... is usually smoked, even the most nauseous patient can use it as well as easily regulate their intake ("Medical Marijuana" 23). No prescription drug offers the benefits and potential of marijuana. Many people have testified to marijuana's validity as a unique form of treatment. One of these, Robert Randall, one of only eight patients supplied with marijuana by the federal government, ... wouldn"t use marijuana." (Snider A1) These three people represent thousands of sufferers across the country who use marijuana as a form of treatment. Marijuana as a form of treatment has gained support fro...

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... We Benefit? There has been so much controversy over the issue of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes in the past couple of years. The majority of the people can't decide whether it would be good or ... usually recommended to cancer patients Ryan 2 undergoing chemotherapy. It stops the nausea or makes it more bearable to those in chemotherapy. Marijuana is also an effective treatment for AIDS patients suffering from wasting syndrome. Wasting syndrome causes them to loose a great percentage of their body fat. Marijuana stimulates the appetite causing them ... sclerosis, temporaril...

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... so much press and inspired so much concern among doctors and the public alike in recent years as the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was unknown to medical investigators until 1980 (Zinner M.D. 115). The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The first reports of people dying from AIDS emerged in ... it might who still have a strong and intact immune system and a relatively small number of HIV particles in their bodies. Scientist have recently learned that early diagnosi...

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... 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. When health care employees follow the HIV testing guidelines they help to prevent the spread of this deadly virus. AIDS stands for ... anyone. Also employers are obligated to make "reasonable accommodations" for employees with disabilities including HIV according to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Treatment for HIV may require schedule or workload change in order for the person to be able to attend regularly scheduled doctors appoi...

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... 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 marijuana provides relief" (Schaler 121) Nothing in the act permits persons using marijuana for medical purposes to engage in conduct that endangers others (such as driving under t...

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... from various diseases. It helps AIDS and cancer patients surpass pain, vomiting, nausea, and boosts their eating habits. Marijuana also helps people who have glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and spasticity (American Medical Association). It improves the environment (Boje 46), combats weight loss, and eases severe headaches. Larry, a former student, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. He lost thirty pounds ... used as an appetite stimulant. According to Joni Commons, a deputy director of the county's health services, "smoking pot was the only thing that relieved her otherwise constant n...

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... in 1970. She later married Joseph R. Novello. They moved to the United States and she completed an internship in pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical Center. From the start of her career, Dr. Novello was sure she wanted a career where she could help women and children. She herself struggled ... with a childhood illness. She suffered from Congenital Mega colon, an abnormality of the colon. 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...

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... chronically infected- Chronically infected people usually do not have symptoms, but are at increased risk for liver failure and liver cancer and need ongoing medical care. A HBV carrier is a person who never fully recovers from HBV infection. This means that if your partner is infected with HBV ... blood product for clotting problems produced before 1987 Have ever been on long-term kidney dialysis Have evidence of liver disease You should talk with medical provider about screening methods for HCV infections. Unlike many other diseases, hepatitis C, if detected and treated, can often be ...

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... false claims (Joy). For thousands of years, the drug marijuana has been used to treat a wide variety of ailments ("The Need toÉ"). Between 1840 and 1900, European and American medical journals published more than 100 papers on the therapeutic use of the drug known then as Cannabis Indica (or Indian hemp) and now as marijuana. It was recommended from such ... things as an appetite stimulant to a muscle relaxant ("Marihuana as MedicineÉ"). There is a 5,000-year medical history of marijuana. This history has almost been forgotten. The use of medical marijuana declined in the early 20th c...

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... five "schedules" or categories. 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. This does not apply to marijuana at all. Unfortunately, at the time the act was put into action, marijuana had been prohibited for more ... ruling which meant returning marijuana back to a Schedule I narcotic. In 1975, Robert Randall, who suffered from glaucoma, was arrested for cultivating his own marijuana. He won his case using the "m...

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... from what they do not want. 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. Both courts have heard the case and have come to separate conclusions. ... assigned to the national government. 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. The effects from smoking the marijuana essentially calms the nerves and eases the pain ... ...

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... a potential remedy in today's modern world. Over the past few decades, many organizations that support the legalization of marijuana have formed. Some examples of these organizations are the American Medical Marijuana Association (AMMA). Therapeutic Human Cannabis (THC), and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). "During the 1970's NORML led the successful efforts to decriminalize ... legalized for that purpose. Even certain very well educated doctors have begun to warm up to the idea of legalizing marijuana. For instance, Dr. Lester Grinspoon, a graduate from...

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... sufferers of glaucoma that spells relief. Many cancer patients say it alleviates the severe nausea that accompanies chemotherapy, and the medicines used to treat the horrible disease. Cannabis makes lifesaving treatment possible where it wasn't before. Until 1937, there were twenty-seven medicines containing marijuana were legally available in the United States to aid suffering patients including those of AIDS, cancer ... pro-legalization complain that morphine and cocaine are legal and very dangerous drugs, much more so than cannabis, which for me, brings up the question "why not legal...

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... In 1980 the WHO targeted leprosy, which affected approximately 12million people worldwide. By 1998 just over one million people were affected, with seventy five per cent of those receiving treatment. In 1987 the WHO turned its attentions to Polio, with similar results. By 1996 Polio was on the verge of extinction, with over 1billion children having received vaccination, and ... 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 trea...

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... bloodless surgery yet to be found, But for Bible-Based reasons we as Jehovahs Witnesses refuse blood tranfusions. But we do accept and vigorously pursue medical alternatives to blood. Jehovah,s Witnesses actively seek the best in medical treatment. Doctors have perfected many bloodless surgery techniques on Jehovahs Witnesses. Even cardiovascular surgeon Denton Cooley has performed bloodless open heart surgery on 663 of Jehovah ... ,s Witnesses. True many have criticized us for are refusal of blood. But in truth the Witnesses rigorous stand has been a major force behind safer medical tre...

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... who quite often are not experienced enough to approach the families, request consent and follow up the autopsy results (Welsh, 1998). Perhaps the medical community should structure their training of residents to include and emphasize the importance of the postmortem examination with an emphasis on communication between clinicians, ... because TB is preventable and treatable. Most of the patients waited until they were in the terminal stages of the disease before they sought treatment. These patients would have survived for several more years had they not succumbed to TB. These results wo...

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... illegal substance. When people hear the phrase, "legalization of marijuana," they only think of the ones smoking it for recreational purposes, rather than for medical value. Although, some states in the U.S. have made the criminal distinction between people who smoke marijuana as a doctor's recommended remedy and recreational users ... agencies claim there is no distinction in federal law. The social debate of legalizing medicinal marijuana should be long over because legalizing marijuana for medical purposes would bring about more help than harm to the miserable patients suffering from A...

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... then people have been fighting to try to legalize it. So far we seem to be doing all right they have legalized marijuana for medical use in some states. Marijuana is effective in treating different medical orders such as AIDS , cancer, epilepsy and chronic pain. Some other benifits are relief from nausea and increased appetite which can play a ... a cannabis production and licensing scheme. -Declare amnesty for anyone convicted of cannabis possession under current or past law. -Amend the federal medical marijuana program to ease rules regarding eligibility, production, and distribution,...

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... can be sold at every corner store. There are many good reasons for legalizing this drug. Marijuana can have some very useful qualities. Marijuana has been proven useful for many medical reasons. Thirteen states have laws authorizing marijuana for therapeutic research programs, with Massachusetts being on of them. 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. The THC in smoking marijuana can decrease the intraocular pressure in the eye an...

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... THC. THC is the chemical in marijuana credited with giving marijuana its therapeutic effects (Onstand 165). THC is available in the pill form Marinol. Initially renowned as the foremost treatment of nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite, Marinol has fallen out of favor with a majority of doctors and patients. First of all, Marinol only comes in pill- ... , can lead to severe psychotic episodes, including hallucinations (Dickinson 135). Finally, the costs of Marinol far exceed those of marijuana, a major drawback for chronic patients immersed in medical bills. Marijuana, when inhaled, off...

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... drug addictions (Ethics and Animals). It has been handled badly, but their prime goal considered is the betterment of humankind. Yet medical progress is being threatened by activists who would end the use of laboratory animals in the research for treatment and cures. In the Violence, Terrorism and the Animal Rights Movement article it states, "that the more extreme animal rights ... or testing (Woolf 1). The institutions hit the hardest by animal rights activities include research (university and private) and agriculture. Sixty-three university facilities and twenty-one private research...

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... gloves. 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. There are three primary approaches to treating HIV disease. One is Antiviral Therapy, which disables HIV replication. Another is Immune Boosting Therapy, which ... attempts to boost the body's ability to fight HIV and to fortify the immune system against HIV's attack. And finally, Treatment and Prevention of Specific Opportunist Infections. Although there is no cure, many...

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... be. New data (1997) indicated more than 30 million people were living with HIV compared to the estimates of 23 million. (Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center: Living with HIV/AIDS (1999). [On-line]: http://cpmenet.columbia.edu/texts/hv-ad/gep6454) There are many birth control methods that ... in which both people are free of the HIV infection, or using latex condoms or any other AIDS reducers whenever engaging in intercourse. (Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center: Counseling and Prevention of HIV and STD's. (1999). [On-line]: http://cpmenet.columbia.edu/texts/geps/geps0072) From January...

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... years, legalizing marijuana has been a controversial issue in the United States. Some believe that the government should legalize marijuana for medical purpose and the belief that the crime rate will decrease. On the other hand, people believe that marijuana is a ... ongoing argument have relevant points yet still this issue remains a constant battle. Legalizing marijuana may sound absurd to some people but there is good medical reasoning behind it. Marijuana can reduce nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite for those people infected with the AIDS virus. It can also help ... Marijuana ...

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... thought of as a gateway drug, but really it should be considered a safe and effective medicine. There have been many battles over the use of medical marijuana. Some states have even passed propositions that allow the use of medical marijuana. The pros of marijuana outweigh the cons mainly because it can be used medically and it doesn't cause harm to the user. There ... all drugs into categories known as schedules. Marijuana was placed in Schedule I, saying it has a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medicinal use in treatment in the U.S., and a lack of accepted safety for u...

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