The subject of this morning's 8 am lecture was on none other than Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. That's BPH for all of you television gurus out there. God forbid the commercials for BPH meds (5-alpha reductase inhibitors for all you medsy types) actually EXPLAIN what the problem is. Nooooo, they just ask if you have a few symptoms and show a few men out taking on the natural world - fishing, playing football, you know, manly things. Manly things you can't do if you have BPH, obviously.

Okay, BPH meds aside, I have a slide from this morning's lecture to share with you. It's one of the many figures from Saunders/Elsevier (c) 2007.

It's an interesting visual. There's just one bit that I found concerning. Have a look at the green circle. See where it turns to yellow on the right edge? It seems that there are a fair number of hypertrophic prostates out there without a man.
Well, I guess techinically, it's men > 40 yrs... But then that sliver of young (< 40 yrs) men with BPH apparently have NO other symptoms - no enlargement, no obstruction, and no LUTS (lower urinary tract symptoms).
I think I prefer my first idea - there are more hypertrophic prostates than there are men!

Seattle Times writer Jerry Large highlighted a few "hot products" for the green-conscious consumer in 2008 (article here).

One that caught my eye is the new Tully's "Green Cup" - it's 100% compostable!! That's huge for a child of greenie parents, like me. I was almost grounded for trashing my orange peels in high school! ;)

Here's what Tully's website has to say about it:
"In our continued efforts to reduce our environmental footprint, Tully’s has taken a look at how our business affects the planet we all share. We realized that our cups are the #1 source of waste in our stores and saw this as a real opportunity to make a difference. In the pursuit of greenness, we have introduced a fully compostable cup, making Tully’s the largest coffee retailer to offer compostable cups in the country!