...The Cure: How Close Are We from Stopping the Pandemic? Human Biology 1000 September 24, 2009 Audience: Future scientist, researches, and the general public Greetings to you all, my name is ------------------------- and I am giving a briefing today on one of human kinds biggest enemies. The object of this briefing is to inform all of you about the hope that has recently been discovered to possibly cure HIV/AIDS. One of the biggest germs of our time which is responsible for over 2 million lives lost is HIV/AIDS also known as Human Immune Deficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. There is an estimated 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS. This monster of a virus is crossing all ethnic lines as well as social classes and all age groups. It sees no color of the skin, your age or where you come from. What is HIV or by its scientific name the human immune deficiency syndrome or immunodeficiency virus: it is a modern day virus that according to some research dates back to the early 1950’s. As it grows today it has been around since the 1970’s in its current form. HIV has to forms, HIV-1B and HIV-1c. HIV-1B is mainly in the United States and HIV-1C is what we find in Africa. You can have HIV for years and not have any symptoms at all, so what are the phases of HIV? (2) 1) The primary HIV infection phase (aka as acute sero-conversion illness) 2) The asymptomatic phase 3) The minor symptomatic phase 4) The major symptomatic phase 5) AIDS...
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...11/13/14 H399 The Invisible Cure The Invisible Cure was written by Helen Epstein in 2007. The book is about Helen’s research in Africa about the HIV/AIDS infection, and why we are losing the fight against AIDS. It goes through Helen’s experience in Africa and the Ugandans ability to face the roaring epidemic. The story starts out telling us about her backstory and how she used to research insects, she then went to a lecture about HIV and it changed the type of research she wanted to do. Helen flies to Uganda and emerges herself in the search of a vaccine to AIDS. Within a few months of arriving, Ugandans had driven down the rate of infection through means that are both controversial and misunderstood. Epstein wrote, “I had felt like a pilgrim exploring a place where a miracle was said to have occurred long ago. Everyone had a different story about it and half the evidence was missing.” This statement reveals the mystery behind the HIV epidemic, and how it evolves and becomes resistant to the cocktail drugs. Helen makes it clear that the drugs alone will never save Africa. The health care infrastructure is lacking, too many other threatening diseases. However, the experts think that there are still possibilities of a vaccine. What the real “cure” is to have dramatic behavioral changes and prevent new infections. Epstein’s idea to stop the rate of infection is to increase the number of monogamous relationships. During her research she noticed a trend of the natives being...
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...On the rack in the railway carriage immediately opposite Clovis was a solidly wrought travelling bag, with a carefully written label, on which was inscribed, "J. P. Huddle, The Warren, Tilfield, near Slowborough." Immediately below the rack sat the human embodiment of the label, a solid, sedate individual, sedately dressed, sedately conversational. Even without his conversation (which was addressed to a friend seated by his side, and touched chiefly on such topics as the backwardness of Roman hyacinths and the prevalence of measles at the Rectory), one could have gauged fairly accurately the temperament and mental outlook of the travelling bag's owner. But he seemed unwilling to leave anything to the imagination of a casual observer, and his talk grew presently personal and introspective. "I don't know how it is," he told his friend, "I'm not much over forty, but I seem to have settled down into a deep groove of elderly middle-age. My sister shows the same tendency. We like everything to be exactly in its accustomed place; we like things to happen exactly at their appointed times; we like everything to be usual, orderly, punctual, methodical, to a hair's breadth, to a minute. It distresses and upsets us if it is not so. For instance, to take a very trifling matter, a thrush has built its nest year after year in the catkin- tree on the lawn; this year, for no obvious reason, it is building in the ivy on the garden wall. We have said very little about it, but I think we both feel...
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...A CURE FOR AIDS Abstract This paper contains information from six different articles relating to finding a cure for AIDS. These articles are very similar in results for finding an actual cure for AIDS, but up until this point there is no actual cure for AIDS. However, the information that I have conducted has indicated an antiretroviral treatment that can suppress HIV – the virus that causes AIDS – and the antiretroviral treatment can delay illness for many years. After reading many articles I found that there is many scams out their that are trying to sell a cure for AIDS, so if you have aids don’t fall for these misleading they don’t work. Many people that are infected with this deadly virus don’t even know that they are infected. Many people don’t even develop symptoms after they first get infected with HIV. Others on the other hand tend to get very sick. The person will have flu – like illness within several days even to weeks after they have been exposed to the virus. The infected person will start to complain that they have a fever, headache, tiredness, and enlarged lymph nodes on their neck. These symptoms tend to go away by themselves after a few weeks. . This asymptomatic phase often lasts for years. The progression of this disease can vary among each individual, and this state can last for a few months to more than ten years. A CURE FOR AIDS There is no cure for AIDS or the HIV infection as of today. Although antiretroviral treatment can help suppress HIV;...
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...Page 1 of 4 CURE DECISION POINT REVIEW PLAN (DPRP) DISCLOSURE NOTICE How To Comply with the DPRP Requirements Of Your CURE Policy The 'Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act' was signed into law on May 19, 1998, and it has led to changes in your no-fault (Personal Injury Protection or PIP) medical coverage. In enacting these reforms, the Legislature found that the substantial increase in the cost of medical expense benefits over the years had to be addressed by providing controls to eliminate medically unnecessary treatments, diagnostic testing and use of durable medical equipment. As a result, in accordance with the provisions of your CURE auto policy including its Decision Point Review Plan (DPRP) requirements, you have certain obligations that you must satisfy so that we may provide coverage for medically necessary treatment, diagnostic testing and use of durable medical equipment arising from an automobile accident in which you are injured. See EXHIBIT I for a copy of the DPRP section of your PIP coverage provisions. Failure to comply with the policy requirements as summarized below may affect the reimbursement for medical treatment, diagnostic tests and durable medical equipment. No decision point requirements shall apply within 10 days of the insured event or to treatment administered in emergency care. YOUR OBLIGATIONS 1. Treatment of "Identified Injuries” 'Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 11:3-4, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has published standard...
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...The Cure or the Disease? Genetically Speaking: The Cure or the Disease? World Hunger today or world hunger tomorrow is the question that faces us today. We have to understand the problem we are facing. As the human population approaches the 7 billion mark and still continues to grow at an exponential rate, agricultural experts asked whether the world can continue to produce enough food for everyone. . . . people in many developing countries such as China and India are becoming wealthier and are eating a richer diet, including more meat, which requires more cropland to produce.( Turk, J., & Bensel, T. 2011) We cannot simply do nothing. We have to find new and better ways to produce food. We cannot just search for short term benefit and not research what the future may bring. Genetically engineered food could give people enough food to eat but does come at too high a cost. Genetic Engineering of Food is not the way to cure world hunger but it is a way to stop or slow the growth of hunger. The question must be answered on several different levels. We see that the yeilds of the genetically engineered food is higher but at what cost. The cost of feeding people today could mean starving people tomorrow or worse contaminating them. Genetically engineered food yeild more crops but we must examine how it is done. The plant crops are resistant to insects. Through gentic means these crops are either unappealing to insects or at worse poison to them. Making...
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...What are scientists doing to solve of the problem of HIV? What are scientists doing to solve of the problem of HIV? By Prerana Bhandari St Olaves Grammar School By Prerana Bhandari St Olaves Grammar School Image taken from: http://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hiv_virus.jpg This human T cell (blue) is under attack by HIV (yellow), the virus that causes AIDS. Image taken from: http://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hiv_virus.jpg This human T cell (blue) is under attack by HIV (yellow), the virus that causes AIDS. Page Number: 3 6 8 9 Page Number: 3 6 8 9 Contents: 1. Biological Problem 2. Pathology 3. Solutions for HIV: 4. 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 8 9 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 8 9 Main Solution: Stribild or Quad study 102 and 103: 5. Evaluation of Stribild: Are the processes and methods appropriate for producing valid and reliable data and effective solutions? 6. How Stribild works 7. Limitations of Stribild 8. Benefits and Risks of Stribild to humans 9. Alternate solutions 10. Conclusion 11. References 12. Evaluation of sources What are scientists doing to solve of the problem of HIV? Biological Problem: HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus which attacks the immune system, and weakens your ability to fight infections and disease and the final stage of HIV; AIDS (acquired immune deficiency) is when your body can...
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...Music Cures Music has been a big part of my life. I’ve grown up listening to all types of music from, “80’s and 90’s music” all the way till today’s hit songs. I believe that music has the power to change people and bring them closer together. I’ve always been very passionate about all different types of music, but never understood why music to me sounds so good and why I love different genres. Music has a big part in today’s culture because it can make people happy and take away stress. When I’m watching a movie and someone in the movie has accomplished something great I always notice the music in the background, how inspiring it is and it makes me want to do something great. Last year around the middle of March an event called Round Up was taking place around west campus in Austin. I was walking with one of my best friends and he told me, “Just imagine if every corner we walked around there was some sort of happy music playing.” I would imagine the world would be a much happier place. I noticed everyone around me singing and dancing. I had no idea who these people were. I wasn’t sure exactly why these people were happy, but I know for a fact that if the music was turned off the level of excitement and enthusiasm would down. This shows how music has such an important impact on our society and more importantly on the individual. When music goes into our ears, it touches us emotionally and if it is the right type of music it will be bring happiness. A lot of the time...
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...Causes & Cures In this essay I plan to analyze a dangerous disease that is infecting people through the U.S. This disease is called affluenza it is very contagious and once infected with the disease it is difficult to unseat. Affluenza us characterized as an unhealthy relationship with money, swollen expectations and trying to keep up with the Joneses. Affluenza creates stress, bankruptcies, and causes problems in relationships. Although, there are some people who have a different definition for affluenza. Many people find affluenza to be a rich man's disease and have responded by suggesting that the world has bigger problems without have to feel sorry for the rich. I would contend that affluenza that affluenza can be cured and maybe prevented. In analyzing affluenza I hope to shed insight those possibilities. There is a disease that is sweeping the U.S. at an alarming pace. It is called affluenza it is very contagious and growing at frightening rates. In 1997, an amazing 1.1 million debt plagued spenders filed for personal bankruptcy that was a 28.6% increase from '96. Economists predict another 1.6 million to file by the end of this fiscal year, (Shop 'til We Drop [STWD], 1997). These are two vivid examples of the amazing rate at which affluenza is growing. These numbers are occurring Causes & Cures despite the strong economy and perhaps because of it. With the economy in the U.S. going so well credit card companies are issuing more...
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...The Last Best Cure Book Review This book was written by science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa. Her story all began when she was diagnosed with a chronical illness known as, “Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)”. It all began when she was lugging her daughter in a red wagon to their neighborhood pool for an evening swim. The following day, Donna was unable to move; she became immobilized. Over a period of time, Donna gradually recuperated; however, she relapsed becoming totally immobilized again. She had exceptional specialized treatment and medicines to help cure her illness, but the only element she lacked was joy. Donna’s main goal was to inform the reader how to eliminate suffering from his or her life, to learn how to experience completeness and to elevate to...
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...They expect subordinates to be on call 24/7 and to hit unrealistic deadlines with limited resources. When the work product is delivered, horrible bosses may ignore it for long intervals, making it clear that the deadline was artifi cial and the stress unnecessary. To minimize the impact of horrible bosses, companies can ensure that performance reviews are based on objective measures, not subjective ones. They can examine tasks and workloads for relevance and fairness. They can off er training to teach respectful behavior. They can police sexual harassment and make flexibility a right. But formal processes go only so far. Employees sometimes fi nd themselves worse off when they use official complaint mechanisms. The best cure for horrible bosses is alternative relationships and collaboration. Organizations that foster strong, multidimensional relationships among...
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...Mantesh TABLE OF CONTENTS Cure Tooth Decay Book Description Foreword By Timothy Gallagher D.D.S. President of the Holistic Dental Association Introduction 100% Real Dental Healing Testimonials Leroy from Utah Ms. Steuernol from Alberta , Canada Mike from Ashland , Oregon Pioneering Tooth Cavity Remineralization CHAPTER 1 DENTISTRY'S INABILITY TO CURE CAVITIES Reaffirm Your Choice to Cure Your Cavities The Real Cause of Cavities Remembering Your Connection Fear of the Dentist How Conventional Dentistry Works Micro-organisms Conventional Dentistry’s Losing Battle Against Bacteria The Failure of Conventional Dentistry Chapter 1 References CHAPTER 2 DENTIST WESTON PRICE DISCOVERS THE CURE Lack of Nutrition is the Cause of Physical Degeneration The Healthy People of the Loetschental Valley, Switzerland Modern Swiss were Losing Their Health The Healthy People of the Outer Hebrides Gaelics on Modern Foods are Losing Their Health Genetics and Tooth Decay Aborigines of Australia Nutritive Values of Diets Compared Fat-soluble Vitamins and Activators Mantesh Why Tooth Decay with Modern Civilization? Weston Price's Tooth Decay Curing Protocol Dr. Price's Protocol Summarized Chapter 2 References CHAPTER 3 MAKE YOUR TEETH STRONG WITH FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS How Teeth Remineralize 101 Hormones and Tooth Decay Cholesterol The Miracle of Vitamin D Vital Fat-Soluble Vitamin A Cod Liver Oil Heals Cavities Weston Price’s Activator X More Fat-Soluble...
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...My Cure to Boredom There are days when I feel a sense of boredom, but I have a cure for that feeling. It then comes to mind, I can prepare my favorite food. I will now prepare “Ceviche”. Ceviche is a popular dish throughout most Latin countries. In order for me to prepare this dish, I will need to get the ingredients together. Let us see, I will need lemons, cilantro, red onions, habanero peppers, Ajinimoto seasoning, and Tilapia fish. Alright, I have everything needed for this dish. Now it is time to make “Ceviche”. First, I need to cut the tilapia fish into pieces. The pieces will be cut into small chunks or slivers. This allows for the fish to cure properly in the fresh squeezed lemon juice. Second, I need to squeeze fresh lemon juice over the pieces of fish. The lemon juice will actually cure or cook the fish. Not done yet. Third, I will now dice the cilantro. I prefer my cilantro chopped in a very fine matter. Chopping the cilantro into fine pieces allows for better coverage over the other ingredients. Fourth, I will need to chop the habanero peppers. I chop the habanero peppers in the same form as the cilantro, finely chopped. Habanero peppers are a very hot and spicy flavored pepper, so I got to be careful not to overdo it. I add this ingredient in small amounts not to overdo it; otherwise you will have a dish that most people cannot eat. Fifth, I will now add my special ingredient, Ajinimoto seasoning. This is a mild salt flavored spice that...
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...This summer, I discovered it: the cure to Alzheimer’s disease, the elusive disease that has thwarted the brightest scientists across America. Through hours of exhaustive work in the lab, I have made the “giant leap for mankind.” Naturally I am now a Nobel Laureate and a multi-millionaire. Not to mention the critically acclaimed movie “The Cure” filmed about me, with me portrayed by Ian Dale and Benedict Cumberbatch playing my infamous British rival. That’s how it should of happened. As an idealistic sixteen-year-old accepted into the competitive Indiana Clinical and Translational Science’s Project STEM summer research internship, I imagined, with hard work, breakthroughs would be a weekly occurrence that ultimately culminated into the development...
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...“Reptile Blood a cure” Amy Parsons HCA/210 September 10, 2012 Cathy Wilburn Abstract In this paper, I will inform you of the ways that Reptile blood has been tested in hopes of finding cures for different diseases. There are several people testing the reptilian blood in experiments to help find a cure for a number of diseases. The thought of using a reptile’s blood to cure someone is a strange one. However, it was brought to the attention of Dr. Mark Merchant, of McNeese State University, that crocodiles, as well as other reptiles, heal with a great deal of quickness. He wondered how they could fight with such aggression and remain healthy. They fight to the points, sometimes, that they rip off limbs and expose bone and muscle. Then they swim off, into mucky, filthy water and yet they still do not get any kind of major infection. Humans exposed to the same type of battles and the same disgusting water they would have a devastating outcome, possibly death. This gave him and others ideas to check into their blood to see if they had something humans lacked. In 1998, Dr. Merchant found that American Alligators have a powerful antibiotic in their blood. Dr. Merchant demonstrated the “unscientific” evidence suggesting that reptile are resistant to bacterial infection. He identified reasons these creatures were immune to infection. Like humans, they have a natural defense system against invading bacteria, viruses, and fungi, which involves a group of proteins...
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