Health

Michael Moore Goes Off on Wolf Blitzer and CNN

Andy Towle July 10, 2007

Filmmaker Michael Moore gives Wolf Blitzer a rare "live" piece of his mind on Iraq, Fahrenheit 911, Dick Cheney, and the sponsorship of medical … [Read more...] about Michael Moore Goes Off on Wolf Blitzer and CNN

Andy Towle June 29, 2007

A troubling report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which watched "49 HIV-infected gay and bisexual men who had 'symptomatic … [Read more...] about Report: Unprotected Gay Sex Driving Syphilis Increases

Andy Towle June 8, 2007

Barack Obama the first of the Dem candidates to come down on Dr. James Holsinger, Bush's nominee for Surgeon General: "America’s top doctor should be … [Read more...] about Obama Expresses Concern Over Anti-Gay Surgeon General Nom.

Andy Towle June 7, 2007

Earlier this week I briefly mentioned George Bush's nomination for U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. James Holsinger. Holsinger's anti-gay bias has come … [Read more...] about Surgeon General Nominee Holsinger Has Broad Anti-gay Bias

Andy Towle May 24, 2007

The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that they would continue a policy created during the AIDS crisis in 1983 that prohibits any gay … [Read more...] about FDA Upholds Blood Ban For Gay Men

Andy Towle May 15, 2007

Criminology professor explains psychology behind gay killing following murders in Halifax: "They tend to be young white males, usually between the … [Read more...] about News: Hummingbird, Hugh Jackman, New Hope Pride, Geffen

Andy Towle May 11, 2007

Bush is expected to nominate General Peter ("homosexuality is immoral") Pace to a second term as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gay rapper … [Read more...] about News: Pinkberry, David Gest, Fake Gay Rapper, Peter Pace

Andy Towle May 10, 2007

In a study of people infected by various strains of the Human papillomavirus (HPV) scientists have discovered that oral sex presents a greater risk of … [Read more...] about Oral Sex Linked to Throat Cancer

Andy Towle April 12, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84. The NYT takes a look at how Project Runway's "headmaster of fashion" Tim Gunn came to sit atop the sartorial heap: "He … [Read more...] about News: Tim Gunn, Manorexia, Ian Ziering, Kurt Vonnegut

Andy Towle April 11, 2007

You've no doubt read something about the promise of stem cell research in curing diseases, a promise that George Bush is willing to sacrifice to … [Read more...] about Stem Cells Shown to “Cure” Diabetics on Eve of Senate Vote