Stephen Stills recovering from surgery

Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame artist Stephen Stills is still recovering from surgery to treat porstate cancer and is expected to be released from the hospital tomorrow.He underwent surgery yesterday,on his 63rd birthday and will be appearing at the Sundance Film Festival later this month to promote the premiere of CSNY/Dejavu,which consists of footage from the CSNY 2006 Freedom of Speech Tour.Although Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young were WAY before my time,I have always enjoyed their music-one of my favorite songs is "Carry On"-the long version not the radio version!LOL.Fans can send their get well wishes in care of his website,http://www.stephenstills.com/ Heres hoping for a swift recovery!And while I am at it,let me remind all of you men who are 35 and older to get an annual prostate exam at your medical checkup-if it is caught in its early stages it is very treatable.The symptoms are

A need to urinate frequently, especially at night;
Difficulty starting urination or holding back urine;
Weak or interrupted flow of urine;
Painful or burning urination;
Difficulty in having an erection;
Painful ejaculation;
Blood in urine or semen; or
Frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs.

For more info visit http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/pp.asp?c=itIWK2OSG&b=46403

Gardasil ads don't tell the whole story

Recently there has been alot of controversy surrounding the HPV vaccine,which has been approved by the FDA for women ages 9 to 26 and which the CDC has suggested should be mandatory along with other childhood innoculations.The ads tell you that your daughter could be " one less" victim of cervical cancer if you get her vaccinated and its true that many types of cervical cancer are caused by HPV but they are not giving the whole story...
Human papilloma virus is a sexually transmitted disease,which means like any other STD,you are not at risk if you are abstinent or in a committed monogamous sexual relationship with an uninfected partner-PERIOD.So unless your 9 year old daughter is sexually active,she will not get HPV or the strain of cervical cancer it causes.So then why the big push to make it mandatory?Shouldn't that be the parents decision?And why are they not being more clear and concise about the issue?You would be surprised at the number of people who are oblivious to the fact that HPV is an STD.Telling parents that they can prevent their daughters from getting cervical cancer with this shot and leaving out all the facts about HOW HPV is contracted is misleading to say the least.When my daughter is a teenager and IF she decides to become sexually active despite my feelings about it,I will certainly have her innoculated-but that is my choice as a parent.I will NOT be carting her off to a doctor for a series of painful shots at the age of 9 or 10 for something that is totally unnecessary.It's wonderful that we are making strides to beat any kind of cancer,but I also think the drug companies and medical community have a responsibility to give us the whole story-not just what they think we want to hear to sell their products and/or services!