All over the globe, nations are battling the AIDS / HIV epidemic. In many countries, especially third-world ones, getting a good handle on the infection rate is virtually impossible. Even industrialized countries like China are grappling with ways to determine an accurate HIV/AIDS infection rate amongst its population. In…
This Sunday marks the end of a great World Cup as Spain takes on the Netherlands in a match sure to go down in history. Personally, I can say that I am not sorry to see the World Cup end so that all those annoying Facebook status updates of…
Anybody who has been pregnant knows how the body seems to almost turn against its owner, especially in the first and last trimesters. Drowsiness becomes the norm, cravings derived from the depths of insanity begin to swirl through the brain and, well, we won’t even begin to go into…
All over the world, soccer fans have been gearing up for the World Cup to take place in South Africa this June. Most soccer fans will be watching with groups of other fans in pubs, sports bars and private homes all over the world; but the die-hard fans have…
I easily fall prey to stereotypes. For example, being a chubby person, I assume any woman who is able to easily fit inside a pair of size 4 jeans after having had children must have issues and quite possibly an eating disorder of some kind. Is it true? More…
Reports have shown that in the United States, 25% of the population that is considered sexually active is between the ages of 15 and 24; however, this portion of the population comprises 50% of the new sexually transmitted disease and HIV cases that spring up each year. Key players…
So I’ve gained about 10 pounds and have kept them on since having two kids. Okay, I lie. It is more like 13 pounds. Luckily, after having my second child, I was able to fit into most of my pre-baby clothes. Emphasis on “most.” There are a few pairs…
In less than two months, the FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) World Cup will be held in South Africa with over thirty teams attending on behalf of the countries they represent. Football (soccer to us Americans) is the most popular sport on the planet so the FIFA World…
Stop me if I have said this before, but there are two talents I wish I had: drawing and singing. My voice teacher made it clear to me in high school that singing needed to be put on the back burner never to reemerge if she was within earshot….
At home watching the news, I caught a moving headline about a new law that took effect this month in my home state of Texas which calls for testing pregnant women in their third trimester for the virus that causes AIDS . As I reminisced on my two pregnancies,…