Women's health and judicial appointments. Two topics not usually discussed in the same conversation -- but they should be. Many times we have heard nominees for the federal bench say things like their personal views will be checked at the door of the courthouse and that they will not legislate from the bench. We're hearing it again from a judicial nominee that President Bush is now trying for the second time to get confirmed before he and Laura have to start packing to move back to Texas. Whether or not we can believe that assertion is another question.

Did you see the study released last week about calcium supplements and increased risk of heart disease in post-menopausal women? Did it make you throw your hands up in the air in frustration? What, exactly, is a woman to do when she's told she needs extra calcium to prevent bone loss and in the next breath is told that her increased calcium could put her at greater risk of heart disease, already the number one killer of women?