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The 1993 Film Version of Randy Shilts's And The Band Played On

In five pages the ways in which the film depicts the AIDS epidemic, the frustrations, social attitudes, and lack of funding associ...

Africa, Health, Poverty, and AIDS

viewpoint on the topic is important for research, if effective means of reducing and eradicating the disease are to be found. ...

The Third World, HIV, and AIDS

AIDS was first discovered in New York and California among homosexual males and intravenous drug users in 1980. It quickly became...

International Implications of Nursing

affect the level of health care available to individuals in sub-Saharan nations, the exodus of qualified health care providers and...

Global Epidemic Prevention of Obesity

a false ideal body weight, there is an epidemic within the psychological world of those adolescents and indeed, people of all ages...

A South Africa Global AIDS Perspective

Africans are currently HIV positive (AP Worldstream, 2002; MacGregor, 2002). Some 5000 are said to die each week from AIDS-relate...

AIDS and Africa

for them and the hospital space is needed for others (Scarce Money, Few Drugs, Little Hope, 2002). This seems horrific...

Overview of Mad Cow Disease

In five pages this paper discusses mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy in an etiology overview that includes the 1...

Epidemic Proportions of the Plague and Cholera

In six pages this paper takes a historical examination of the epidemic proportion reseached by outbreakes of the plague and choler...

The Epidemic Proportions of AIDS

In this paper consisting of twelve pages the evolution of the AIDS epidemic is discussed. There are twelve bibliographic sources ...

Today's AIDS Victims' Treatment and the Plague Depicted in Boccaccio's 'The Decameron'

In four pages this paper compares the social problem of the Black Plague that is the subject of 'The Decameron' with the modern da...

Bioethics Advanced Essays

This paper contains ten pages and discusses the complexities of bioethics by summarizing the biology of HIV and the disease produc...

AIDS and the Bubonic Plague

insects is the rat flea." As the disease progressed, the victims heart beat wildly as it tried to pump blood through the swollen...

American Army and the 1918 Spanish Influenza Outbreak

In fifteen pages this paper discusses epidemiology, problematic prevention and treatment associated with the epidemic of Spanish I...

Boston, Massachusetts and the 1721 Small Pox Epidemic

In five pages this epidemic and inoculation techniques developed in eighteenth century Boston are discussed. Four sources are cit...

Homelessness and Children's Health Issues

is the factor which many of these children are denied due to their living conditions or lack of them. Most builders or carpenters...

Insurance Industry and AIDS

In forty pages this paper examines how the insurance industry has been affected by the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Twenty sources are ...

Thailand's Tourism and the Impact of AIDS

revenue. Prostitutes are one of the many amenities that travelers can expect. The government fears that a tough policy would scare...

Can the 'Epidemic' of Teenage Suicide be Cured?

In five pages this paper examines why suicide among teens has grown to epidemic proportions. Eight sources are cited in the bibli...

Ancient Political Systems

A 6 page research paper that discusses the political positions of various authors from the ancient world. The writer asserts that ...

Nutrition and HIV

mineral supplement" every day (Ungvarski, 1996). Empirical evidence shows that there is a "synergistic and interactive relations...

What Schools Can Do to Stem the Obesity Epidemic

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Media's Responsibility for the Obesity Epidemic

would work to resolve the problem and in fact, some people report that religious activity has helped them lose weight. The author ...

Understanding the Cultural Aspect of the Obesity Epidemic Among Children in America

food, something that is very important and relevant in the United States. This author notes, "Technological change (e.g. industria...

Obesity is Not a Problem of Epidemic Proportions

away from parents who are blamed for abuse or neglect if a child becomes too fat. In the old days, this was unheard of. Families t...

Black Community and the Epidemic Proportions of Diabetes

cells that are responsible for producing insulin. Although it can develop at any age, it is described as juvenile onset because m...

American Epidemic of Obesity

is obese children (Neff 2359). Other health risks associated with obesity include, but are not limited to: high cholesterol, hea...

Comparing Two Articles Regarding Africa and the AIDS Epidemic

population, but they are taking a hands-on approach to fighting "against the scourge" (Bayingana). According to Dr. Agnes Binagwa...

A Deadly Epidemic That Lasted Centuries

There are dozens of infectious diseases that have taken the lives of millions and millions of people. Some data back to many centu...

The American Obesity Epidemic

This paper considers whether or not the fast food industry should be sued by those with weight problems and whether the taxpayer s...