Drug testing on animals is inaccurate and does not benefit humans or animals at all. ... This is obvious proof that testing on animals is unreliable, but sadistic tests still go on every day. ... Fewer accidental deaths caused by drugs and treatments would occur if stubborn bureaucrats and wealthy vivisects would use the more accurate alternatives such as 1. ... This is obvious proof that testing on animals is unreliable, but sadistic tests still go on every day. ... Fewer accidental deaths caused by drugs and treatments would occur if stubborn bureaucrats and wealthy vivisects would use...

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The first proven AIDS death happened in the Congo in 1959. ... Testing for the HIV virus is a simple blood , saliva, or urine test. ... Who should be tested? ... With all the advancements in AIDS research, being diagnosed HIV+ is no longer a death sentence. ... For information about testing, treatment, and counseling in our local area, contact any if the following agencies. ...

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Health Care Workers and HIV Testing The consequences of HIV infection are very serious, if not fatal. ... Specific blood tests can show evidence of HIV infection. ... Before her death Kimberly had made an impassioned plea on television for new laws to protect patients, beginning a public campaign for mandatory HIV testing for all health workers (Tanner). The death Kimberly B. prompted the Center for Disease Control, CDC, to adopt guidelines in 1991 that say HIV infected health workers should reveal their disease to patients undergoing invasive procedures. ... These groups believe that th...

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Although researchers have depended on animal test data to achieve medical advances, there should be other means of research because testing on animals is cruel, inhumane, and often unnecessary. Perhaps it would be more beneficial and humane to test on violent criminals such as rapists, murderers, and others on death row. ... Many AIDS patients have said they are willing to try out new drugs, so why not let them volunteer for testing. In most cases the drugs will need to be tested on humans before the FDA will approve them anyway. ...

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I am talking about the leading cause of death in Sub-Sahara Africa - I am talking about the epidemic that has cut life expectancy by more than 10 years - yes I am talking about HIV/AIDS. ... This is not entirely accurate, since it is the opportunistic infections that cause death. ... That's why testing is so important. ... Only by taking the HIV test can someone really know his or her HIV status. ... I urge you, please contact the SA department of health for any question or concerns you might have - remember getting tested is the smart thing to do! ...

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AIDS is a life and death issue. To have the AIDS disease is at present a sentence of slow but inevitable death. ... This category of people is very hard to test for, and currently felt to be quite rare. ... Testing of donated blood for AIDS has massively reduced the chance of catching AIDS from blood transfusions. ... But to violate these rules is to risk unusually horrible death. ...

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Who should take the test man who have engaged in homosexual behavior; intravenous drug users; women who are considering pregnancy and who are at risk of HIV infection, or whose sexual partners are at risk; heterosexual man and woman; previously tested HIV negative individuals, who continue to practice high-risk behavior. ... You can take anonymous or confidential testing. Confidential testing means, that you are identified and the results are recorded in medical files and are not revealed without written permission. Anonymous testing means that name and other identifying inform...

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In 1998, scientists believed that AIDS was the leading cause of death in men between 25 and 44 years of age and the fourth highest in women between 25 and 44 (What is AIDS, 1997). ... Viruses that usually don't affect a person can make an AIDS patient very sick and sometimes cause death. ... It is also one of leading causes of death for AIDS patients (AIDS in America... 1986). ... Although it is unknown what year he gave blood, about thirty years after his death, doctors analyzed his frozen blood sample and found that it contained the HIV virus, which is the virus that causes AIDS (...

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To support his argument, he cites the results of government tests which proved that condoms only reduce the risk of AIDS, a disease with a 100 percent death rate. ... He states that a broken condom or the nonuse of one could leave one with an incurable disease, inability to bear children, or a death sentence. ...

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As time passed, reports of deaths among transfusion dependant patients, IV drug users and heterosexual couples began emerging. ... Epidemiologists struggled to isolate the virus because it exhibited a rapid cell death in the laboratory. Until the disease could be identified as either viral or bacterial, a diagnostic test for the disease could not be developed. ... This allowed for the development of tests to identify, and diagnose the disease, and has begun the research for treatment, prevention and a cure. ...

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It causes no deaths per year whereas aspirin causes two thousand deaths per year (Rosenthal 56). ... Following his victory, he failed the preliminary urine test and a second conforming test that medalists undergo at the games. ... Opposition to legalizing marijuana does not value the medical knowledge gained, but rather conclude false statements; such conclusions include: THC is legally prescribed in a pill format; it has never been tested scientifically; lastly, it would set a bad example to a society engaged in a war on drugs. Yet, as proponents would claim: 1) The THC pill is expensive, peo...

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At any given exchange center you will find HIV and STD testing on site, HIV/AIDS education and counseling, condom distribution, Drug Rehabilitation access in addition to safe disposal of used syringes. ... By reducing the number of infections in the most vulnerable population we can reduce the number of deaths, help IUDs get testing and treatment as well as reducing the overall health costs associated with infected persons in the population....

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The late stage occurs to or more decades following the initial infection where soft rubbery tumors can be found on the body as well as additional extensive damage to the brain, heart and circulatory system and can lead to death. ... HIV is diagnosed through screening tests (ELISA) for HIV antibodies. ... Long Term Risks of AIDs is death. ...

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Someone is going to get burned (Proverbs 6: 26-28), perhaps by an unwanted pregnancy or by STD's (sexually transmitted diseases) or even by death. ... *Lord, as the temptation to succumb to my sexual desires is ever more tested in today's society, please give me the strength to keep my mind and body pure and holy. ...

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He simply stated all of the untrue statements such as, "it kills brain cells, there are many overdoses, which lead to many deaths, etc." ... While there are many alcohol overdoses each year, nearly 5,000, and an average of 17,000 alcohol related deaths, such as car accidents, alcohol remains a legal substance. ... Coleman then proceeded to try and remind me that there were tests to show all of the negative effects and that no matter what I did I wasn't going to be able to convince him that it could be beneficial. ... With both these drugs the difference between the dose that relieves s...

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While clinicians in developed countries can order laboratory testing to assist in diagnosing and identifying pathogens, the clinicians in developing countries must rely on signs and symptoms to diagnose. ... The study revealed that tuberculosis was the cause of death in over 35% of the adults with H.I.V. ... Welsh TS from Pub Med www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez In the Shadow of Death in the Human Rights Watch website www.hrw.org/reports/2001/kenya/kenya0701.htm "What's Wrong with the dead body? ...

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The use of Triple drug therapy also known as "cocktail" therapy has seen a 46% decline in AIDS related deaths.(6) Using this therapy, HIV infected mothers have given birth to uninfected infants. ... Researcher maintain finding a vaccine is still hopeful in the future, but a cure is improbable.(4) The diagnosis of HIV used to be considered a "death" sentence, but it has become a long term, but somewhat manageable illness. ... Because many people infected with HIV have no symptoms, there is no way of knowing with certainty whether a sexual partner is infected unless he or she has been repea...

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"Sex has become something of a life-and-death issue (Newman 86)." ... Random tests were conducted to examine condoms for leaks, and if an average of 4 condoms per 1000 leaked a recall would be performed on the condom manufacturer (Willis 32). ...

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"Sex has become something of a life-and-death issue (Newman 86)." ... Random tests were conducted to examine condoms for leaks, and if an average of 4 condoms per 1000 leaked a recall would be performed on the condom manufacturer (Willis 32). ...

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