mental-illness-problem.aspx

premature ovarian insufficiency associated with depression (Turner's Syndrome)
http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/733820?src=cmemp
they're talking about txing this with estrogens instead of SSRIs

trans fat consumption associated with increased depression risk
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/736460?src=mpnews&spon=12

this stuff grows wild around my neighborhood in Portland, smells great when it rains
COMMON NAME: fennel
FAMILY: Apiaceae
GENERAL: Plants in this family are toxic until proven otherwise. ID by the ripe seed. Other medicinal schizocarps in family Apiaceae include cumin, caraway, anise, parsley, dill, and celery.
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What causes ovarian cysts?
--ETIO: hormone imbalance, ov CA, mets, smoking, low BMI, early menarche, infert (4x), hypothyroid, neonatal cysts (common in babies of moms w/ DM, toxemia and Rh immunization)
--RISK factors: tamoxifen tx (10% incr risk), smoking (0-2x incr in incidence), hx of cysts
( self quiz based on SSL's review sheet, and notesCollapse )

K told me (and it seems that it is well known) that women are more likely to strain their tendons and ligaments immediately before their periods, that is, during the end of the luteal phase when progesterone and estrogen from the corupus luteum are declining and near (or at) their nadir, and FSH and LH are low as well. So, can anyone explain to me what the relationship is between the female cycle, hormones and connective tissue?

Thanks in advance.