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- 141: Marijuana
- ... nausea associated with chemotherapy in cancer patients. The next assertion is that marijuana is an effective controller of glaucoma. Finally, marijuana advocates claim that it is effective in stimulating the appetite for the prevention of AIDS wasting syndrome. (71) Proponents of medical marijuana swear by its ability to ease the suffering of chemotherapy patients, however there is no research to back these staunch claims. To be sure, there is a large ... an unfavorable benefit/risk ratio" (NIH np). In short, there are too many unknowns to make it an effective glaucoma treatment. (204) Cleland 3 Marijuana advocates also claim that it prevents the wasting caused by AIDS when in fact it is likely to prove harmful. The number one cause of death in all AIDS patients is pneumonia, a fact verifiable in any number of publications. So why would a patient want to smoke in that kind of situation? Smoking of any kind is proven to greatly increase the ...
- 142: The Crucible 6
- ... music, video games, shopping, and movies. From observation one can conclude that movies are a popular form of entertainment. What most people fail to see when they view a movie are the camera angles, visual aids, and audio aids used by the director of the film. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the director demonstrates the power of image, sound, and camera techniques very well. In Act I Scene I, the opening scene, there are many audio and visual aids used. When all of the girls gather in the woods, mysterious music is playing. As the women get further and further into the forest, the scenery gets darker. When all of the ladies are ...
- 143: Homosexuality and the Healthcare Profession
- ... homosexual and gay or lesbian as terms of reference. Following this the writer then aims to briefly discuss whether possible negative attitudes have any bearing on the care that HIV, (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), positive and AIDS, (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), patients receive. He will then look, in detail, at the available literature to see if there are possible reasons for these attitudes existing. Following this, he will look at how these attitudes ... that it is partially homophobic in nature. Thus, it could be argued that negative attitudes and homophobia has been aggravated by the increased exposure that has arisen as a result of the HIV virus, and AIDS and that it is the fear of these that is causing such attitudes. However a study by Kraft and Rise (1995) suggests that such attitudes are under the influence of both cognitive processes and more general attitudinal structures and that education of healthcare professionals regarding HIV and AIDS has little bearing on the quality of care received by this patient group. (Baylor and McDaniel 1996) Prior to this, a study by Douglas et al. (1985) found that their, "results indicate that a ...
- 144: The Death Penalty: Why We Should Have Capital Punishment?
- ... has subsequently doubled there and 75 English citizens have been murdered by released killers. One reason for the increase in attacks on young children is that the rapists think they are less likely to have AIDS since they know that AIDS itself has skyrocketed. Those rapists are less likely to attack grown women because they fear the lethal consequences of AIDS. This demonstrates that violent criminals are indeed capable of being deterred by lethal consequences for their actions if only on a sub-conscious level. If the death penalty were just as consistent, lethal, and ...
- 145: The Crucible
- ... music, video games, shopping, and movies. From observation one can conclude that movies are a popular form of entertainment. What most people fail to see when they view a movie are the camera angles, visual aids, and audio aids used by the director of the film. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the director demonstrates the power of image, sound, and camera techniques very well. In Act I Scene I, the opening scene, there are many audio and visual aids used. When all of the girls gather in the woods, mysterious music is playing. As the women get further and further into the forest, the scenery gets darker. When all of the ladies are ...
- 146: Rainforests
- ... carbon dioxide in their roots, stems, branches, and leaves. The plants and animals of the rainforest also provide us with food, fuel wood, shelter, jobs, and medicines. "Image losing the potential cure for cancer or AIDS that might have been found in an undiscovered plant from the rainforest." (Tropical Rainforest Coalition, 1996) "The vine Aucistrocladus koropensis may be effective in treating AIDS; we can only guess what other beneficial plants may be destroyed before we find them." (Allo, 1996) It is repeated often that the rainforest contains important plants that will cure the worst diseases of today ... a designated land preserve." (Tropical Rainforest Coalition, 1996) (See Appendix) Ecotourism programs are available for those who adopt so that they may see their land and experience the true beauty of the forests. Tourism itself aids in protecting the rainforest, for example: "According to Guatemala’s Minister of Culture, ecotourist traffic has kept away poachers, illegal wood harvesters and burners, and drug-runners with secret air strips in the north ...
- 147: Prostitution Should Be Legalized
- ... prevention laws are proven ineffective, yet taxpayers must continue to support law enforcement’s efforts to curtail prostitution. Proponents of keeping prostitution illegal contend that prostitution is immoral, degrading, and contributes to the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Nevertheless, legalizing and regulating prostitution will provide greater benefits for society. Supporters of banning prostitution insist first and foremost that selling a person’s body is immoral. Yet in one ... also occurs when sex workers are attacked or abused mainly because prostitutes are forced to conduct their business in secrecy. The third most common defense for banning prostitution is to prevent the spread of the AIDS virus and other sexually transmitted diseases. But the fact that prostitution is illegal prevents government regulation that would ensure society’s safety against the diseases. In Nevada, where brothels are legal, professional prostitutes know how to protect themselves and examine a client for signs of these diseases. In fact, a study of over 500 prostitutes who worked in these brothels revealed that none were infected with AIDS. The study also revealed lower incidences of all other sexually transmitted diseases than incidences revealed in the general public. The reason for the positive result is simple. Through experience, prostitutes are more educated in ...
- 148: Organizational Skills
- ... in the back of the store. In response to this pressure, both independent and chain drugstores have greatly increased the variety of their retail product offerings. The sale of cosmetics, along with health and beauty aids, has become an important profit generator for retail drugstores. Many are now also positioning themselves to compete with convenience stores by offering snack food items, beverages, and staple items. The move to stand-alone stores ... very broad. The target market for prescription drugs includes almost nearly all peoples. Currently, the most frequent users are children under 10 and seniors over the age of 65. The buyers of health and beauty aids also consist of a wide range of users. Younger users tend to buy hair care and hygiene products initially, then add cosmetics and skin care items as they mature. The addition of a wide range ... price charged to community drugstores. The community drugstores have filed a class-action lawsuit in response to this practice. Many drugstores use large wholesalers as suppliers, obtaining everything from prescription drugs to health and beauty aids from the same supplier. Another supply source includes wholesalers who supply convenience and grocery stores. Employees: The central employee in the pharmacy is the pharmacist. In 1996, pharmacists made up 17 percent of the ...
- 149: Male Circumcision: A Social and Medical Misconception
- ... for acquiring herpes genitalis, candidiasis, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Simonsen and coworkers performed a case-control study on 340 men in Kenya, Africa in an attempt to explain the different pattern for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) virus in Africa as compared to the United States. (Thompson, 1990) The authors conclude that the relative risk for AIDS was higher for uncircumcised men. Results from similar studies in the United States remain conflicting. Although most of the existing studies do associate a relationship between the incidence of venereal disease and circumcision, the American Academy of Pediatrics found existing reports inconclusive and conflicting in results. (Lund, 1990) There is an overwhelming incidence of STD and AIDS in the United States, where a majority of the men are circumcised. It is imperative that we look at ways of altering our risk of exposure to these agents than at altering the sexual ...
- 150: Diana, Princess of Wales
- ... step out publicly to support causes that were risky and misunderstood. She campaigned against land mines, a deep concern that symbolized how Diana’s appeal now has a truly global resonance. She was a tireless AIDS activist who donated her millions of dollars worth of gowns (79), towards a charity auction , which proved to be a great beneficial factor towards helping to find a cure for the AIDS virus. She supported more then 100 charities during her lifetime. “No one could bring attention to an issue like she could,” says Landmine Survivors Network head Ken Rutherford, 35. As a result of her deep ... her causes, even to dangerous locales in Bosnia and Angola. “She did things like this because she wanted to from her heart.” Diana chose issues that touched people directly. In 1987, when many still feared AIDS could be contracted through casual contact, she calmly offered her ungloved hand to a patient at a London hospital. Thus, showing the world in her eyes, that not only to her were those with ...
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