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ADVOCACY DAY - World AIDs day

The African HIV Policy will exhibit visual stories of people living with HIV and launch a policy paper to mark World AIDS Day 2008. The DESTINATION UNKNOWN campaing is calling on the Home Office (UK) to delay the deportation of people living with HIV from the UK until anti-retroviral treatment becomes...

Posted to Anything you want to say! (Forum) by Sugarbabes on 11-07-2008
Well I never!

A while back last year in Ug I was experiencing a loosing battle with mosquitoes gunning to take a bite out of me at any given opportunity if I omitted to use the protection I'd taken. I wasn't taken serious even when presenting with bumps allover to certify my predicament from the skirmishes...

Posted to Sugarbabes (Weblog) by Sugarbabes on 02-27-2008
Re: Sickle cell

Sickle cell anemia (disease) can only result when two carriers with sickle cell trait have a child together. Therefore, genetic counseling is recommended for all carriers of sickle cell trait. Just like some genetically transferable illnesses or life-threatening illnesses brought on by HIV, the counselling...

Posted to Health Matters (Forum) by Sugarbabes on 02-24-2008
Sickle cell

Members, I am going to attempt to write up regular medical topics which hopefully will be of benefit or interest to those reading. In this opening article on sickle cell, I choose to start off with key points which are definitive of sickle cell anaemia and hope to be able to later look at ways of redress...

Posted to Health Matters (Forum) by Sugarbabes on 02-22-2008
Resorting to herbal remedies

Though many people frown upon herbal medicine and indeed some even think its all mumble-jumble, I have personally found that taking Echinacea can reduce chances of catching a cold as well halving the duration of a cold. Many people swear by vitamin C when it comes to preventing or fighting a cold. Personally...

Posted to Sugarbabes (Weblog) by Sugarbabes on 02-22-2008
Re: Ebola , Meningitis, Bubonic plague and yellow fever

Containment of the spread of these endemics ought to be a crucial act. Whilst it may be the case that some greedy persons have misused billions in the run-up to previous events such as CHOGM, its best that we unite and fight these deadly viruses which will go on to affect all of us be it directly or...

Posted to Health Matters (Forum) by Sugarbabes on 12-07-2007
Re: BLACK is beautiful?

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/618/591611 BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/618/591612 WHY DO THE SKIN BLEACHING Thanks for these links Tiica. However this topic on skin bleaching appears to be a rhetorical one, and one which I'm not sure will ever cease to resurface for as long as...

Posted to Beauty (Forum) by Sugarbabes on 10-15-2007
Lack of sleep may be deadly

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070924/thl-uk-sleep-death-acc9995_1.html Lol! And they needed to research this to come to this conclusion? All they had to do was observe me after sleep deprivation of 12hrs and that’s not saying much! I am not a happy bunny at all!! The immigration officers have...

Posted to Sugarbabes (Weblog) by Sugarbabes on 09-27-2007
Mucoid Plaque!!

I know some of you are wondering what the heck I'm talking about. If you think you know or you're not sure have a look at this (http://www.mucoidplaque.co.uk/coloncleansepics.htm) and let me (us!) know what you think. Has anyone thought about trying it? Has anyone done it? What was it like? Would...

Posted to Health Matters (Forum) by Geezer on 05-25-2007
Re: Acid Attack Survivors

Good article Fiona. It's good to see a glimmer of hope for the victims of this heinous crime and the redress beginning to emerge. Imposing levies on the aquisition of acid coupled with close monitoring of those buying it, is definitely a way forward in arresting the easy access to this chemical....

Posted to Views from Fiona (Forum) by Sugarbabes on 03-29-2007

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