Woody Allen....

Trust him to have that ever refreshing perspective on life.

Let us read his 'life in reverse' just like Benjamin Buttons.

Now a Viagra for Ladies

WASHINGTON, May 25 — Hotly debated is the idea of the new pink pill, a Viagra for ladies that could always make her “in the mood”, as the US Food and Drug Association (FDA) is scheduled to discuss approving the drug on June 18.

Boehringer Ingelheim, a German pharmaceutical company, is looking for the FDA’s stamp approval to start marketing “flibanserin,” a drug that will interfere with chemicals in a woman’s brain to increase her sexual appetite.

Many health professionals, according to the Washington Post are calling for the FDA to deny the drug saying it does no good for women by inventing “fake” disorders (hypoactive sexual desire disorder [HSDD]), harmful side effect and can even prolong unhealthy and abusive relationships.

Similar to the drug company Pfizer’s blue pill, known as Viagra, flibanserin’s “sexual” benefits are secondary. The original R&D was to create an antidepressant. However, the papers on current clinical and basic investigation by the scientific body, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on May 17, include a 24-week long study by Canadian researchers that found “North American premenopausal women with generalised acquired hypoactive sexual desire disorder who received 24 weeks of treatment with flibanserin were more likely to report a meaningful improvement in their condition than women who received placebo.” The study was funded by Boehringer Ingelheim.

The “fake” disorder, or HSDD is loosely defined as a when a female had little or no sexual desire and activity over a period of time and impact her quality of lifestyle. One concern is that the makers are not sure how it works but think it drops the level of serotonin while increasing dopamine and norepinephrine; so far only slight side effects have been noted by Sands, including, nausea, dizziness and drowsiness.

Leonore Tiefer, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine said, “women’s desire for sexual emancipation is very worthy. I fear that it’s being hijacked by a profit-oriented industry that doesn’t really try to understand women and their sexuality.”

It will be interesting to see what the FDA decides and if the pink pill will be the next big drug trend. — AFP/Relaxnews

Mother Mary Comes to me..............

Wise sayings we should hold close to heart.

How apt.

More Fun Stuff

These pictures especially the one about Singapore is a real laugh!

Rationality and the Wealthy

I would like to thank ManLin for sending me this.

This is one great perspective on life and how the rich will approach it using cash.Enjoy the rationale of the Buddhist monk.

Time for a Guffaw!

While waiting for others to contribute to this blog, here are some pictures for thought. Some are good for a few guffaws!

What You Need Just to Retire

So, you must have at least RM1 million in your account if you want  to retire comfortably and sustain a healthy life, according to an investment consultant.

Sasinathan Krishnan of ReMark Malaysia said a study has shown that most retirees did not have such an amount in savings, prompting them to work again after retiring.

More worrying, the study found that people's savings in the Employees Provident Fund could only last up to three years, he told the audience at an investment seminar on Wednesday which was held in conjunction with Minggu Saham Amanah Malaysia (MSAM) 2010 here in Kuching.

Sasinathan suggested that the retirement age be revised to 65 years from the present 55 years. He felt that 55 was too "premature" for Malaysians to retire as countries in Europe and Japan, for instance, cap their retirement age at 65.

"The study also found that at the retirement age of 55, Malaysian employees become less productive two to three years earlier. In comparison, workers at that age in Europe and Japan still retain a high level of efficiency."

He noted that the failure of many Malaysians to save sufficiently before retiring was due to lack of discipline and inability to manage their money prudently.

"I don't discount that this phenomenon is due to the strong family ties among Malaysians. Parents here expect their sons and daughters to take care of them when they are old. But this expectation is not entirely true as children could also become a liability, not just an asset," Sasinathan added.

Some of us have raked the millions, others are just living on the periphery of sustainability.

Whatever we are, millionaire or not,  just count our blessings.