Why They Are Not Allowed Since the 1980’s, gay men have been banned from donating blood due to the belief that they are more likely to be affected by HIV/ AIDS. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, “in 2008, the MSM (men who have sex with men) exposure category continued to account for the largest proportion of positive HIV test reports among adults, representing 45.1% (557) of positive tests reported” (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2011). Along with this, they represented 44% of new infections, and 19% of the affected group were unaware of their infection. Because of this, the governments of more than 25 countries have placed bans on men who have had sex with other men in certain time frames, ranging from 1-36 years, with some stating that if they have had sex with other men at all in their lives, they are ineligible. However, the main cause of HIV in gay men is not solely having sex with other men, but rather UNPROTECTED sex with an HIV positive partner.
Public health officials requested that the government ban trans-fat and reduce sodium levels, but the government made no attempt at changing or stopping the release of fatty foods. At one point the government had ideas of how to control sodium which would save on health care costs and lengthen lives but decided against it due to financial consequences. The government’s inactivity gave way to the increasing level of health issues and obesity in Canadians. Some Canadians realize that they are unhealthy, but don’t realize the food they eat is the cause. Because of the absence of labels most Canadian’s don’t even know the nutritional value of the food they eat.
In Canada, it is legal to have an abortion, and it is one of the few countries with no legal restrictions on abortion. Abortions used to be illegal early on in history, but Pierre Traduea’s Liberal Government made the decision of allowing abortion under certain circumstances (CBC news: Abortion Rights). Throughout the following years, many people were opposed
Homosexuality has not always been discussed on television. It was once considered a taboo topic but once the AIDS epidemic hit in the early 1980’s homosexuality was everywhere. HIV/AIDS was dubbed the “gay disease” and lead to much gay hate on both television and in public (Gross 145). Gay men and women on TV were portrayed as hypersexual beings that deserved to contract this terrible illness. It wasn’t until the late 90’s with shows such a Will and Grace and Friends that TV’s portrayal of homosexuality changed from negative to positive.
HPV is estimated to be one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in Canada and around the world. Many types of HPV can lead to the development of cervical cancer in women, and is the cause of almost all cases that are identified. There is no known cure for HPV infections, and though many of them can be cleared out over time through the body’s immune system, it is estimated that up to 75% of sexually active women and men will receive at least one form of an HPV infection in their lifetime. HPV can show no obvious signs of infection to many who are infected, so it is a difficult plague to avoid. It is an elusive infection that comes in several different forms, so the risks are not always easy to pinpoint.
Largely unknown a decade ago, AIDS is the third leading killer of young adult Americans today — but it won't be third for long. Because, unlike other diseases, this one travels. Adolescents don't give each other cancer or heart disease because they believe they are in love. But HIV is different. And we have helped it along — we have killed each other — with our ignorance, our prejudice, and our silence.
When it came to homosexuality it was looked down upon so much that if convicted the person did not get sent to prison but instead was sentenced to pay a fine. From 1432-1502 the Christian community investigated a total of 17,000 men to determine their sexual orientation and out of those 17,000 males only 3,000 of them at the end of the investigation were found to be
These stereotypes implement nothing but negative views on gender equality in nursing and aid in discouraging men from entering the profession. Lack of Men in Nursing: Examining Past and Present Factors Nurses represent the vast majority of health care professionals throughout the world; however, women make up the vast majority of the population of nurses. Male nurses were prominent until the nineteenth century when things changed and the amount drastically decreased. In today’s society, male nurses are a minority based on several stereotypes that have been incurred throughout the years. Ross-Kerr (2010) noted that in the year 2000, men made up 4.7% of the nursing population in Canada, and that number had increased to 5.6% by the year 2006 (CNA, 2006).
HIV – Testing A) Who comes to this clinic for HIV tests or treatment? What ages? Answer: Dr. Tan said, “Most people who come are often sexually active couples between the ages of 18 and 25. I have had one case of someone who contracted HIV because they kissed someone who had sores in their mouth. This is an extremely rare case and not many people contract it this way.
It's becoming more common in our industrialised, polluted world -- the inability of men to reproduce. Approximately 2,000,000 men per year are diagnosed with infertility in the United States, but through simple lifestyle changes, many men can improve their fertility significantly. For male infertility issues that require fertility treatment to achieve pregnancy, men should rest assured that these issues are highly treatable with great success. "Many men don't think about their fertility, and avoid learning more due to a fear of the unknown," reveals Dr. Christopher Sipe of Fertility Centers of Illinois. "Learning about basic male infertility helps take the fear and confusion out of conception."