We all know the story of antibiotics.
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 and there was much rejoicing.
Well, actually the rejoicing comes a little bit later, because Alexander Fleming didn't actually do anything.
(3 votes)
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To Lose Your Arm Would Surely Upset Your Brain
By sawaboof - Posted on May 4th, 2008
Tagged: antibiotics
• bacteria
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• drug-resistance
• handwashing
• health and wellness
• Health Care
• history
• Medicine
• penicillin
• preventitive medicine
• public health
• sawaboof
• viruses
• World Health Organization
• Shared responsibility
• Personal freedom
• Better future
Can one person make a difference?
By kelliecor - Posted on April 15th, 2008
Tagged: AIDS
• AIDS in Africa
• Change
• changing lives
• Global Affairs
• helping others
• helping people
• HIV
• making a difference
• public health
• sex education
• social change
• Think Progress
• Education
• Better future
A young woman dying of AIDS lay in the bed before me. Staring at her frail, disease-stricken body, the words of a family friend echoed in my head, "Why is Kellie going to Africa? Does she really think that one person can make a difference?"
(7 votes)
Vagina Cheerleaders- mature readers only, please
By ediblewoman - Posted on February 24th, 2008
Tagged: cheerleading
• contraception
• Feminism
• healthcare
• lesbian health
• public health
• safe sex
• same-sex education
• sex education
• Shared responsibility
• Personal freedom
• Better future
WARNING-- the post below includes both frank use of anatomical terms and irreverent use of euphemism. And an 8-foot vagina. Please do not read further if naughty bits make you squeamish.
(4 votes)
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