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A letter to Canadians from the Honourable Jack Layton
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August 20, 2011 Toronto, Ontario Dear Friends, Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtful, inspiring and often beautiful notes, cards and gifts. Your spirit and love have lit up my home, my spirit, [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - August 23, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: family gender human rights politics social justice Toronto writing youth JackLayton New Democratic Party Source Type: blogs
12 Steps for Young WomenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hazelden Study Signals Importance of Twelve Step Meeting Attendance for Young Women in Early RecoveryThe frequency of attending Twelve Step mutual support meetings following addiction treatment can help predict success in early recovery for young women, according to a data analysis study.Meeting attendance frequency predicted both abstinence from substance use and number of drinking days at six months post-treatment for young women studied, reports Audrey A. Klein.Analysis focused on 139 young women, age 17-23, attending Twelve Step-based residential treatment for a substance use disorder. They were statistically compared ...
Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - August 9, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12-Step Groups Addiction Adjunctive therapy Alcoholics Anon Alcoholism Drugs Narcotics Anon Women youth Substance use Disorders Young Women Source Type: blogs
There is no hierarchy in grief: Of Norway and Amy WinehouseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Please read this from Scott Dagostino, whose writing makes me admire the way his mind works. Being someone who might preemptively describe myself as naive (which endears me to world-wise friends and the ne’er do-well-alike), I must say the title of Scott’s post took me in with more than its most obvious sarcasm and led [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - July 27, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: AIDS and HIV autobiography friendship grief mental health Planet Earth has AIDS spirituality stigma youth Amy Whitehouse Norway massacre Scott Dagostino Source Type: blogs
Preventing Child Abuse and NeglectEmail this article to a colleague.
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Creating a Healthier Future through Prevention of Child Maltreatment
Excellent panel presentation on effects of and strategies to prevent child maltreatment. Experts describe harms including a long list of psychological, cognitive and physical health issues, brain development and epigenetic consequences, fatalities, legal, government and social costs of abuse and neglect. The lifetime economic burden in the US is estimated between a conservative figure of $121 billion (2008) and an estimated half a trillion dollars, per year. They discuss what can be done for prevention with public health and policy approaches, including e...
Source: Channel N - July 18, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Lecture Online education abuse brain child epidemiology epigenetics mental health neglect politics poverty prevention psychology social suicide video violence youth Source Type: blogs
Scanning for juvenile delinquencyEmail this article to a colleague.
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– Impulsiveness in youth is not a criminal offence, although if it reaches into the realm of delinquency it can quickly become so. Researchers in the US are using functional magnetic resonance imaging to see whether the brains of young offenders differ in some behavioural way from those of non-criminals. Seemingly, they do in terms of the communication between regions associated with motor control and self control.
I asked lead researcher Benjamin Shannon of WUSTL to explain the findings.
“We scanned 107 incarcerated juveniles, between the ages of 14-18,” he told me. “We then compared the results i...
Source: Sciencebase Science Blog - July 1, 2011 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science criminality delinquency for impulsiveness juvenile scanning sciencebase youth Source Type: blogs
Unhappy (belated) Birthday National Minimum WageEmail this article to a colleague.
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By Mark A. CalabriaI wasn’t in the mood Friday to celebrate the 73rd birthday of the federal minimum wage, created under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Looking at youth unemployment numbers can be a little depressing. Those figures should, however, sober up anyone who is still drunk under the spell of thinking the minimum wage has no impact on unemployment.
The chart above shows the increase in unemployment overall (right axis) and the unemployment rate for workers age 16 to 19 (left axis). The difference between these two numbers usually runs about 10 percent, even in good times. Notice that when t...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 27, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Mark A. Calabria Tags: Finance, Banking & Monetary Policy General Government and Politics Fair Labor Standards Act federal minimum wage unemployment youth unemployment Source Type: blogs
A change in “Mr. G’s eye exam”Email this article to a colleague.
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Mr. G’s eye exam has been changed again, maybe for the last time, so that the antagonist, though dead for more than a decade, might only be identified by his last initial and the responsibilities he held. (Anyone familiar with the school at the time does not need to have him named.) I’m doing this [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - June 17, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: autobiography Childhood trauma family youth Source Type: blogs
Helping Your Chemically Dependent Teenager RecoverEmail this article to a colleague.
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A recovery book for the parents of teenage substance abusers.Helping Your Chemically Dependent Teenager Recover is written for the parent whose child has serious problems with alcohol or other drugs. It recognizes that both teenager and parent need to recover from the disease of chemical dependence. This book encourages readers to educate themselves about recovery, work hard and take new risks, and experience being successful as parents. Helping a teenager recover from chemical dependence is one of the most loving things a parent can do. This book provides a step-by-step guide on how to do it. Helping Your Chemically Depe...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - May 7, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcohol Drugs Education Recovery Recovery Books youth Chemically Dependent helping parent teenager Source Type: blogs
Bulimia VideoEmail this article to a colleague.
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This is a key video about Bulimia from Face The Issue and narrated by Catherine Zeta-Jones.Catherine Zeta-Jones in Legend of ZorroThis is a quote from a sufferer of Bulimia.for the past week i keep binging..ive been on a diet now since about 4 months or so and ive lost [edit]… i was doing really good and i hardly ever binged maybe once in the whole time.. all of a sudden in the past 2 weeks ive binged (and then purged) about 6 times.. i dont know whats wrong with me.. i feel so out of control.. i hate purging i know not even half the food comes up and then i feel guilty im really scared to gain weight again, i promis...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - May 6, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Drugs Women youth binge bulimia Catherine Zeta-Jones diet purge Source Type: blogs
June 18 proclaimed as Pride Day in the Town of Perth, Ontario!Email this article to a colleague.
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Imagine my delight, and yes pride, to learn that LGBT Lanark County had won its bid for a Pride Day proclamation in Perth for June 18. (This was also the first I’d heard of LGBT Lanark County. Their web site is pretty impressive!) The Perth Courier, and an advertiser-householder known locally as the EMC, both [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - May 3, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: activism friendship gender homosexuality Perth politics queer sexual orientation youth LGBT Lanark County Perth Courier Perth EMC Source Type: blogs
AIDS Action issues response to 63 legislators who signed letter calling MariaTalks.com into questionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Note: Due to the high volume of visits to MariaTalks.com, the site is occasionally going offline. If you experience delays when trying to view the site, please be patient and try again at a later time.
It’s been nearly two weeks since the Boston Herald ran a cover story calling into question the nature and purpose of MariaTalks.com, a website operated by AIDS Action Committee with funding from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Since then, we’ve hoped that those who visited the site would see what we know to be true, that MariaTalks.com is a great resource for Massachusetts teens, providing compr...
Source: AIDS Action Committee's Blog - May 2, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: AIDS Action Tags: Uncategorized action advocacy HIV prevention policy women sex education media youth LGBT research Source Type: blogs
Autism and the FamilyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Autism Now: Meet Nick, Robert MacNeil’s Grandson
About a PBS reporter’s 6 year old grandson diagnosed with autism, and his family’s experiences. Includes a look at physical symptoms and how they interact with behaviour, and a touching interview with his 10 year old sister.
Source: Channel N - April 26, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary General TV autism brain child family pediatric psychology sibling video youth Source Type: blogs
Everything you wanted to know about MariaTalks.com but were afraid to askEmail this article to a colleague.
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Launched in 2008, MariaTalks.com is an online resource that provides comprehensive, medically accurate, and developmentally appropriate information about sexual health in a non-judgmental, easily-accessible format. The site features a narrator, 18-year-old Maria, who provides information in a youth-friendly way, and the site promotes parents as the primary source of information about sex for their children.
All of the content on MariaTalks.com has been developed in collaboration with public health and pediatric experts. The goal of the site is to help young people make healthy, informed decisions about sex. Research shows ...
Source: AIDS Action Committee's Blog - April 26, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: AIDS Action Tags: Uncategorized HIV prevention sex education media youth LGBT Source Type: blogs
Licence to drive, licence to voteEmail this article to a colleague.
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When I vote in advance polls this weekend I will not be asked to dip a finger in purple ink. Armed guards will not be inside or outside the polling station. My vote will not be influenced by bribes or intimidation. Sad then, isn’t it, that so many Canadians, having seen the struggles for democracy [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - April 21, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: autobiography genealogy Montréal Perth politics Québec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC youth Source Type: blogs
Proof That Women Can Age Better Than Men (Screw The Studies)Email this article to a colleague.
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I turned 30 last month. While I may not be shouting my age from the rooftops, I feel as young and fresh-faced as I did when I turned 20. Twenty bucks says I could outrun any 18-year-old who dares to challenge me. Yet according to a new study (which, in a bit of morbid-irony, was conducted by a funeral home), most women are already drafting their bucket list when they hit the Big Three-Oh. Meanwhile, most men only begin to feel the mileage on their meter at retirement age. That’s a huge gender gap, and a blatant example of the stricter standards put upon women by our culture. But why is anyone still paying attention t...
Source: Healthbolt - April 11, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Christine Estima Tags: FEEL aging aging process real age test studies women and men womens-issues youth Source Type: blogs
Messiah the MusicalEmail this article to a colleague.
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I know, I know – George Frederick Handel’s famous work is actually an Oratorio. (A musical would require lots of period costumes and at least one big dance number! Now imagine combining that with Mel Gibson’s gratuitously blood-letting Passion of the Christ. No, let’s not.) This was the time of year, probably forty years ago, [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - April 7, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: autobiography church Creative Arts spirituality youth Easter Messiah Source Type: blogs
Selected Highlights from the 2011 Retrovirus ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article also has an embedded video interview with Duke University researcher Dr. Bryan Cullen who spoke at CROI about miRNA research and its potential application to HIV. See also: 32.
Drug Resistance and Treatment Failure
Is HIV Drug Resistance Spreading? Early Warning Signals Say ‘Yes’ (from aidsmap.com). Surveys conducted by the Netherlands-based PharmAccess Foundation have found evidence of increasing HIV drug resistance in Sub-Saharan African nations. The survey looked for trends in drug resistance among ‘treatment-naïve’ HIV-infected persons – those who have never been on ARV treatme...
Source: AIDS Action Committee's Blog - March 22, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Eric Tags: Uncategorized harm reduction HIV prevention policy side effects HIV Health microbicides women HIV Testing sex education youth race LGBT research transgender Source Type: blogs
Sexual Dysfunction, Causes and EffectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Definition of Sexual problemsSexual problems are defined as difficulty during any stage (desire, arousal, orgasm, and resolution) of the sexual act, which prevents the individual or couple from enjoying sexual activity. These apply equally to heterosexual, gay, lesbian and bisexual people.Development of sexual disorders:Sexual difficulties may begin early in a person’s life, or they may develop after an individual has previously experienced enjoyable and satisfying sex.A problem may develop gradually over time, or may occur suddenly as a total or partial inability to participate in one or more stages of the sexual ac...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - March 11, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcohol Disease Drugs Emotions Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Medications Men Relationships Sexuality Women youth arousal desire Development of sexual disorders orgasm sexual act Source Type: blogs
Recording resistance and history through music in PalestineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Songs from a Lost Homeland, which originally aired on Al Jazeera English last year, is in the programming rotation again this weekend. Is there a song in the west right now with even a small percentage of the punch of these musicians? I hope you get a chance to see the entire documentary. There’s another [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - February 26, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: politics Creative Arts activism human rights youth YouTube Israel-Palestine Al Jazeera English Songs from a Lost Homeland Source Type: blogs
Music of the movementEmail this article to a colleague.
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One of the first activists’ songs that had any resonance for me was “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” (1961) and then “Give Peace A Chance” (1969). Dylan’s “Blowin’ In The Wind” (1963) was an anthem, if ever there was one, and I remember making a connection with “One Tin Soldier” in 1969. While grown-ups [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - February 26, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: politics activism autobiography human rights youth YouTube Yusuf Islam Riz Khan Al Jazeera English Source Type: blogs
Two Beatles albums (from iTunes!) stir assorted memoriesEmail this article to a colleague.
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David Letterman, noting Yoko Ono’s 78th birthday last week, joked that she celebrated by breaking up The Jonas Brothers. Back in the twilight of sixties, perhaps early seventies, a much-appreciated Christmas gift (namely for my older brother Craig but which the rest of us took full advantage of) was a record player. Not just any [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - February 20, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: about nothing environment family PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Québec restorative justice Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC writing youth 1970s Abbey Road album air guitar air piano David Letterman Ed Sullivan Show Le Fric Source Type: blogs
Awesome task (or perhaps not): bridging the perspective gapEmail this article to a colleague.
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Excerpts from my tweets (and a RT) from early this afternoon: Death by daily repression and near-starvation or death by desperate martyrdom via the State responsible? Your choice? #Bahrain #Libya #Yemen MD from #Bahrain: “Pls, pls, where is the #UN; we need the world; ppl are being killed in the streets!” Ambu’s BLOCKED frm #PearlRoundabout [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - February 18, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: activism biography/autobiography human rights media politics youth YouTube Al Jazeera Bahrain Bev Oda CBC KAIROS Libya Twitter TYT UN Yemen Source Type: blogs
Robot FriendsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots
MIT roboticist Breazeal (the best-dressed TED speaker ever) talks about human-robot interaction, robopsychology, and the future of personal robotics including toys for children. Video features interactive transcript.
Source: Channel N - February 17, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Lecture brain games psychology robopsychology robot robotics TED video youth Source Type: blogs
Txt, telephone or…blog…let’s talk about mental illness!Email this article to a colleague.
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This is Bell Let’s Talk Day. Multiple Olympic medallist Clara Hughes, lead spokesperson for the campaign, was on CTV News in Toronto today. From among the calls she fielded came this articulate gem, “To kill the pain too often means to kill oneself.” However, and this was Clara’s message, help and hope are available to [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - February 9, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: activism AIDS and HIV autobiography bipolar II Childhood trauma family friendship health-care mental health mental illness stigma youth youth suicide Bell Let's Talk Day Bipolar II disorder Carolyn Bennett Source Type: blogs
Unpacking (more) personal baggageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pardon me for the humourless dissecting of my neuroses Have I mentioned before having used, for many years, the esteem-busting mantra “If anyone deserves AIDS, I do!” (Looking at it now I feel like each word should be italicized for emphasis, rather than just one or two.) What a message: If anyone deserves AIDS, I [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - February 7, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: AIDS and HIV autobiography Christianism coming out of the closet family fundamentalism homophobia homosexuality recovery sexual abuse sexual orientation social conservatives stigma youth suicide self-forgiveness Source Type: blogs
In US, Blacks carry heaviest HIV burdenEmail this article to a colleague.
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This blog post was authored by Monique Tula, VP of the HIV Health & Policy Institute here at AIDS Action Committee. Monique wrote this post in observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is Monday, February 7, 2011.
Last week the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released an online Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) newsletter. Timed a few days before the Feb. 7th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), the issue includes three articles focusing on HIV/AIDS in the Black Community in the U.S.
The articles highlight the extreme disparities in the rates of HIV/AIDS among U.S. B...
Source: AIDS Action Committee's Blog - February 5, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Monique Tags: Uncategorized harm reduction HIV prevention CDC policy HIV Health women HIV Testing media youth race LGBT research Source Type: blogs
30 years “out” – February 5Email this article to a colleague.
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If ever I’ve had a “But for the grace of God, there go I” occasion (even though I have problems with that expression) it would have to have been February 5, 1981 – thirty years ago today. At 11 p.m. that night, more than 150 police carried out simultaneous raids on four of Toronto’s most [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - February 5, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: activism AIDS and HIV autobiography family fundamentalism homosexuality politics social justice Toronto youth YouTube Track Two Chris Bearchell Claire Hoy Fairview Mall St. Catharines Margaret Atwood Rick Bébout St. Cath Source Type: blogs
30 years “out” – February 5 (when Toronto cops swept through the baths)Email this article to a colleague.
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If ever I’ve had a “But for the grace of God, there go I” occasion (even though I have problems with that expression) it would have to have been February 5, 1981 – thirty years ago today. At 11 p.m. that night, more than 150 police carried out simultaneous raids on four of Toronto’s most [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - February 5, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: activism AIDS and HIV autobiography family fundamentalism homosexuality politics social justice Toronto youth YouTube Track Two Chris Bearchell Claire Hoy Fairview Mall St. Catharines Margaret Atwood Rick Bébout St. Cath Source Type: blogs
Alateen’s PurposeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cover via AmazonAlateen is part of Al-Anon, which helps families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Alateen is a recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members.The program of recovery is adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous and is based upon the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and the Twelve Concepts of Service.The only requirement of membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend.Al-Anon/Alateen is not affiliated with any other organization or outside entity.What Alateen members learn...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 2, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholics Anonymous Codependency Disease youth alcoholism in a relative or friend problem drinking Source Type: blogs
“The Shack”, allegory and empathy – but forgiveness?Email this article to a colleague.
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“I brought a book I think you’ll find interesting,” my cousin said as we sat down for lunch recently, handing me a paperback copy of The Shack by Wm. Paul Young. I will not suggest motives she might have had in giving me this book other than the fact that she knows, perhaps as [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - January 25, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: autobiography biography/autobiography child abuse Childhood trauma church faith grief mental health PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) sexual abuse spirituality writing youth The Shack Wm. Paul Young Source Type: blogs
“The Shack”: allegory, empathy and the question of forgivenessEmail this article to a colleague.
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“I brought a book I think you’ll find interesting,” my cousin said as we sat down for lunch recently, handing me a paperback copy of The Shack by Wm. Paul Young. I will not suggest motives she might have had in giving me this book other than the fact that she knows, perhaps as much [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - January 25, 2011 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: autobiography biography/autobiography child abuse Childhood trauma church faith grief mental health PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) sexual abuse spirituality writing youth The Shack forgiveness Wm. Paul Young Source Type: blogs
Baby Boomers 2011: A “New Frontier” With Few GuidepostsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This is a guest post by Dr. John Schumann.
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In 2011, the first wave of baby boomers will turn 65 years old. Sixty-five still has currency because that’s the age at which non-disabled Americans are eligible to be covered under the Medicare program (now itself having reached middle age).
As our economy continues to recover (hopefully) from the Great Recession, the entrance of millions of Americans to the Medicare rolls over the next decade and a half will be a formidable planning challenge. Look at this chart to see how the baby boomers population has surged:
So is the promise of healthcare reform (the ...
Source: Better Health - January 23, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: admin Tags: Opinion True Stories ACP Internist Age 65 Aging America's Seniors American College Of Physicians Baby Boomers Doula Dr. John Schumann Fountain Of youth Geriatrics Giving Back During Retirement GlassHospital Healthcare reform Source Type: blogs
10 Lame Condom ExcusesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Condoms are Fun to UseTen reasons why these are lame excuses not to use a condom…I don’t have any infectionsMake sure it stays that way – use a condom every time you have sexI can’t find one that fitsCondoms can stretch to around 3 feet long and 18 inches wide – don’t boast!I have superb controlWith a condom you don’t need to – accidents do happen and you can really get carried away by the passion of the momentSex doesn’t feel as goodUsing a condom stops those niggling worries about pregnancy or STIs – great sex is safer sexCondoms cut off my circulationCondoms can hold 40 litres of air ...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 21, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Codependency Denial Drugs Fun Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Men Recovery Relationships Sex & Love Addicts Sexuality Women youth condom infection smell STI Source Type: blogs
7 C’s for Alcoholic DetachmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Image via WikipediaChildren, Adult Children and partners of alcoholics often develop seven ways or attitudes to deal with the drinker. These are;Guilt and shame implied by the alcoholic about causing them to drink excessivelyIf I caused alcoholism, I must be able to find a remedyIf I can’t cure it I can control the behaviour and drinkingAvoiding self-care in deference to the alcoholics needsFearfully not expressing own needs and feelingsMaking poorly considered decisions – unhealthy, irrationalBelittling self, abilities, accomplishments and potentialIn recovery children of alcoholics and co-dependents learn to ...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 21, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholism Codependency Disease Recovery youth alcoholic detachment can’t Control can’t Cure didn’t Cause Guilt and shame Source Type: blogs
CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS WEEK 2011Email this article to a colleague.
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Sunday, February 13 – Saturday, February 19MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF COA’s AND HONORING RECOVERY –AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF HOPE AND HEALING (From the NCOA website)During Children of Alcoholics Week you and your organization can be a part of a grassroots nationwide and international celebration spreading the word that children living with addiction in the family need the support of caring adults. During this week we join our voices and connect our activities to raise awareness that children of addiction can be encouraged and supported just knowing there are safe people who can help. By raising our voi...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 20, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Alateen Alcoholism Family youth COA's it is not your fault Source Type: blogs
My Little Black Book for Sexual HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you have ever wished you had a little black book that answered your questions about sexual health and insurance, your wish has come true.
My Little Black Book for Sexual Health — LittleBlackBookHealth.org – is available online to help you navigate the maze. This resource offers information on various topics, including how to obtain low cost insurance and rules that might govern whether birth control is covered by your insurance.
Described as “a guide for getting the health insurance you need to prevent pregnancy until you’re ready,” My Little Black Book is aimed at young people between th...
Source: Our Bodies Our Blog - January 3, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Nekose Wills Tags: Activism & Resources Public Policy Sex Education youth Source Type: blogs
Women & the 12 Steps of AAEmail this article to a colleague.
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12 Steps lead women upwardsWomen and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Gendered NarrativeThis paper examines how women “work” the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) from a gendered perspective.Feminist critics of AA havechallenged the language of AA’s Twelve Steps,the spiritual nature of the steps, andthe male-dominated culture of the Twelve-Step program.This paper offers insight into how women in AA approach, interpret, and utilize the Twelve Steps to recover from alcoholism.Through survey and narrative data, findings suggeststhat women working AA’s Twelve Steps become empowered andchange for the ...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 31, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alcoholics Anonymous Codependency Faith Gamblers Anonymous Healthy Higher Power Narcotics Anonymous Recovery Sobriety Spirituality Women youth 12 steps empowered Source Type: blogs
“It Gets Better” tops 2010 listEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dan Savage and husband Terry Miller started something in 2010 that Mark Kelley and the CBC Connect crew put at the top of Connect 10: A Countdown of the most popular stories online in 2010. Responding to highly-publicized cases of bullying and suicides of gays and lesbians, the “It Gets Better” project was launched with [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - December 29, 2010 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Tags: activism Childhood trauma coming out of the closet homophobia homosexuality queer sexual orientation social justice youth youth suicide YouTube It Gets Better Dan Savage Mark Kelley Terry Miller Source Type: blogs
