SSA May Day Mayhem – Economy Class Syndrome
There is a deadly disease out there and it’s colloquially called Economy Class Syndrome. It’s real name is DVT and I will face it down next thursday when I travel for a whopping 18 hours… Deep Vein...
View ArticleFGM Hotline
The UK’s Female Genital Mutilation Hotline goes live today. It is estimated that roughly 70 women a month are brought in with complications with regards to the practice. Most of these are young...
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Gift of Life
To me there is no greater gift than giving someone a chance at life which they wouldn’t have had. And one of the ways that anyone can do it is through organ donation. A Bill passed last night making...
View ArticleNeumann Convictions Upheld
Eleven-year-old Madeline Kara Neumann died of undiagnosed diabetes on Easter Sunday in March 2008. She was at her parents’ home in the central Wisconsin village of Weston. She died because Dale and...
View ArticleYou will know them by their love
Wendy Davis has become a house hold name for her epic filibuster. On Friday, Senators convened to debate the Texas Abortion Bill. But one thing missing? The objections this time were simply ignored....
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Hera’s Ordeal
So the reason I haven’t been posting much is because, well, I nearly died. Yes that’s right. I contracted a bout of sepsis last week due to an abscess formation in my stomach. I had had a gastric band...
View ArticleHow to Cripple Healthcare
This isn’t up for debate really. A socialised medical system is pound for pound the most cost effective method of guaranteeing the health of a population.due to a large emphasis on preventative...
View ArticleThe Fallacy of Vitamin D
Natural News are flogging vitamin pills again. The thing is vitamin pills are flogged as a cure all. We are told we need them by the “medical establishment” and indeed our parents but most of us know...
View ArticleAge of Kali – Toilets, Not Temples
In a fit of exasperation an Indian Minister for Rural Development uttered the lines that shocked the saffron fundies of India. India Needs More Toilets Than Temples. When I am asked what I think the...
View ArticleHIV Has A New Strain
There’s a new strain of HIV that”s been discovered in Guinea-Bissau (West Africa). It’s more aggressive than the other two major strains and causes a rapid progression from HIV+ to AIDS according to...
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