Today I wanted to talk a little about bowel cancer, in particular the risks and what the best screening may be for you. We know that many people will be diagnosed with bowel cancers and the good news is that it's essentially a curable disease when caught early. What Is Bowel Cancer? Bowel cancer is a malignant growth most found in the lining of the bowel. These growths can … [Read more...] about Bowel Cancer Screening: What you need to know
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 years ago homosexuality was illegal there, today … [Read more...] about Tasmania Passes First Step To Gay Marriage
New HIV Treatment Stribild Gains FDA Approval
Good news in the world of HIV with the FDA approval of a new HIV treatment Stribild. This new medication combines the two drugs found in Truvada with two new medications that inhibit the replication of HIV as well as helping this new medication last longer in the body. The combination of these four medicines into one tablet brings a second "single daily tablet" HIV … [Read more...] about New HIV Treatment Stribild Gains FDA Approval
The Three Faces Of Grim, How Would You Promote HIV Prevention?
In 1987 we didn't really talk about HIV prevention. I was in my first year of high school and everybody had started talking about this new disease that was sweeping the world. Apparently AIDS was going to kill anyone that was sexually active, but it seems that "those homos" were first in line. There was even a Grim Reaper ad campaign that pretty much said the same thing, be … [Read more...] about The Three Faces Of Grim, How Would You Promote HIV Prevention?
AFL Joins No Homophobia Campaign
In addition to today's launch of No To Homophobia campaign it's heartening to see that the AFL has come out in support to remove homophobia from their code. As seen on Twitter: AFL declares war on homophobia | AFL | Fox Sports foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premie… — AFL Diversity (@AFLdiversity) August 28, 2012 Let's put this in context - AFL is an interesting sport. To date … [Read more...] about AFL Joins No Homophobia Campaign