I would just like to take this oppurtunity to thank you for visiting Medcare Forum these past years, and to remind you, that not all blog posts are out dated. In fact the achives are worth visiting because a lot of the articles are the results of new research that is applicable today to…
Monthly Archives: September 2009
New Vaccine to Fight HIV
Doctors have come up with a new vaccine that they say shows a great deal of promise to fight and contain Hiv. I wonder if this is as good as they are making it sound. The reason I say this is that as with most other viruses it tends to mutate quickly and by…
Poland and Chemical Castration
Poland has decided to chemically castrate some sex offenders. Those sex offenders would include those who rape a child under the age of 15 or those who are relatives of the offender. Chemical castration would lower the offenders sex drive. The same bill would also increase jail time for those who are convicted of…
England Waiting for Verdict in 2007 Case of Suicide and Bullying
In 2007 a mother and her 18 year old daughter who had a severe learning disability, committed suicide by sitting in their car and setting fire to it. They are survived by a now 19 year old son who is fighting dyslexia. As I understand the story, the family was often the target of…
Faster Cancer Testing
I admit I don’t know too much about Englands medical workings, but I do know that my father here in America had to wait weeks to get certain cancer tests after he went to the doctor. By the time he got the test his cancer had spread to many other internal organs and it…
Aids Spreading Faster Than Treatment
World wide about 4 million people are getting meds to treat their Aids but there are another 5 million people who have it and are not getting the meds that are needed to treat it. In fact more people are contracting it then are receiving treatment for it. Most of these untreated cases are…
Is The HPV Vaccine Safe?
A 14 year old girl in England died hours after getting the vaccine for the HPV vaccine. Doctors say that she probably had something else wrong with her beforehand. We don’t know yet. As with any vaccine or medication there will be those who suffer adverse effects and usually those numbers are very small….
Unregulated Fake Health Insurance
I have noticed the last year or so I am getting quite a few offers in the mail from supposed insurance companies that claim to offer health coverage that is affordable and that sounds quite tempting. However some of these companies target the elderly and make them pay thousands and then deny services or…
Changes In The WIC Program
For those who may not know WIC stands for womens, infants, and childrens program. It’s from the federal government and is an excellent program for pregnant women and those that have children five and under. In the past and currently WIC gives women coupons every month to get free formula, baby cereal, beans, cereal,…
Womens Health and Age 70
A new study has found that although most women can live to age 70, those that maintained a good weight from the ages of 18 to 50 were in good health at age 70. Those that were overweight between the ages of 18 and 50 tended to have suffered from a number of diseases…