Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 20, 2008	"Cure" for AIDS Stumbled Upon?
By Todd Heywood , RH Reality Check : Doctors in Berlin, Germany, are reporting that a 42-year-old American living in that city may have eliminated the virus from his body after a bone marrow transplant. According to the Wall Street Journal report, the man was suffering from leukemia...... [view]

Posted By:  aGn Posted On:  Sep 4, 2008	tales from the heartlands
Tough times as usual in the land of the free and the brave. With my remaining ounces of energy, as a new day approaches- with a little more laughter, a little more despondence, something a little darker, perhaps a little flash of light too (if our luck holds up)- I can only offer these...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 28, 2008	The goal that cannot be renounced
Reflections of Fidel: AROUND 35,000 Cuban health specialists are providing free or paid services in the world. Furthermore, some young doctors from countries such as Haiti and others among the poorest of the Third World are working in their homelands thanks to the assistance provided by...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 13, 2008	HIV/AIDS Challenges In The Bahamas
AIDS Officials Challenged: By Macushla N. Pinder - Nassau, Bahamas: Despite continued pleas, the challenges faced by officials of the National AIDS Programme have remained the same over the years. According to Director of the National AIDS Programme Nurse Rosamae Bain, some of those...... [view]

Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Jul 17, 2008	Update On My Health
My story below might not relate to this blog, but the health issues DO relate to women and men, so I thought I would share it. I had blood taken on July 16th and my doctor made me an appointment to let me know about the results of the blood test for today. My thyroid seems to be better, in...... [view]

Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Jul 18, 2008	Feminism Friday: My Mother’s Health
My story below might not sound like something for this blog, but the health issues: diabetes and kidney failure DO affect women. (men too) My mom had a blood test a few weeks ago and it revealed that her kidneys were weak. They took it again last week and her kidneys were a little weaker. My...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 7, 2008	The empire’s hypocritical politics
Reflections of Fidel: IT would be dishonest of me to remain silent after hearing the speech Obama delivered on the afternoon of May 23 at the Cuban American National Foundation created by Ronald Reagan. I listened to his speech, as I did McCain’s and Bush’s. I feel no resentment towards...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 7, 2008	Our spirit of sacrifice and the empire’s extortion
Reflections of Fidel: THE first report I saw came from the Italian news agency ANSA on April 22. "La Paz, April 22.— A commission of deputies are to investigate the case of Bolivian scholarship student who died in Cuba, and whose body was repatriated without several vital organs,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Apr 14, 2008	...arguments for and against the use of alternative medicine in the treatment of diseases, weight loss and other ailments...
The medication wars: By Nadine Thomas-Brown, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: There's a war raging in the world of medicine as many people are opting for the path of "natural" or "herbal" remedies, as opposed to taking prescribed medicines from their medical practitioner....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Apr 1, 2008	Coroners Inquest Bahamas: Daniel Wayne Smith - Late Son Of Former Playboy Playmate And Guess Model Anna Nicole Smith (Deceased) - Jury's Unanimous That Daniel Died As A Result Of A "non-dependent use of drugs."
By TOSHEENA ROBINSON-BLAIR - Nassau, Bahamas: After months of testimony, the jury in the inquest into the death of Daniel Smith, the son of the late former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, on Monday handed down its verdict – one that essentially found his death to be accidental. The...... [view]

Posted By:  satisshroff Posted On:  Nov 30, 2007	Rabies in Nepal (Satis Shroff)
FATAL DECISION (Satis Shroff) Rural Nepal (c) Art by satisshroff freiburg 2007 ‘Give me a glass of water,’ said the London-trained Nepalese physician, as he came into the room, where a group of Nepalese people with Mongolian and Caucasian features were gathered, either pitying or wondering...... [view]