Biotech, cancer, Drugs Luke Timmerman wrote: Nowhere but America makes it possible for a company to pursue its dreams for 28 years without making a profit. Even in the most optimistic times, it’s hard to explain. So how can it possibly be, in the depths of recession, that things are looking up...

Two things crossed my thoughts this week.  One was chancing upon Senator John McCain's Twitter account and finding a series of tweets ranting about earmarks, presumably in the new stimulus bill.  One the tweets amused me: Now, I'm no expert on catfish or genetics, but I do know that in science and...

if   and the   would just figure out what the hell they want to do when they grow up and do it. This scrapping myself up off Dr. Sanity's carpet in search of the real me is getting, well I certainly can't say boring, but exhausting.  The brilliant (Dr. Sanity...

Jimmie Ruth Olsen taught art at the school I work since 1991; we came the same year. My first breast cancer was diagnosed in 1989 and hers a few years earlier. I dealt with treatment twice, but Jimmie dealt with it almost continuously for 22 years in both breasts and subsequent metastes. She was opt...

Yes it's that time of year, the doctor line up.  It's time for my 3 month breast check with Amy on the 9th - at least I do not have to enter THE BUILDING for another 3 months, a check up with Dr. Heart on the 16th and of course Dr. Sanity Monday and Friday. Its' not quite back in t...

I had my monthly shot yesterday, the one that puts my ovaries to sleep.  There are a few perks from this.  Mainly, no more monthly visitors and believe me when I tell you that I don't miss those.  Nope.  Not one bit.   Last year, one of my doctors (a man of course) ...

I check my stats often via sitemeter.  I have an average of 14 people per day hit my site.  Clearly most of them don't read what I have to say but some do.  I often wonder if it's because they're my friends - thank you Erin, Connie & Nicki.  Or if it's peo...

Jade Goody & Professor Michael Baum The media loves nothing more than building something up only to knock it down again. Occasionally, it will do the opposite. Jade Goody provides the classic example. She has been universally derided by the media for years but now, because she is seriously ill, ...

Welcome to the Hoyden About Town Inaugural Troll-Off! Inspired by Feministe’s Next Top Troll, in the Hoyden Troll-Off you get to vote for the worst. You’ll need to “click to continue” to see all of the contestants, and the poll. 1: First up we have recurrent troll Iain Hall, ...

Yesterday, I made it official: I am walking the 3 Day in Seattle in September. For those of you who don't know, the Breast Cancer 3-Day is a 60-mile walk over the course of three days. Net proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and National Philanthropic Trust, to fund breast cancer research, ...