Hi there guys, Yesterday I was sitting at my computer crying, having read of a 7 year old boy who had taken his own life. As reported in the Detroit Free Press: Peering through the keyhole of a locked door in her family's home near Detroit's New Center, a 14-year-old girl saw the unthinkable: her 7-year-old brother hanging from a bunk bed with a belt around his neck, a … [Read more...] about Another Sad Loss To Bullying, One Solution That May Help
Mental Health
Warnings Released About Stilnox™ For Chronic Insomnia
Hey there Guys, Almost as a follow on after yesterday's post on lifestyle medicine, I received a medication warning about the drug Stilnox™. Stilnox™, the trade name for zolpidem, has been available for sale in Australia since year 2000 and has been associated with unusual side effects, with some people reporting committing bizzare acts while using the medication. In … [Read more...] about Warnings Released About Stilnox™ For Chronic Insomnia
How Do We Deal With AIDSphobic Rants?
Hey there Guys, This weekend I have really been wondering exactly how far we have come when it comes to dealing with homophobia. Two threads I have seen on Facebook have left me cold, angry and to be honest ready to throw punches. Perhaps I should explain. First episode was when a friend mentioned he had attended one of the major football games in his hometown of Sydney. … [Read more...] about How Do We Deal With AIDSphobic Rants?
My Favourite Charity – Camp Quality
[pb_vidembed title="" caption="" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMAPn4sNqoY" type="yt" w="480" h="385"] Hey there Guys, Today I wanted to do a brief plug for the fantastic group Camp Quality. If you have never heard of Camp Quality it's an amazing charity organisation that offers care, support, respite and fun for kids living with cancer as well as their … [Read more...] about My Favourite Charity – Camp Quality
Man Associated With Tyler Clementi’s Suicide Found Guilty
Hey there Guys, I've just read that the man who has spied on Tyler Clementi, outing him as a gay male in college has been found guilty for his invation of Tyler's privacy. As reported in Pink News: A jury has found a New Jersey university student, Dharun Ravi, who watched Tyler Clementi kissing another man in their room days before he killed himself guilty of 15 … [Read more...] about Man Associated With Tyler Clementi’s Suicide Found Guilty