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- 191: Men Fear Death
- ... to cut short a long-term battle with a chronic disease. In today’s age with so many diseases, despite our advanced technology, there is not a cure for many illnesses. With sicknesses such as AIDS, ALS, Huntington’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s; many people go through great deals of pain and suffering while battling these ailments. Some see death as their only escape route and will go to ... Another aspect of assisted suicide is that its just plain cheaper to end it. Medical treatments are very expensive in the gadget filled medical field of today. For someone with an incurable illness such as AIDS, death is a better option pain wise and economically speaking. Yet another positive aspect that can be forged from the event of death is the good the dead body can do for others. With today ... Yet a more scientific man may say, it’s the end of the road. Do what you can before you die. But even without theological backing, death can be a good. For a terminally ill AIDS patient or for the child who needs the heart that another dying person has waiting for them ready to give them the gift of life. Then again, death brings about large amounts of suffering ...
- 192: Drug Prohibition
- ... amount of a regulated dose would have given the desired effect (Evans and Berent, eds. 22). Another outcome of prohibition on the individual could also be considered a concern of society since the spread of AIDS affects both groups. The transfer of AIDS through needles needed most commonly during the use of heroin has become the most common manner in which the disease currently spreads. The treatment and prevention of the people who get AIDS from heroin use cannot be effective so long as users are being persecuted by law enforcement (Trebach and Inciardi 35-36). The implications of these two beliefs of proponents of decriminalization are imperative to ...
- 193: B Cells and T Cells
- ... measles, mumps, and polio, following an infection. By the end of the period, the body has produced enough cells to fight off this antigen and prevent it from doing any harm. An infection by the AIDS virus (HIV) affects the functions of both the B and T lymphocytes. AIDS is a retrovirus. The problem with this virus is that is a prefect three-dimensional match to the T4 molecules that characterize helper T cells. When the AIDS virus meets a helper T cell, the T4 molecule functions as a receptor and lets it enter the cell. This virus is also able to infect macrophages. As the virus replicates, it bursts the ...
- 194: Anabolic Steroids
- Anabolic Steroids Since ancient history, many athletes have resorted to performance enhancing aids to give them an edge on their opponents. Greek Olympians used strychnine and hallucinogenic mushrooms to psych up for an event. "In 1886 a French cyclist was the first athlete to die from using a ... endocrine system users may be taking a big risk. Work Cited Schrof, Joannie M. "Pumped Up." US News and World Report, June 1, 1992, Volume 12 Issue 21, p54. Schwarzenegger, Arnold. "Anabolic Steroids and Ergogenic Aids." The Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding. New York: Simon and Schuster. Pgs. 721-730. "Health Report." Time, June 14, 1993, Vol. 141 Issue 24, p16.
- 195: Strong Shadows
- ... got it merely by having sex with casual partners. The decision to pick this array of patients again strengthens the fact that Dr. Zuger is trying to tell us that it is possible to get AIDS in many ways and that just because one is having casual sex does not mean that he is immune from its effects. These are probably a few reasons why Dr. Zuger chose them for her ... stop others from getting it. There are not many other diseases out there that can conjure up so many different reactions to the same situation, and it makes you understand just how terrible HIV and AIDS truly are. 6. I would hope that I would be like Michael Soto. Although I can see myself behaving like Deborah Sweet in certain situations and during certain times. I would certainly behave like Michael ...
- 196: Pharmaceutical Companies and Advertising
- ... from TV because they can only target narrow segments of the population. There are several ways to get attention from prescription drug marketers, which are specific products for a specific audience. Marketers of the HIV/AIDS drug Crixivan and hair-loss remedy Propecial require more detailed information on their products, and marketers who limited as budgets prefer advertising in magazines. Lately, HIV/AIDS treatment drugs are coming on the market, which were created by Du Pont Pharmaceutical Co.’s Sustiva and Unimed Pharmaceuticals’ Marionol. They will place their advertising in print instead of TV. Moreover, SmithKline Beecham placed ...
- 197: International Space Station
- ... quality crystals for protein study and 3D tissue samples from lab cultures. Scientists hope that these crystals can help cure the symptoms and conditions that are seen in the elderly on earth. Trying to cure AIDS is another hopeful that could come from the ISS. The use of new bioreactors has produced new advancements in the formation of HIV, which leads to AIDS. The international Space Station, a testbed for new technologies, will allow us to take the next step into human exploration of the solar system. It will bring faster utilization in both developing products in space ...
- 198: Euthanasia and the First Amendment
- ... Euthanasia is when the physician administers the death causing drug or agent”(Death and Dying,92). The most recent case is that of The State of Florida v. Charles Hall. “Charles Hall is dying of AIDS and challenged the State of Florida to let him die by a self-administered lethal injection without fear of prosecution”(http://www.rights.org/ deathnet/open.html). On January 31, 1997, a Judge ruled that ... until May 9, 1997 until new arguments will be heard. Hall, who has been deemed mentally competent, contracted the virus in 1981 through a blood transfusion. “Some of the complications he is encountering from the AIDS virus are arthritis, hepatitis, pneumonia and a brain cyst” (http://www.rights.org/deathnet/ open.html). The Oregon Death with Dignity Act allows terminally ill adults who are mentally competent to ask for a prescription ...
- 199: Marijuana 3
- ... timing, movements, and coordination are all affected by THC. Also, since marijuana use can affect thinking and judgment, users can forget to have safe sex and possibly expose themselves to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Findings so far show that regular use of marijuana or THC may play a role in some kinds of cancer and in problems with the respiratory, immune, and reproductive systems. Cancer It's hard to ... medical use. THC, the active chemical in marijuana, is manufactured into a pill available by prescription that can be used to treat the nausea and vomiting that occur with certain cancer treatments and to help AIDS patients eat more to keep up their weight. According to scientists, more research needs to be done on marijuana's side effects and potential benefits before it is used medically with any regularity.
- 200: Magic Johnson
- ... jersey, laced up his shoes and played the second half of the season and playoffs. He wrote his autobiography, My Life in 1992. Earvin now has hot lines, movies, a foundation and speaks out against AIDS and HIV and discusses safe sex. Earvin Johnson Jr. has had five magic parts in his life. Earvin is and always be a great role model. He is so classy on and off the court. His fun loving attitude is a great example of what we all should be. His courage to speak out and help others deal with AIDS and HIV is amazing. From June Bug to Magic, Earvin Johnson Jr. will always be a great man. Bibliography Brenner, Richard J. Jordan*Johnson. New York: East End Publishing, 1989 Haskins, James. Sports Great Magic ...
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