Only recently have a few states chosen to make it legal as treatment for several medical conditions. ... In 2009 the first state to allow the use of cannabis as treatment for patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder was New Mexico. ... They also use some medications that are normally uses as blood pressure treatment to control certain symptoms. ... The use of medical marijuana has been proven effective in treating several medical conditions. ... I feel as though it may be just the treatment needed for those suffering from the conditions. ...

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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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Now, we know many facts including the causes, signs, treatment, prevention, testing and more. ... It is now generally accepted throughout the medical industry that HIV is a descendant of simian (monkey) immunodeficiency virus (SIV) ("Aspects", Internet, 1,2002). ... The future of HIV/AIDS treatment has further been hampered for the future due to the increasing number of resistance to drugs in one or more of the three classes of HIV/AIDS medications ("Aspects", Internet, 2002, 2). ... HIV/AIDS is a very chronic medical problem. ... Anyone who test positive for the HIV/AIDS infection sho...

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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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It weakens the immune system and will lead most infected people to develop AIDS if they do not get treatment. ... Without treatment, people who are diagnosed with AIDS usually live about three years. People with AIDS need medical treatment to prevent death (CDC, 2015) V. ... HIV treatment has been proven to be very successful, and progression to AIDS has become very rare (Wikipedia). ... HIV-infected individuals should have a medical evaluation before beginning an exercise program. ...

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Infant circumcision was not widespread until the beginning of the century in the United States when it was promoted as a medical procedure with an odd variety of purposes: to discourage masturbation, to enhance cleanliness, and to prevent disease. Most of these so-called medical procedures for circumcision have proven to be propaganda; but researchers that dismissed the idea that circumcision can reduce the spread of HIV may be about to change their minds. ... These findings present a compelling message supporting circumcision; but after analyzing almost forty years of medical research on c...

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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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Civilizations such as the Chinese used marijuana as a regular treatment, even the Americans used marijuana in the 1840's to treat chronic illnesses. ... Marijuana was also used in the 1840's in the United States to assist in medical health. ... In an attempt to determine whether marijuana, or drugs derived from marijuana, might be successful as a glaucoma treatment, the National Eye Institute supported research studies from 1978 to 1984. ... The Australian Medical Association released to the media a statement on October 15, 2000 about the health risks involved with smoking marijuana....

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The first treatment for AIDS in a decade was approved in November 1995, which combined AZT and 3TC. ... Effective drug treatments are available to fight many AIDS-associated opportunistic infections, and these treatments have provided clinical benefit and prolonged survival for individuals with AIDS (Annabel Kanubus 3). ... Some people with AIDS have been denied jobs, housing, medical care, and health insurance. ... And the medical care the hundreds of people with AIDS is extremely expensive. ...

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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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Many people that have been infected are not aware of their condition so do not take advantage of medical support. ... Most often, without treatment, full- blown AIDS will develop about a decade after a person is infected with the HIV virus. ...

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This is why it is very important as a nurse taking care of an HIV patient to emphasize the importance of compliance to treatment and medications. ... It is possible that the patient may need blood transfusion as a treatment for anemia. ... Unemployment is the main cause of financial loss, in addition to the high costs of treatments and anti-HIV medications. ... Medical-Surgical Nursing. ...

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Marijuana can be used for medical and textile uses, for food, for fuels, and for the economy. ... Hemp can be used to treat many diseases, some of which include: multiple sclerosis, depression, epilepsy, migraine headaches, asthma, glaucoma, cancer treatment, AIDS treatment, emphysema, and stress reduction. ...

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Although many physicians oppose assisted suicide, arguing that patients should seek proper medical care, most terminally ill people die in excessive pain due to inadequate care. Some terminally ill choose assisted suicide because of large medical bills that begin to add up. ... If someone writes in a living will, while they are still declared mentally stable, that they would not want their life to be prolonged by certain treatments or life support, then the law would have to respect that. ...

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Researchers think that HIV could have crossed species when a human killed a chimpanzee and ate it for food or HIV was transferred iatrogenically (i.e. via medical experiments). ... Treatment Although the current anti-retroviral drug therapy has proven successful at reducing patient viral loads, most HIV infected individuals will never benefit from these therapeutic agents. ...

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., 1992) There is not yet a cure for AIDS, but there are treatments available to help lengthen the time before an individual develops full blown AIDS. ... "In 1985 Kokomo officials banned 13-year-old Ryan from school, claiming his medical condition posed a health threat to other students. ...

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STD treatment can prevent the transfer of disease to the baby (Santa Clara County Public Heath Department) The class will stress importance of STD testing and students will learn where and how to be tested. ... Timothy Johnson, ABC NEWS medical editor, says this on alcohol, drugs and sex, " we knew that teenagers were doing this but frankly it is a bit shocking that the numbers were so high." ...

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War is raging in Africa, and thousands are killed each day. The ammunition is a silent, yet deadly disease. The war is AIDS. According to South African President Nelson Mandella in l997, AIDS "is a threat that puts on the balance the future of nations." In l998, 200,00 Sub Saharan Africans died in...

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The addiction to and abuse of anabolic steroids is a serious problem which is underestimated by the medical community. ... There have been very few studies of treatment s for steroid abuse or addition. ...

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Introduction   "InSite has not had a negative impact on public safety or public health. Drug trafficking and crime in downtown Vancouver hadn't increased, nor had relapses by drug addicts, while lives had been saved." (MacCharles, 2011) said by the judges of the Supreme Court of Canada. Injection drug use is a growing problem for Canada, especially for the province of Vancouver. Similar projects have been successfully implemented in a number of European countries. ...

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