2006-08-28 – Hoyden About Town

OK, that’s a wrap

By tigtog on 2006-08-28 • ( 5 )

The new digs seem to be working, so it is now officially time to update your bookmarks. http://viv.id.au/blog/ is the URL of the new Hoyden About Town (note no more hyphenating) From time to time posts may appear here if… Read More ›

Pluto the not quite a Planet

By tigtog on 2006-08-28 • ( 1 )

Lovely graphic today at one of my favourite sites (it’s my browser’s homepage), Astronomy Picture of the Day, which I’ll put up just because it gives such a clear idea of the proportions of the planets and other orbiting bodies making up our Solar System.

The first shots of the HPV vaccine

By tigtog on 2006-08-28 • ( 2 )

Ian Frazer, the discoverer, is doing a bit of a whirlwind tour today for the cameras – vaccinating some girls and young women in both Brisbane and Sydney on the first day that Gardasil is approved for use in Australia.

As yet there’s no government subsidy for the vaccine (which protects against the virus that causes the main form of cervical cancer), so the full course of three shots costs over A$400. There’s nonetheless no shortage of takers, and a growing number of men interested in the vaccination as well so they can be confident of not infecting their partners.