It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles Dickens

I have spring fever and so does everything around me. The grass is turning green, tiny shoots of daffodils are growing in my garden, the pine needles are open and my dogs refuse to come inside. Our neighbours have been tapping their maple trees and the cold nights and warm days have given them plenty of sap to boil down. Some of our trees are tapped as well so we always get a big bottle of syrup. I just can't say no even though I know all the work that has gone into making it. A recent article in the news said that maple syrup has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. All the more reason to make pancakes for breakfast. Not that I need a reason.

Here's the latest article from the Gynecology site at BellaOnline.com.

Aspirin and Breast and Colorectal Cancers
Recent studies are looking at aspirin as part of a health regimen for cancer survivors. The jury's still out and conventional treatments are still the best way to go, but the outlook is promising for this simple medication that has been around for over 100 years.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8649.asp

Please visit gynecology.bellaonline.com for even more great content about Gynecology.

To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum all about Gynecology located here -

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=399

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!

Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love free knowledge!

Linda Reid, Gynecology Editor
http://gynecology.bellaonline.com

One of hundreds of sites at BellaOnline.com