.... Public Health Services published guidelines for HIV pregnant women in the Federal Register. Which coincidentally was published on the same day as the National Conference in Washington, DC for "HIV infection in women: Setting a New Agenda." The conference included activists, physicians and HIV positive women who used the meeting as a forum to voice their concerns about how best to balance women's own medical needs with those of their infants. Other concerns of activists that were voiced were that they don't want laws, policies or medical care imposed on women merely as "vectors" who may transmit HIV to their infants. The new guidelines recommend that all p .....

.... Another thing that has to be cleared up is the effectiveness of the drug. How will the patient know if the drug is for them or not? Tamoxifen works with some patients but not with others. Patients should also be given the option to use combinations of methods to increase the effectiveness of the treatment. There should be more studies set up to find out about these various drug combinations and their effectiveness on cancer. They should also make it clear which drug combinations have failed when used together. A big problem in this country is that many people don’t understand just how many cases of breast cancer there is each year. They neglect to g .....

.... that letting someone die is better than actually killing that person. They believe that no action is better than taking the wrong action. People believe that to be the cause of someone’s death is wrong. No one wants to be blamed for someone’s death, so people believe passive euthanasia is acceptable because the doctor is not actually killing the patient. People believe that a doctor should not play God and make decisions concerning someone else’s life. What happens if a cure is found for the disease? The sick person died for no good reason. What if the patient gets better? If they are killed then they have no chance to get better. According to th .....

.... is easy to start and hard to quit. The only sure way to never get hooked or fall into this trap is to never start smoking. Smoking can cause numerous diseases, such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and coronary heart disease. These three are the major causes of death for smokers. It also causes cancer of the lip and mouth, emphysema, cancer of the larynx, oral cavity and esophagus; about one third of all cancers of the bladder, kidney, and pancreas are attributed to smoking as well. Lung cancer has become the leading killer among cancers in the United States. More than eight of every ten cases of lung cancer are caused by smoking .....

.... illegal because they physically deteriorate and mentally destroy the body. Many people are fascinated about steroids because of their ability to build up the body. Whether taken by injection or the pill it increases strength and endurance. Steroids also help in the healing process of muscular tissue by first injuring them, then the muscles heal quicker adding more fiber increasing their bulk. Many athletes turn to steroids more often because they're cheaper then marijuana or cocaine. A ten week cycle of testosterone cypinate and methandrostone costs only about one hundred dollars. Steroids are also very hard to trace because of their water base composition. Th .....

.... benefits reaped from herbs really boils down to biochemistry and the book is still open on whether benefits really exist, I think from a multicultural standpoint, a look into the history, uses, and other aspects of Chinese folk medicine is an interesting topic that provides a look at another cultures way of life that varies from our western norm. First, we must have a quick look at the history of treating people with Chinese drug therapy. Treatment is accomplished by utilizing two basic theories, Traditional Chinese Medicine(TMC) and Tuina therapy. The practitioner questions their patient about their symptoms and examines their tongue, palpates their pulse a .....

.... can live full and normal lives with the proper treatments. Some people suffering from are warned about an impending seizure hours before it occurs, changes such as a headache, change in mood , sluggishness or involuntary jerking are some of the common symptoms that tend to precede a seizure. These symptoms are different from the aura or feeling that precedes a generalized seizure and comes seconds or minutes before the actual seizure. In most people, however, seizure are unpredictable and unrelated to the person’s current situation some external determinants may trigger seizures though. Lack of sleep, emotional stress, missed meals, alcohol ingestio .....

.... A very mean monster came into that warm place I was in. I was so scared, and began screaming. I screamed and screamed, but the monster got closer and closer. Soon, it began ripping my arm off. It hurt so bad, and the pain didn’t stop. I screamed in horror as it ripped my legs off. I was dying. I knew that I would never be able to hear you say how much you love me, and I would never see your face. Although I was in complete utter pain, I wanted more than anything to be your little girl. No use now, for I was dying a painful death.” Maybe this isn’t what the baby feels, maybe it doesn’t feel anything at all, but its one very good perspective of it. I also bel .....