Professional Footballer's Case Worries AIDS Activists
Professional football player Trevis Smith's trial has attracted a lot of attention and HIV/AIDS activists are worried that it will mean negative publicity for those living with the disease.// Glenn Betteridge of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network said that painting all AIDS sufferers, as criminals would only serve to increase a false sense of security among people. "It's the wrong mes...Budding Footballers at Risk from Blood Infection
The Birmingham Children's Hospital doctors warn that children playing football are at risk of developing toxic shock syndrome from blisters caused by football boots // . According to the British Medical Journal most cases of toxic shock syndrome in the UK have been attributed to tampon use. The condition is rare in children. However if misdiagnosed or left untreated, liver and kidney da...WAG Wedding Extravaganza for England Footballers
Some of England's top footballers woke up as married men Sunday after a clutch of extravagant, glitzy nuptials dubbed the ultimate WAG wedding weekend. The off-field antics of the so-called WAGs -- wives and girlfriends -- of England's footballers were as much the focus as their husbands and boyfriends' on-pitch performances at last year's World Cup. And there was an almighty fixture p...