Don’t let lack of qualifications in the field get in the way of some good old fashioned fat phobia!
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Things to make you go [insert name here] SMASH!
Today in moral panics.
Finding the gaps in Australian women’s health services
Australia’s largest network of organisations advocating for women’s equality is marking the International Day of Action for Women’s Health on 28 May 2011 with the launch of a survey to identify gaps in Australian women’s health services.
Why the 9 months delay?
I’ve also been waiting for one single news story on the matter to point out that it’s not just the soldiers at risk, it’s also the sexual partners of every single one of those soldiers over the last 9 months, some of whom may end up infected when that could so easily have been avoided by timely notification. So far I’ve seen nothing even mentioning the possibility.
Something to ponder…
Shock, horror, people don’t go to fast food restaurants to eat ‘healthy food’.
Lazyweb: time management add-on that nags you just a bit?
I want a time management nagger that reminds certain people in this household that it really is time to go to bed.
Sod it, I’m going for a walk
Every year when the shorter days come, I remind myself that I need to get out and about in the sunlight at least every second day to keep the SAD at bay.
More My-Neck-Hurts pseudoblogging
Thor-vs-Green-Lantern-squee. Well played, ItsJustSomeRandomGuy.
Quick Hit – World Health Day and a Voice For Choice
April 7 is World Health Day. Mothers for Choice are having a blogswarm on why Abortion is a health issue not a crime.
Guest Post: The All Bodies Directory
Today’s Guest Hoyden is Frances, from the fat acceptance advocacy blog Corpulent.
Going to get something as simple as a check-up, a consultation or a pap smear can be a hugely stressful event for a fat person. However, there are good health care professionals out there. There are doctors that will treat a fat person without demonising their fat body. But it’s hard to know where to look.
In light of this, I’ve set up the All Bodies Directory…
Hoyden About Town 