General News Hove MP backs bone marrow campaign Mike Weatherley, Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, backs the Anthony Nolan campaign to raise awareness about bone marrow donation. The UK blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan saves the lives of people with blood cancer by matching people who are willing to donate their bone marrow or stem cells By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever case indentified in the UK Public Health England have revealed they are aware of a laboratory confirmed case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in a UK traveller who was bitten by a tick while on holiday in Bulgaria. The patient is responding well to treatment, and there is no risk to the general population. As a prec By Besi • 2 min read
General News Kemptown MP takes HIV test Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven takes HIV test at Halfway to World Aids Day event in Westminster. Simon was one of the record number of MPs who took an HIV test at a Halfway to World AIDS Day event hosted by the Halve It Coalition and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and [… By Besi • 3 min read
General News Leptospirosis associated with a Triathlon event Open water swimmers warned to take precautions to reduce the risk of illness. Public Health England is aware of two confirmed and one possible case of leptospirosis associated with a weekend of triathlon events which took place at the Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Activity Centre, in the New Forest, Hampshir By Besi • 2 min read
Health Stuff a condom pack for Brighton Pride Sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be handing out thousands of condom packs during Brighton Pride weekend starting August 1. THT need help over the next few weeks to stuff condoms and lube into the special packs they will hand out on the big day. Do you and a friend have two ho By Besi • 1 min read
General News Health Secretary visits Brighton Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven brings Jeremy Hunt MP to visit Royal Sussex Country Hospital. Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, today brought the Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, to Brighton to show him around the Royal Sussex County Hospital. This By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Wake-up to carers needs after new stats released Teens today face decade of caring according to new stats obtained by the Charity Carers UK. Teenage girls can expect to provide over nine years unpaid care through their lives for disabled, ill, or older loved ones, whereas boys can expect to provide just over 7. Carers UK says these figures should By Besi • 2 min read
General News First Brighton Yoga Festival to be staged in July A free one-day yoga festival, believed to be the first in Brighton, will take place this summer in the heart of Kemptown. The Brighton Yoga Festival, which takes place in and around St George’s Church, Kemptown, on July 26, 2014, is a full day aimed at those completely new to yoga as well as seasone By Besi • 2 min read
Health THT launches film clip outlining risk of recent infection for HIV negative men HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has launched a short video clip for gay and bisexual men. The video outlines the risks of recent infection – the initial period after HIV is contracted, when a person is super-infectious but won’t yet know they have the virus – and urging me By Besi • 2 min read
Health New Vice Chair at Peer Action Peer Action have elected Ms Adriana Silva as Vice Chair of its board of trustees. Adriana Silva Adriana joined Peer Action around a year ago, has been instrumental in organising their new women’s group and is a respected member of its steering committee. Adriana, originally from Brazil had a career By Besi • 1 min read
Health Local mental health charity receives national recognition MindOut the Brighton based LGBT mental health project wins BBC award. MindOut, the mental health charity run by and for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people is the winner of a BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind 25th Anniversary Award beating over seven hundred projects that were nominated for the By Besi • 3 min read
Health Gay men and young adults most at risk from sexually transmitted infections in England There were 446,253 sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnosed in England in 2013, according to new Public Health England (PHE) data out today – close to the number diagnosed in 2012 (448,775 cases). Chlamydia was the most common STI, making up 47% of all diagnoses (208,755), while gonorrhoea d By Besi • 3 min read
