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- 131: The HIV Epidemic
- ... ethical obligations. The first obligation is to respect the privacy of persons with HIV infection. The threat of stigma and discrimination has had a profound impact on the extent to which persons living with HIV/AIDS have demanded ironclad legal protections of confidentiality. The Hippocratic oath advises physicians "to tell no secret" obtained in the course of the therapeutic relationship. The second obligation is the duty to inform persons who may ... doctor discovered that the blood was contaminated with HIV. Jennifer, however, was never informed. Three years later, Jennifer began dating Daniel Reesner, and she still was unaware of her infection. Later she was diagnosed with AIDS and died 1 month after the diagnosis. After learning of his girlfriend's death, Daniel tested positive for HIV. Did the physician have an obligation to inform Jennifer? If he failed to tell Jennifer, could ... Yet strong ethical reasons exist for protecting the privacy of persons with HIV infection. An important justification for privacy resides in the principle of respect for autonomy. To respect the privacy of persons with HIV/AIDS is to respect their wishes not to be observed or to have intimate information about themselves made available to others. Privacy also enhances the development of trust in the physician. It is one of ...
- 132: Marijuana As Medicine?
- ... the idea of marijuana being used as a therapeutic form of medicine. Marijuana has been used medically for ages. Presently it is effective in treating patients with ailments and diseases such as glaucoma, chemotherapy treatments, AIDS, and others. Despite the approval of many, it is almost impossible to receive funding and permission for proper research for medical use. This is due to conflicting government laws against the non-medical use and ... can smoke until their desired effect, which comes in minutes. Therefore patients will not necessarily smoke marijuana anywhere near the amount people smoke cigarettes. They will smoke as necessary an amount to soothe the pressure. AIDS patients have said that smoking marijuana has pretty much saved their lives (Dickenson, 135). Marijuana has helped treat the common nausea and appetite loss due to the wasting syndrome associated with the disease. Similar to the glaucoma patients, doctors are concerned about the cancerous effects and other lung irritants and funguses. Due to AIDS patients immunosuppressed system, doctors fear this would hit them much worse than the glaucoma patients. If marijuana were regulated, fungal contaminants could be eliminated. (Dickenson, 135) Never the less, AIDS patients say that out ...
- 133: The Legalization Of Marijuana: Pros And Cons
- ... pro marijuana and those who are anti marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue on the halls of justice for years. Pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician's Association for AIDS Care, National Lymphoma Foundation argue that marijuana should be legalized in order to treat terminally ill patients. Among them are AIDS victims who find that marijuana stimulates their appetites so they can fight off dangerous emaciation; glaucoma sufferers who have used marijuana said it has prevented them from going blind, and cancer patients for whom it ... City council women Christine kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego "to go on the record we support the medical use marijuana.; marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis. '' Many agencies which are anti marijuana such as Drug Enforcement Agency and police departments argue that marijuana shouldn't be legalized. These agencies believe that marijuana shouldn't be ...
- 134: The Legalization Of Marijuana
- ... states have no impact on marijuana s status as an illegal Schedule I drug). Supporters of the California and Arizona initiatives maintain that marijuana is effective in alleviating the symptoms of medical conditions such as AIDS, glaucoma, and multiple sclerosis. Anecdotal evidence of marijuana s efficacy, advocates claim, comes from AIDS patients who have used marijuana to restore a appetite and cancer patients who have smoked it to combat nausea caused by chemotherapy treatments-often as a last resort when legally prescribed medicines failed. Those who ... many years. Under this new law, patients or their primary caregivers that possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician are exempted from criminal prosecution. The treatment may be for cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief. Physicians may not be penalized in any way for recommendation, which may be either written or oral. The passage ...
- 135: Exotic Diseases And The Treat To Humanity
- ... and 1992 in specific areas in the USA, St. Louis, Florida, and Texas. At the time of this outbreak there was widespread panic, forcing cancellations of outdoor activities at night. (Garrett,P.619-20, 1995) AIDS is a very well known disease. Human neglect can be measured on a wide status, but one can be the neglect and ignorance of not using protection, while participating in sexual acts, and sharing needles. AIDS is spread by the exchange of body fluids, and the neglect of people not taking proper precautions, is only increasing the spread of the deadly virus. (Karlen, P.207, 1995) It is also estimated that AIDS is going to spread faster and wider by the year 2000, The WHO estimates as many as 30 million cases of AIDS by the year 2000. (Molyneux, P.137, 1994) Diphtheria is a disease, ...
- 136: Legalizing Marijuana
- ... pro marijuana and those who are anti marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue on the halls of justice for years. Pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician's Association for AIDS Care, National Lymphoma Foundation argue that marijuana should be legalized in order to treat terminally ill patients. Among them are AIDS victims who find that marijuana stimulates their appetites so they can fight off dangerous emaciation; glaucoma sufferers who have used marijuana said it has prevented them from going blind, and cancer patients for whom it ... City council women Christine kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego "to go on the record we support the medical use marijuana.; marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis. Many agencies which are anti marijuana such as Drug Enforcement Agency and police departments argue that marijuana shouldn't be legalized. These agencies believe that marijuana shouldn't be ...
- 137: Legalizing Marijuana
- ... pro marijuana and those who are anti marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue on the halls of justice for years. Pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician's Association for AIDS Care, National Lymphoma Foundation argue that marijuana should be legalized in order to treat terminally ill patients. Among them are AIDS victims who find that marijuana stimulates their appetites so they can fight off dangerous emaciation; glaucoma sufferers who have used marijuana said it has prevented them from going blind, and cancer patients for whom it ... City council women Christine kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego "to go on the record we support the medical use marijuana.; marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis. '' Many agencies which are anti marijuana such as Drug Enforcement Agency and police departments argue that marijuana shouldn't be legalized. These agencies believe that marijuana shouldn't be ...
- 138: Ebola Virus 4
- ... 1995 allows allocations for the CDC which remain basically the same as those for past years and the $11.5 billion budget for the National Institutes of Health includes only a modest increase for non-AIDS infectious and immunological diseases research (Cassell 1994). In view of the magnitude of the problem, this budget is unacceptable. Currently, infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide. In the United States infectious diseases directly account for 3 and indirectly account for 5 of the 10 leading causes of death, AIDS is the ninth leading cause. Infectious diseases account for 25% of all visits to physicians in the United States. In total, the annual cost of AIDS and other infectious diseases reached $120 billion in 1992, about 15% of the nation's total health-care expenditure. The expanding pool of immunodeficient patients due to the AIDS epidemic, cancer treatment, transplant recipients, ...
- 139: Kozol's Amazing Grace: Trials and Tribulations of Everyday Life
- ... festered throughout the United States for some time now. The high numbers of drug users in the community, the high amounts of gang-related violence, and the numerous cases of people who have contracted the AIDS virus are just some of the problems that have arisen in this ghetto. There are many differences between this community and others in the United States, one of which is that the government has grouped ... than their years on Earth, for they have felt true abandonment by our nation. Many of the issues they have had to deal with are not ones which we think of as children's issues. AIDS, for example, is not something that many think of as an issue that children talk about or even think about. For the children of the South Bronx though, it is a major issue. With one-fourth of the child-bearing women in the neighborhoods where these children live testing positive for HIV, (Amazing Grace, inside cover) pediatric AIDS takes a high toll. The numbers of children who have had one or both parents die of AIDS in the South Bronx and surrounding areas is the highest among the nation. If the government ...
- 140: Should Drugs Be Made Legal?
- ... drugs. Although people feel that legalizing drugs would lessen crime, drugs should remain illegal in the U.S because there would be an increase of drug abuse and a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS. Many believe that legalizing drugs would lessen crime. They point out that the legalization of drugs would deter future criminal acts. They also emphasize and contrast Prohibition. When the public realized that Prohibition could not ... problem in the economy. Drugs must not be legalized. It puts our country at a terrible risk. Health officials have shown that the legalization of drugs would cause a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS. AIDS poses a growing threat to addicts, and thus to society as a whole. The virus that causes AIDS is growing, due to drug addicts who share needles and syringes. The sharing of such needles ...
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