Senator John Kerry has taken a stand against the Food and Drug Administration's discriminatory ban on gay male blood donors, writing both an open letter to the organization and an op-ed for Bay Windows. "Not a single piece of scientific evidence supports the ban," he says. "A […]
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Have You Ever: Lied To Give Blood?
To this day, the FDA and American Red Cross have banned any men who have slept with another man even once since 1977 from donating blood or being listed on the National Bone Marrow registry. The policy is blatantly discriminatory and outdated, even more so […]
Skin Cancer Vaccine on the Horizon
Two years ago the FDA approved the first ever HPV vaccine. Now the vaccine's creator claims that the same technology behind it could be used to prevent skin cancer. "Professor Frazer, who delivered his findings to the Australian Health and Medical Research Congress, said a […]