Today I wanted to highlight an important side effect of a small handful of medications used to treat HIV infection: lipoatrophy, sometimes also called lipodystrophy. Lipoatrophy is a problem where normal fat layers in the face, legs and butt shrink or disappear, leading to changes to the body that can be very distressing. The loss of [...]
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Two Dads On A Train
Hey there Guys. Just got alerted to this from a friend on Facebook and thought it was too good not to share. Published at SoLetsTalkAbout blog is this awesome conversation overheard on a subway. Two construction workers, two dads on a train, talking about their sons: Guy #2: No more kids for you two? Guy [...]
How The Qantas Move To UAE Impacts Australian PLWHA Travellers
Hey there Guys. While The Healthy Bear is not a blog devoted to travel, today I was alerted to an important problem for Australian PLWHA travellers after the Qantas Emirates codeshare agreement. Recently Qantas has forged a codeshare deal with Emirates that funnels Qantas flights to Europe via the Emirates home base in UAE. For [...]
Online tattoo and piercing kits could be spreading hep C
Hey there Guys. Today I wanted to share a news article that highlight an increasing trend that has been associated with the spread of hep C. With tattoo’s and body piercings more main stream and prices of tattoos rising there are many people buying home kits via the Internet. “We do know that tattooing is incredibly [...]
Are You Wasting Money On Gym Membership?
Hey there Guys. Across the world every January there is huge spikes in people joining gyms. This is mainly promoted by new year resolutions to “get fit” or to “lose weight”. While getting fit is an awesome idea, joining a gym may not the best plan for losing weight. By far the biggest cause of [...]
A Quick Tip For Last Minute Gift Buying
Hey there Guys, I know that Christmas can be dam crazy and today I wanted to share one simple tip that has saved my ass on more one occasion. As mentioned in the video I’ve found the following gifts to be fantastic ”emergency” gifts if someone has slipped your mind. Amazon Gift Vouchers Rock: You can pick [...]
A Story For World AIDS Day 2012
Hey there Guys. This year for World AIDS Day I wanted to create something a little different. For the past few years I have shared videos that talk about the many issues that people living with HIV are currently facing. Today I wanted to take a slightly different tact. Don’t get me wrong, HIV is [...]
Tasmania Passes First Step To Gay Marriage
Twitter is filled with much joy and excitement with Tasmania taking the first step to being the first state in Australia to allow gay marriage. Tasmania’s House of Assembly has passed a bill to allow gay couples to marry bit.ly/Ox2M7Q — ABC News (@abcnews) August 30, 2012 Tasmania was not always a progressive state… 16 [...]
The Gizmodo Guide To Binge Drinking?
Guys I am furious. This morning I was reading one of my favourite tech blogs Gizmodo when I stumbled across one of their latest posts “How To Drink All Day And Not Pass Out“. With the opening paragraph of: Look, drinking all day is not healthy. But what if you and the missus signed up [...]
Have You Seen this Great Smoking Campaign?
Hey there Guys, Today I wanted to share this fantastic video created by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation. From a psychological perspective this health tool is very powerful. In medicine we use the idea of “see one, do one, teach one” as the steps to mastery of skills. This video shows people inadvertently “teaching one”, [...]
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Follow Up On Travel To UAE When HIV Positive
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Qantas Responds To Concerns For HIV Positive Staff & Tourists Travelling To UAE
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New Guidelines Released For Prostate Cancer Screening
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Dog Ownership Associated With Reduced Heart Disease
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Is Facebook Driving Us Crazy?
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