Community Food Aversions Poll

Back in, oh, 2005, a bunch of us listed our food allergies and aversions in a single handy reference poll, which is located here:

http://cyan-blue.livejournal.com/296665.html

Someone else's recent posting of their food allergies/dislikes in their LJ reminded me that it's been a while since I reminded people of the poll's existence, and we've happily acquired a lot of new community members since then :-)

So, hop on over and fill it out, so that we have it handy when we wish to cook for one another. Feel free to repost the link in your own LJ.

Study Addressing Menopause and Sexuality

CARAS is sponsoring a study on Menopause and Sexuality, and they are seeking participants. I am not affiliated with the study, just passing along the information...

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CARAS-endorsed research study call for volunteers. Please feel free to
forward and cross-post!

Seeking Volunteers for a Study Addressing Menopause and Sexuality

What are some of the issues that affect sexuality during menopause? African
American and Caucasian women are needed for a study addressing questions
about menopause. Participants must be women between the ages of 40 and 60,
experiencing menopause, English speaking, currently not taking hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) or on hormonal birth control, in a relationship
with a sexual partner, and without major medical or mental health problems.
Participation requires completing an online or paper survey. Some volunteers
who live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area may also be eligible to
participate in a substudy that involves a small blood draw. Participants in
the blood draw substudy may be compensated. For more information, please
contact Robert Clark, MS, at 301-295-9666 or at menopausestudy1@gmail.com.
This research study is sponsored by the Uniformed Services University,
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, in Bethesda, Maryland. You
can access the on-line survey here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VcP8PJrCyVoqmjAp9o3BJw_3d_3d

This study was endorsed as a meritorious research project on January 30,
2009 by the CARAS Research Advisory Committee, a community advisory board
hosted by the Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative
Sexualities (CARAS).

For more information on CARAS, please visit the CARAS website at
https://www.caras.ws . Download the current CARAS Calendar at
https://www.caras.ws/downloads/CARAS_Calendar.pdf