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- 881: AIDS
- ... response against HIV but also possibly against the infected lymphocyte itself. This response was similar to the graft vs. host response that causes many grafts to be rejected unless the immune system is suppressed by drugs. Two other scientists, Kion and Hoffman, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, say that the HIV infection produces two effects, one against the helper cells (CD4) and another one against the suppresser cells ... whom it is no longer effective. DdI may also useful in combination with AZT. The cost for ddI is about twenty percent less than that of AZT. AZT is also used in combination with other drugs (Combating AIDS 348). Another drug that is still in the experimental stage is Phosphorodithioate DNA. This structure is being hailed as a potential drug in that it is hoped to interfere with the transcribing of ...
- 882: Treatments of Alcoholism
- ... eliminate withdrawal symptoms), evening primrose oil (a natural anticonvulsant) and a full spectrum of amino acids including glutamine (an alternative form of glucose that significantly diminishes cravings). While conventional programs frequently numb new patients with drugs like Librium and Valium to help ease withdrawals (and later must wean patients off of them), HRC's formula is entirely natural. "The sum total of it all is that people go from consuming half a quart of alcohol a day to consuming none at all - without drugs." (Ewing, 1978) Following the IV, HRC patients are supplied with bottles of the vitamins and minerals they have been deficient in for so long and put on a diet that is free of sugar, salt ...
- 883: Hyperkinetic Children
- ... used stimulant drug. Until the 1960's hyperactive children were thought to be suffering from anxiety resulting from conflict between their parents, and together with their families they were treated by psychotherapy. Since then, stimulant drugs have come into wide use to calm hyperactive children. Drug therapy, however, is only temporary in effect and presents the danger that, if prolonged, the children may become psychologically dependent on the drugs. Behavioral improvements caused by stimulant medications include impulse control and improved attending behavior. Overall, approximately 75 percent of ADHD children on stimulant medication show behavioral improvement, and 25 percent show either no improvement or decreased ...
- 884: Describe The Main Limitations Suffered By Those With Chronic
- ... that cause asthma exacerbations by inducing inflammation or provoking bronchio-constriction. This report also describes the main triggers as allergens, air pollutants, respiratory infections, exercise and hyperventilation, weather changes, allergies to foods, additives and drugs, and emotional stress. For example it is well established that viral respiratory infections can exacerbate asthma, especially in children under the age of 10. (Busse, 1993) Because the triggers may vary from person to person ... measurements of lung function. Use of preventative medication was found to have increased among both children and adults. The study highlighted also that there was a significant decline in the use of daily inhaled bronchodilator drugs among children and also inappropriate medications such as antibiotics and oral prescriptions. In addition this study also showed that in 1993 survey, doctors measured lung function significantly more often than in 1990; with similar increases ...
- 885: The Death Penalty
- ... have been discredited by social science research. The death penalty has no deterrent effect on most murders because people commit murders largely in the heat of passion, and/or under the influence of alcohol or drugs, giving little thought to the possible consequences of their acts. The few murderers who plan their crimes beforehand -- for example, professional executioners -- intend and expect to avoid punishment altogether by not getting caught. Some self ... tube attached to the needle in his arm leaked and sprayed noxious chemicals toward witnesses. Another, in 1989, caused Stephen McCoy to choke and heave for several minutes before dying because the dosage of lethal drugs was too weak. Eyewitness accounts confirm that execution by any of these means is often an excruciatingly painful, and always degrading, process that ends in death. Capital punishment is a barbaric remnant of uncivilized society ...
- 886: Marijuana And Its Effects On Humans
- ... absence of marijuana. Even if there is an association between this syndrome and the use of marijuana, that does not prove that marijuana causes the syndrome. Many troubled individuals seek an 'escape' into use of drugs; thus, frequent use of marijuana may become one more in a series of counterproductive behaviors for these unhappy people." Other studies have found another interesting correlation: Shedler reported these results in a longitudinal survey of adolescents: "Adolescents who engaged in some drug experimentation (primarily with marijuana) were the best adjusted in the sample. Adolescents who used drugs frequently were maladjusted, showing distinct personality syndrome marked by interpersonal alienation, poor impulse control, and manifest emotional distress. Adolescents who, by age 18, had never experimented with any drug were relatively anxious, emotionally constricted, and ...
- 887: Diabetes Type I
- ... exercise and the intensity, then the results can be very hazardous to the patient. In the first journal article that I used for this part of the research (Sutton 1981) had conducted an investigation on "drugs used in metabolic disorders". The article is designed to provide some background information on previous beliefs and research conducted early this century. As well as his own investigations conducted during the beginning of the 1980 ... still there are many benefits when an IDDM carrier controls and maintains a good exercise program. The risks of other disease such as heart disease and obesity are reduced. Bibliography 1. Sutton, J.R, (1981), Drugs used in metabolic disorders, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol 13, pages 266-271. 2. Konen, J.C, (1993), Changes in diabetic urinary transferrin excretion after moderate exercise, Medicine and Science in Sports ...
- 888: Legalizing Marijuana Legislation
- ... safety. It has little effect on major physiological functions, and there is no know case of lethal overdose. Marijuana is also known to be far less addictive, and far less subject to abuse than many drugs now used as muscle relaxants, hypnotics, and analgesics. The chief concern of the government is the effect of smoking on the lungs. If they are concerned about this they should have made tobacco illegal a ... of marijuana has not been demonstrated by controlled studies, several informal experiments involving a large number of people have been done. It showed that people felt better after smoking marijuana, than they did with prescription drugs. From 1978 through 1986 a state research program gave chemotherapy patients marijuana instead of their normal pills. After seeing the amazing results, a physician who worked with the program testified at a DEA hearing that ...
- 889: AZT
- ... reported with it's use, such as raising the IQs of 21 children who took the drug by 15 points, 5 of the children died. The newest treatments with AZT are combining AZT with other drugs, such as ddI. These tests were being performed, once again in the double-blind format, just like the original FDA tests. Three different groups were tested, ones taking only AZT, ones taking only ddI and ... stop or hinder the progress of the AIDS virus. Most experts today consider AZT to be a valid way to treat AIDS and HIV infection, but they are constantly experimenting with new combinations of different drugs such as ddI and AZT to try to better treat AIDS patients. The massive administrative errors in the initial testing have set the AZT research back and have fostered unlooked for antipathy. As the treatments ...
- 890: Mein Ghetto: Black Racism And Louis Farrakhan
- ... for most of the social ills that confront black America." Finally, Nixon consider how it is that "while many black leaders have turned away from the so-called undesirable elements of black youth - gang members, drugs dealers, prisoners - the Nation of Islam has extended to them a hand. Farrakhan has crisscrossed the country with a "Stop the Killing Campaign," a grassroots effort to end gang violence and black-on-black crime ... image. Giving his support to the BADC is not a far stretch from taking part in what Farrakhan blames white society for doing; bringing misery and pain to inner city Blacks in the forms of drugs and violence. (Lavigne, Pp.92-94) Could this be an example of Farrakhanian opportunism? Perhaps. Of the academics, writers, and others, referred to by this author, in almost every case, Farrakhan has been described as ...
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