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Matt (our intrepid web designer and developer) sent Editrix Jenni a fantastic find this morning: the Gray Kid brings Paxilback. It's delicious on so many levels. If you love Justin Timberlake and/or take medication, well, this vid's for you.

Grand Rounds is fresh at Wandering Visitor, where there are way too many posts to read in one sitting. Which is a good thing! Tons of great health writing.

...as Editrix Jenni rests her hands. A big flare-up has slowed her down for a couple days, but with the help of Dragon Naturally Speaking, she should be up and running again on Monday. Until then, have a good weekend!

Editrix Jenni Prokopy is writing an article about life for young people with ostomies, and needs a couple interview subjects. The last time we made a call like this we had great results, so we're again hoping for greatness. If you're willing to speak frankly about your experience, we would LOVE to hear from you. Email the Editrix today and help her meet a tight deadline - thanks!

Editrix Jenni is a sci-fi junkie, and her all-time favorite movie is Blade Runner, which she first saw at an inappropriately young age. A definitive collector's box set was just announced and she's psyched and had to share the news with fellow Babes who might share her excitement.

CodeBlog hosts Grand Rounds today, and ChronicBabe is featured! It's a great "advice column" theme with tons of wonderful posts and a thoughtful presentation. Newbies: check out the Grand Rounds schedule and archives for more.

The California Health Care Foundation has created CalHealthReform.org to examine the myths and facts of health care reform in the state. (In fact, the info is probably of interest to ALL Babes, not just the ones in Cali.)

Kerrie at The Daily Headache has collected some revealing and helpful articles on romance and chronic illness. Editrix Jenni's grandma loves to remind her that "marriage is work" and the stats prove that's even more true for people with chronic illness, who are way more prone to divorce.

There's a frightening story on the wire today about young diabetics who forego their insulin to lose weight. The long-term ill effects are staggering, and this trend scares us to death.

Hi folks, we announced this a few months ago, but we'll say it again - we have plenty of pill bottles for our art project. Thanks for sending them, but we're all full! Please be aware that we'll no longer be giving out the $5 Amazon gift certificates. And when the art project is ready, we'll let you know...

...shows that our care is higher quality, according to MedPage Today. Hmm. Editrix Jenni thinks hers is, but she's also heard some nightmare stories. Check out the study on quality of care for multiple-illness patients, and weigh in: is this your experience? We'll publish a round-up of responses next week.

Kerrie at The Daily Headache recently wrote about one of our favorite topics, balance and chronic illness, and she got a compassionate reply from one of her readers. Check out their exchange and the ensuing tips for achieving balance in life despite chronic illness. We like!

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Hosted today at Pilgrim Girl, the Disability Blog Carnival has a big batch of interesting writing. Check it out, babes!

Change of Shift, one of our fave blog carnivals, is fresh today at Nurse Ratched's Place, and it's a one-year anniversary celebration! Check out all the terrific nursing-focused health writing. We luv it!

Val Jones at Revolution Health hosts Grand Rounds this week, and it's got lots of great posts, including a mention from Editrix Jenni's side project, Gluten-Free Babe. Newbies: check out the Grand Rounds archives and schedule for more.

The New York Times reports that a young girl was killed by overuse of a topical muscle pain reliever. And in related news reported by The Brooks Bulletin, medical staff operating on a man whose blood was turned green believe it may have been caused by overuse of migraine medication. Lesson learned: follow medication instructions, people!

One of our favorite columnists, the Chicago Tribune's Mary Schmich, talks today about one of our favorite blogs, Cancer Bitch. In the piece, Mary mentions Editrix Jenni and ChronicBabe. We're so pleased and just had to share!

Chronique Couture is "Trés Chic for the Chronically Unique!" It's new and chock full of supercute fashions for body and home—all designed with ChronicBabes in mind. Check it out!

Via Kevin, MD: here's how to spot a woman's fake orgasm. Buy a brain scanner for the boudoir.

Kerrie Smyres at The Daily Headache brings us tips on what's worth our time during National Headache Awareness Week, June 3-9, including some nifty podcasts.

Grand Rounds, our fave blog carnival, is fresh at Inside Surgery, and ChronicBabe (and Gluten-Free Babe) are featured! For newbies, check out the Grand Rounds schedule and archives.

Our pal Loolwa Khazzoom follows up her About.com interview with Editrix Jenni with another fantastic discussion with Paula Kamen, author of All in My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, And Only Slightly Enlightening Headache. The Babes talk about what it's like to grow a writing career in spite of living with a chronic illness. Even if you're not a writer, it's chock full of good info on careers for ChronicBabes.

Editrix Jenni has a new article out today in Celiac Central, the newsletter of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. Go Team! 10 Tips for Building Your Celiac Support Squad has tips from an expert at Pamela's Products, as well as five Babes who live with the disease. It's tasty advice!

From Michael Moore's site: "Michael Moore will appear on Oprah tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5, and will present, for the first time on television, scenes from his new film, "Sicko." Oprah will interview Michael about the movie and the attention it's receiving before its release (opening day everywhere is June 29)." Time to set the Tivo!

My pal Adam is a musician, and often plays Brazilian music with an excellent group of Babes; together, they're called Bossa Saravah. Check out their recent video - it's excellent! And see many more songs here. Enjoy!