People applying for TANF (“welfare”) should be subject to drug-testing, say lots of “conservatives” (who really aren’t conservatives at all, but radical activists). A few things you hear often from these folks as ‘justifications” for this victim-blame, are easily debunked and show how little these folks have actually thought about their positions. [...]
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The January/February 2011 issue of Positively Aware magazine is devoted to various issues facing the boomer generation of HIV-ers. The medications, with names like Atripla, Reyataz, or Isentress are mainly metabolized through the kidneys or liver, placing an undue burden on organs that may already be weakened by past lifestyle decisions. The cover reads “Complications: When you’ve got [...] [...] Book Review: Surviving HIV/AIDS in the Inner City: How Resourceful Latinas Beat the Odds (Studies in Medical Anthropology) Despite the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights assertion to the contrary, Some people contend that it’s not the government’s responsibility to ensure that all of its citizens have equal access to quality health care. This attitude [...] [...] This morning, my friend Suzanne said to me, “I’ve come to realize you are bigoted against fat people.” Um, no I’m not. I am indeed disgusted with the way people adopt poor behavioral choices as habits and behave stupidly, in denial, doing things like spending an hour driving around a parking lot finding [...] [...] HIV stigma and hate-mongering from someone who should know better [This post is only obliquely political; it's more of a public health thing. It's only political inasmuch as the Tea Party movement is well-known for promoting "victim-blame" and such.] I was just thinking– a guy I know, who is a trainer for EMTs and firefighters and [...] [...] |
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