HIV AND PREGNANT WOMEN When people discover they are HIV positive‚ the though must be inconceivable. People‚ think “why me?” and it seems as though the world is crumbling down around them. Of course‚ everyone reacts differently and develops his or her own way to cope; however‚ it is crucial for him or her to realize that he or she is not alone and other people are fighting the same battle. The anxiety and stress about what the future holds takes over all thoughts and takes a toll on the body‚ making
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11/5/12 Advances in HIV/ AIDS Medical Research HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the immune system‚ the body’s natural defense system. Without a strong immune system‚ the body has trouble fighting off disease. The first cases of HIV were first discovered in Los Angeles and New York in the 1980’s. A group of gay men and injection drug users were revealed to have
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Reducing the number of pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among those aged under 16 is a government priority due to rising numbers of both (Department of Health‚ 1999; 2001; Social Exclusion Unit‚ 1999). Contraceptive nurses have a key role as they are in a unique position to give clients the opportunity to talk about intimate areas of their sexual life and anxieties in a non-judgemental environment (Everett‚ 1998). Most agencies offering information‚ advice or services on sexual
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Introduction to HIV/AIDS The first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported in the United States in the spring of 1981. By 1983 the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ the virus that causes AIDS‚ had been isolated. Early in the U.S. HIV/AIDS pandemic‚ the role of substance abuse in the spread of AIDS was clearly established. Injection drug use (IDU) was identified as a direct route of HIV infection and transmission among injection drug users. The largest group of early AIDS cases
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Role of LGUs in Basic Education Notwithstanding the devolution of many basic services to LGUs‚ basic education is still largely the responsibility of the central government and is delivered through the Department of Education (DepEd). However‚ LGUs do provide supplementary funding support to public basic education because they have access to a sustainable source of financial resources that are earmarked for the basic education subsector‚ the Special Education Fund (SEF). The monies in the
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The question what is education or if i may be more precise what is the purpose of education . Some think that education is the purpose for which one acquires some skill in a particular field and gets to wear that black hat and get a photo with the vice chancellor or the chairman of the institution. That is what has become the purpose of education . But if someone is a degree holder but does not know the basic attiquettes or don ’t care about anything that is the time to think for us all that is that
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The first case of HIV was diagnosed in 1968. Within the next three decades it became the leading cause of death for adults 25 to 44 years old. AIDS is the final stage of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) ‚ a virus that ravages the immune system leaving the body susceptible to multiple infections. In the public’s mind HIV/AIDS was a disease that belonged to intravenous drug users‚ homosexuals‚ and others in an unfortunate and stigmatized group. On August 19th 1992‚ Mary Fisher‚ a young‚ white‚ wed
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Research paper Every day of our lives we have our minds filled by the media‚ but is it always truth that we are being filled with? We have diseases (HIV/AIDS)‚ our planets fossil fuel consumption issue ‚ and especially drugs‚ in this case we have marijuana and how it causes behind the wheel‚ work related deaths and mostly you hear about how it negatively affects your lungs. But have you ever disregarded the media and done some research of your own? Turns out this so called drug marijuana
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perceived and actual risks of being infected with HIV are closely intertwined with his or her spouse’s. As the HIV/AIDS epidemic spreads to the general population‚ a large and increasing proportion of HIV transmissions occur within marriage (Bongaarts 1996). Indeed‚ discordant couples (i.e. couples where only one partner is infected with HIV) represent the majority of HIV-infected couples in sub-Saharan Africa (de Walque 2007)‚ and a large proportion of new HIV infections in this region occurs within discordant
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The Catholic church is right: the condom is no cure for Aids in Africa Today‚ everybody in developed world has heard (at least once) about HIV/Aids as the virus is spread all over the world. And as it is global‚ the fact that people in poorer countries are more likely to suffer from HIV/Aids may appear quite logical because the technology and/or medicine is less advanced in those countries. It might seem rather paradoxical‚ however‚ an absence of technological/medical opportunities can
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