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A comment appearing on Champagne Heathen deserves a quick post. Ties quite nicely into the aritcles we've been writing about HIV ignorance - some malicious, some not. At least, with this reader, she's bothering to ask, and not just assume. Cough. I really do start off every year having an HIV test as well as a full STI test. I don't know why, it's just a thing I do. I have to tell you it really peeved me off this year that I couldnt just walk into the lab, ask for the test, have it, go home and wait for the results. I had to get a consultation, so that the doctor could write up the bloodwork request. He of course wanted to know when this happened - that was his actual question to me. Firstly "it" didnt ever happen and secondly if "it" did why would "it" be any of his business? What "it" was we can only assume... a rape incident I dunno... The point is it shouldn't be such a hassle for something like this, especially in this ...

Just returned from a highly successful 27 Dinner - a local gathering of techies, geeks, bloggers, media folk and business people alike. It was truly mind-blowing to actually meet All Scrubbed fans - and we thought all our traffic came from LinuxToday ! More of the same coming ladies and gentlemen. Keep reading and we'll keep entertaining you with the "other" side of medecine. Seee. Ree. Ass. In the mean time, why not Del.ic.ious this site? Quite keen to ride this wave of new medicinal confidence :)

I knew the "templates" would change slightly, but was hoping to be able to restore our header. Can anyone help out here? Or point me in the right direction? The header is stored here .

Found these on Cafe Press - and they're hilarious. So we're posting them. Go buy yours now ! Please note: All Scrubbed gets absolutely no commission from this deal, even though we should :)

An Israeli doctor says "Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another, and have him looking for work in six weeks." A German doctor says "That is nothing, we can take a lung out of one person, put it in another, and have him looking for work in four weeks. A Russian doctor says "In my country, medicine is so advanced that we can take half a heart out of one person, put it in another, and have them both looking for work in two weeks." The Texas doctor, not to be outdone, says "You guys are way behind, we recently took a man with no brain out of Texas, put him in the White House for four years, and now half the country is looking for work."

Having moved from government (where the predominant culture is African) to a Northern Suburb private practice (predominantly white population), it has been absolutely mind-blowing to witness the the difference in cultural beliefs surrounding HIV. Forget what LoveLife tells you. Forget what you've talked about with your friends. The truth is far scarier. Don't get me wrong - I don't think white people ACTUALLY believe that they are immune to the virus - but they have this unbelievable disregard to the rules of "engagement", so to speak. It's baffling. Why do white people think they can SEE a person who is infected? If a person "looks clean" – it's ok to bang them without using a condom? Argh. And it is not about education... I have medical friends (who know the most about the disease and its implications) – yet STILL sleep around (one night stands or new relationships) without a condom or a recent negative HIV test. It's irresponsible. And mo...

First off, let me say that we were blown away with the response to what was initially just a little idea – a dream to do something to uplift technology infrastructure in the South African industry that needs it the most. Thank you for all the responses, comments and advice. Now comes the tricky part. What to do with all this information? Well, thankfully we’ve met a couple of keen individuals who might be able to push this project in some kind of direction – and we’ll be chatting with them over the next couple of months. A contact in the South African medical administration (ie. Government) would be helpful!? Nothing happens in South Africa if it doesn't go through official channels. It's a project killer - so we'd prefer to meet people who can have those conversations first! For everyone’s benefit, including my own, here’s a summary of related topics/sites/projects that people have been kind enough to post. I’ve had a look at all of them, and commented where appropriate. G...

Domkop, an oddly titled techy-looking reviewer of South Africa's Blogs has done us the justice of a fair review. Love it. Read the review here .

Har Har. Their site here .

Found on Youtube . In South Africa, they should rename this CASTLE QUART MEDICATION. Responsible for 50% of admissions at any hospital in South Africa. Excess consumption results in mate hitting you over the head with one. Har. Har. Anyway.

In case you haven't seen it yet... Christmas Grand Rounds are a great selection of med-on-the-web. Check it out here . Excerpt from Medical News and Commentary Bloggers are renowned for their abilities to comment on the news (often, in pajamas) but on a few memorable occasions, bloggers can report news, too. Such is the case with Dr. Steven Palter of Doc in the Machine , who announced his award-winning endometrial diagnosis technology on his blog. It's part of a series Dr. Palter has written, on the radical transformation of surgery. Mighty GruntDoc , probably the most consistent contributor to Grand Rounds and current favorite to reach Four-Time Host status first, submits this analysis of a case where law and medicine collided in the ED. The blogger On The Wards digs deeper into an intriguing new finding on obesity -- are certain bacteria responsible for making you fat? A new blogger on the scene, Sandy Szwarc, whose blog Junk Food Science argues from the perpective of en...

Thanks to Champs for this info. Reuters, UK 17/12/2006 The Canadian-South African co-production follows the same format as primetime U.S. dramas like "ER,'' with breakneck editing, punchy dialogue and overlapping story lines that play out over several episodes. But it also deals with South Africa's specific problems. The country has some of the world's highest levels of violent crime, a crushing AIDS epidemic as well as millions of people suffering diseases associated with poverty and need: its busy emergency rooms bear witness to these scourges. "Jozi-H'' draws inspiration from two of Johannesburg's most pressured trauma wards -- Johannesburg General and Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in the sprawling Soweto township. Finally, someone's going to talk about it. Yes! I just hope it really is a CO-production - or would get some otherworldy views creeping in. Funny, but I seem to remember SA Doc getting consulted in varsity over some kind of pot...

Sorry for the long break in posts - but even bloggers gotta take a holiday sometime. We're back - and goal one is to start going through the Ubuntu posts, comments and suggestions. I'm going to be joining some of the recommended forums and having a look where this idea goes. More info as it becomes available. In case anyone was wondering, we were here: It's a little paradise called Tyolumnqa in the Eastern Cape. Thanks to the Faul family for having us!