Marijuana also helps people who have glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and spasticity (American Medical Association). ... According to Joni Commons, a deputy director of the county's health services, "smoking pot was the only thing that relieved her otherwise constant nausea from chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer" (Maier 24). ... Sanofi, a French pharmaceutical marketer, has been experimenting on a treatment for obesity. ... Smoking pot seems to be more of a medical benefit than a bad thing. ... Along with Larry, I"m sure there are hundreds of others who can benefit from the medical ef...

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Public opinion on the medical value of marijuana has been sharply divided. ... There is a 5,000-year medical history of marijuana. ... It is also said to lack medical use, and is unsafe for use under medical supervision (Joy). ... Loss of appetite and wasting are among the most lethal side effects of cancer treatments. ... Denying cannabis treatment to the sick and dying is cruel and unnecessary. ...

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The government should change marijuana's status from that of a Schedule 1 drug (considered to be potentially addictive and with no current medical use) to that of a Schedule 2 drug (potentially addictive but with some accepted medical use) and regulate it accordingly" (Kassirer). ... Coleman accepted some of the medical benefits but he still proceeded to disagree with the facts about its help with the release of some cancer symptoms. ... "Marijuana is also a powerful appetite stimulant, specifically for patients suffering from HIV, the AIDS wasting syndrome, or dementia" (Medical Use)....

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In order to protect both the patient and health care provider it is vital that health care workers be tested regularly and report the results to their employer or the medical board. ... Any medical provider servicing victims of traumatic accidents can be considered a high-risk medical occupation (Arnow 274). ... Treatment for HIV may require schedule or workload change in order for the person to be able to attend regularly scheduled doctors appointments. ... Incredibly, most medical groups oppose mandatory testing of physicians for HIV infection. ... Mandatory testing for HIV would help inc...

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Africa is one of the very few nations in the world that has yet to experience the new types of treatments, that are becoming more and more available. It has been bluntly put by one African medical researcher " We can't afford to spend money on people who will end up dead anyways." ... Doctors turn patients away due to Africa being to poor to afford medications and treatments. Although there is many new treatments that have become available to the citizens of Africa, most of them are way to poor to afford the high costing treatments. ... "People are doing very, very well on treatment...

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"In the fall of 1996, California voters approved the medical marijuana initiative (proposition 215) by a vote of 56 to 44 percent. The act is entitled The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and it's purpose is to give Californians the right to possess and cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, "where the medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of Cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which m...

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A strong medical system is the need of the hour to reduce the number of HIV afflicted patients in the long run. All countries are understaffed and under resourced in medical facilities that exist for HIV/AIDS. ... Clinton Foundation has lowered the cost of treatment per patient and allowed more people to be treated over the years. ... UNAIDS works under the broad umbrella of UN and partners with other organizations to work for easier and cheaper access to treatment along with spreading awareness Public Health Public Health programs are focused on education, treatment and prevention of the d...

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Medical Ethics Animal Research How has animal research helped humans? Animal research has been the way forward for most of the medical advances of this century. Here is a short list of breakthroughs that were brought about through animal research: Antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections; Vaccines for smallpox, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, measles, hepatitis B and chicken pox, gene therapy, Insulin to control diabetes; Chemotherapy for cancer patients; Pacemaker implants to treat cardiac patients; Discovery of the HIV virus and development of drugs to control the p...

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There are hemophilia treatments. ... If you decide that you need to go get checked and the results come out to be positive you will need a lot of emotional support, medical care and improved health habits. There are some treatment options for HIV. ... And finally, Treatment and Prevention of Specific Opportunist Infections. ... After you have been diagnosed with HIV it is very important to get medical care and start monitoring the immune system as soon as possible after HIV status is known. ...

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They moved to the United States and she completed an internship in pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical Center. ... Even though proper treatment could have corrected the condition at the age of eight, she didn't have surgery until she was eighteen years old. Her condition was never properly diagnosed and delayed proper treatment at that time. Her experience made her want to dedicate her medical career to the health issues that mainly affect women and children. ... Some are illegal immigrants and can't apply to federal medical programs. ...

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By 1998 just over one million people were affected, with seventy five per cent of those receiving treatment. ... In the past 20years the WHO has assisted member states to strengthen their national AIDS programs, and advocates strategies affordable for all, including condoms, the promotion of blood safety, sex education and the early identification and treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections. ... Most of the foreign doctors working in the country had left and there was not one medically qualified Congolese in the entire country. ... By 1968 all major medical posts within the health service...

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Case in point would be the situation in California where Proposition 215, the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes, is up for discussion between state and federal courts. ... This clause was used in California a couple months ago to decide whether marijuana should be accepted as medical treatment for patients with death-threatening ailments such as aids. ... This is a place where anyone with a verifiable recommendation for medical cannabis can go to alleviate, and over time possibly terminate, their illnesses. ... Since the approval of the proposition, marijuana has only been use...

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Marijuana has been proven useful for many medical reasons. ... It has been used by a lot of doctors to 1) curb the sickness associated with chemotherapy, 2) help with the symptoms of glaucoma, 3) treatment for AIDS, and 4) treatment for multiple sclerosis. ... There are also some reasons to legalize this drug besides all of the medical reasons. ...

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Marijuana ended up in Schedule I, defining the substance as having: a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medicinal use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of safety for use under medical supervision. ... Its medical aspects put aside, marijuana was considered dangerous and addictive. ... In 1972, a petition was made to legalize marijuana for medical patients. ... He won his case using the "medical necessity defense." ... I believe that medical marijuana is only the first step. ...

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HIV/AIDS has played a major role in almost all medical fields, but nursing is probably one of the most affected fields. ... That is why it is a necessity for nurses and midwifes to be able to recognize illnesses and understand treatments. ... Nurses have to take responsibility by learning treatments and the effects of drugs on HIV patients. ...

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In the past, anatomical dissection and autopsies had been used for teaching anatomy and pathology in a large percentage of medical schools. ... It seems a valid argument that raising the current low rate of autopsies would assist modern medicine by supplying medical professionals with invaluable educational and clinical information. ... Most of the patients waited until they were in the terminal stages of the disease before they sought treatment. ... It is only through research and education that we can begin to conquer the medical mysteries that essential destroy lives on a daily basis. ....

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The governments of these countries do not have the resources or the funds to provide preventative education and the necessary medical treatment to its infected citizens. ... The governments of these countries do not have the resources or the funds to provide preventative education and the necessary medical treatment to its infected citizens. ... The governments of these countries do not have the resources or the funds to provide preventative education and the necessary medical treatment to its infected citizens. ...

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When people hear the phrase, "legalization of marijuana," they only think of the ones smoking it for recreational purposes, rather than for medical value. ... Today's marijuana is far stronger than it was two or three decades ago; therefore, a wide margin of safety would be enforced when its used under medical supervision. ... People have been saying for years that marijuana should no more be a crime than alcohol, especially when it is used for medical purposes. To those who oppose the legalization of medicinal marijuana try to look into the eyes of a patient who has AIDS or is very weak...

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Vivisection is the medical term for the practice of experimenting on animals. ... 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. ... It would free up 6.8 billion dollars that could be used for educational programs and medical assistance programs for low-income individuals. ... Vivisection is the medical term for the practice of experimenting on animals. ... Fewer accidental deaths caused by drugs and treatments would occur if stubborn bureaucrats and wealthy vivisects would use...

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Supported by that fact and many other fascinating facts, marijuana must be legalized for medical purposes. Despite the false statements of those who oppose, marijuana should be legalized as medication to treat loss of appetite and other general medical applications. ... Investigation of smoked marijuana as a treatment for the minority of patients who vomit despite receiving the current best regimens might be due to the use of other regimens and its chemical interaction with marijuana. ... As a final point, marijuana has numerous other medical benefits. ... One such medical strategy is ...

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In the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, scientists scrambled for a treatment that would obliterate or, at the very least, prevent the disease from infecting more people. ... Due to medical advancements, HIV/AIDS need not be viewed as a terminal illness, but instead, looked upon as a manageable disease....

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There currently is neither a cure, not even an effective treatment, nor a vaccine. ... Basic medical research began to provide a few bits of information, and some help. ... The best that rational medical workers have succeeded in doing here in San Francisco is distribute educational leaflets and cartoons to the I.V. drug abusing population instructing them in the necessity of their rinsing their "works" with Clorox before reusing the same needle in another person. ...

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Young people may also be more likely to have unprotected sex and may be embarrassed to tell their sexual partners they are infected or unable to seek medical attention for STDs. ... Gonorrhea is treatable with several antibiotics, although it has become resistant to treatment with many drugs in the past several decades. ... Treatment options for people infected with HIV include protease inhibitors, which can considerably increase survival. ... Early diagnosis and treatment prevent the more serious consequences of infection by stopping the spread of STDs from person to person. ... D...

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This rule would allow staffers to opt out, thus causing shortage of employees, patients to suffer, and possible opening more doors for staffers to opt out of other treatments and procedures. The other question being raised is to accept a new rule which put abortion procedures in the same category as any other medical treatment, which did not allow for staffers to fail performing their duties as assigned. ... Ethical Conflict or Issue: My main ethical conflict is to judge whether this proposal is that, all health care professionals have an ethical, moral obligation to place the patient'...

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Stigma stops an individual to seek medical help. ... We need to fight this unfortunate attitude towards others who try to live a normal life now that treatment is available. ... There is no cure yet for HIV infection but the treatment through Antiretroviral Therapy is already showing success. ...

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