There is work to suggest that inflammatory marker levels are different in pre- and post-menopausal women.

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Bellamy's persistence earned a corner on the left and Collins got across his marker to turn home Ramsey's near-post cross, the Aston Villa defender scoring his second international goal.

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And it almost paid off within seconds as Riordan turned his marker and sent a right-foot shot inches wide of the post.

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The ball was cleared as far as Etherington, who cut inside from the left and delivered a cross to the far post, where Sidibe stole ahead of his marker and tucked the ball home from close-range.

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Miller spun his marker and hammered a low right-foot shot at goal which Smith brilliantly parried round his left-hand post.

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