An Australian army captain has suggested sex workers be sent to the front line to relieve soldiers from their stress.
Is the government losing the war on drugs? By Perry Diaz
When President Rodrigo Duterte took office on June 30, 2016, he vowed to rid the country of illegal drugs, crime, and corruption in three to six months. Six months went by and the drug problem was still around. He then extended the deadline by another six months. A year and a half later, the drug problem still exists. What […]
Cancer drug prompts ‘drastic’ HIV decrease in lung cancer patient
Doctors in France have found the first evidence that a drug normally used to treat lung, kidney or skin cancer may be able to eradicate HIV-infected cells in people with the AIDS virus.
Cost of HIV Treatment in the Philippines
People living with HIV can avail of government support through Public Hospitals in the Philippines. San Lazaro Hospital provides FREE treatment for HIV patients; however, they list the person being treated as HIV positive. Thus, there is no privacy and your identity is open to public scrutiny.
What I learned after talking to people living with HIV by Jacqueline Arias
(Editor’s note: Before I published this article, I had the rare opportunity of actually having lunch with a person in New South Wales believed by many to be carrying the HIV virus. The person will not be named to protect his/her privacy. According to that person, the HIV was diagnosed some 25 years ago. After […]
Can HIV be transmitted through oral sex (fellatio and cunnilingus)?
Yes, but the risk is relatively low. HIV is transmitted through seminal and vaginal fluids, including menstrual fluids. The virus can enter the body through the bloodstream or by passing through delicate mucous membranes, such as inside the vagina, rectum or urethra. If a person gives fellatio and has bleeding gums, a cut, or an […]
Same-sex marriage now legal in Australia by Dino Crescini
After spending more than $120 million in a plebiscite to determine the will of the people, the government finally decided to legalise same sex marriage in Australia. It has become the 26th country in the world to legitimise same-sex marriage. The Federal Parliament passed a law last December in an overwhelming “YES” vote that made […]
Wherever there is poverty, there will always be drugs, theft and prostitution
My latest visit to the Philippines led me to this above-captioned hypothesis. As I walked the streets of Metro Manila, I saw children begging from passers-by and from motorists stuck in traffic. I saw adults with their children sleeping on sidewalks, wearing filthy and tattered clothes. They stink from afar, obviously unable to take a […]
7-year-old girl also suffers from hematohidrosis
MailOnline reported in May on another case of a young girl who bleeds from her eyes, nose, ears and skin every time she gets a headache. Phakamad Sangchai, aged 7, from Nongkghai, Thailand, started profusely bleeding more than six months ago.
Woman sweats blood
Woman, 21, ‘sweats’ BLOOD from her face and the palms of her hands when she feels stressed or exercises and even when she sleeps in a bizarre case that has baffled doctors.
SSS execs accused of insider trading
MANILA ? Two Social Security System officials linked to a stock investment controversy have resigned, the pension fund’s chairman Amado Valdez said.
Saudi billionaire prince arrested
Saudi Arabia has arrested dozens of princes and former government ministers, including a well-known billionaire with extensive holdings in Western companies, as part of a sweeping anti-corruption probe, further cementing King Salman and his crown prince son’s control of the kingdom.