myuni

Because of popular demand I've started this post so that people can voice their problems, concerns and gripes concerning myuni.

ok finally got this, it wouldn't work for me before. First lab session today was very exciting. Got straight into wax carving which was pretty fun to do...hahahaha bet my teeth will look better than any one else's teeth. anyways lets keep up the good work and dont be afraid to post every now and then.

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Sweat may spread Hepatitis B virus

I found this article an interesting read...Maybe you will too.
It was on The Age newspaper yesterday.

Sweat may spread hepatitis B virus

Findings from a study of Olympic wrestlers indicate that hepatitis B virus is found in the sweat of infected individuals, and so sweating might be a way that the virus could be passed between participants in contact sports.

Bleeding wounds and mucous membranes have been implicated in hepatitis B transmission during contact sports, but until now no study had looked to see if sweat carries the virus.

Dr S Bereket-Yucel, from Celal Bayar University in Izmir, Turkey, tested for DNA of the hepatitis B virus in blood and sweat samples from 70 male Olympic wrestlers.

The results indicated that nine (13 per cent) of the wrestlers had the hepatitis B virus in their blood.

However, these were deemed "occult" infections because no antibodies to the virus were detected in any of the wrestlers, according to the investigators' report ahead of print by the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In eight of the nine participants whose blood tested positive, DNA for hepatitis B was also detected in sweat.

Based on these results, "Evidence is emerging that the incidence of occult HBV in Olympic wrestling is higher than expected and that transmission of HBV may also occur through sweat," the researcher concludes.

"The advice of sports organisations about HBV testing should be changed," they recommend, "making it obligatory for all participants involved in contact sports and playing under adult rules to be vaccinated against hepatitis B."

SOURCE: British Journal of Sports Medicine, issued March 1, 2007.

Link: http://www.theage.com.au/news/WORLD/Sweat-may-spread-hepatitis-B-virus/2007/03/02/1172338831878.html

Basement Party 1

I just wanted to say that the freshers welcome basement party was a pretty damn good show and I thought it was an excellent opportunity to chillax after what felt like quite a long week. Just to let everyone know what they missed out on (how noble of me :p), there was an 80's theme, so 80's music, 80's posters and the 5th years (and only the 5th years) dressed up in 80's garb. There was also free beers, mixes, softies, pizzas and free entry for 1st years (being a freshers welcome and all).

Anyway I reckon it would be great if more of us could rock up for the next basement party. It would be a great chance to socialise with each other and strengthen our BOH Learning Community.

I know the timing for this one was less than optimal (4hours after the conclusion of our last lecture), but for future parties we should all be able walk straight there after general studies.

hi all
luke i like that clog the blog comment... i like it a lot!!
just thought i'd get on the bandwagon =)
so now i'm on the wagon, i'm off!
cheers

'LETS CLOG THE BLOG'

Love that little line !!! Check under the comments section of Luke's post.