Agammaglobulinaemia and Selective Immunoglobulin Isotype Deficiencies
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A 9 page paper discussing X-linked agammaglobulinaemia (XLA), an immunodeficiency in which mature B lymphocyte cells fail to develop and Ig heavy chain rearrangement fails to progress as it should. The paper also discusses X-linked Hyper IgM Syndrome. Both conditions can result in decreased levels of IgA, IgG and IgE. XLA has been associated with greater incidence of colorectal cancer in young adults, but researchers are unclear whether the increase is related to a life history of greater incidence of infection. Many XLA patients died before reaching their 20s and 30s in years past, but better treatments are improving their chances. Includes 2 figures, bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSAgamma.wps

AIDS
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A 3 page overview of AIDS. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAaids8.rtf

AIDS and South Africa: A Global Perspective
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An 8 page outline of the problems facing South Africa in terms of effectively addressing the AIDS epidemic. This paper assesses the AIDS epidemic in the region from the perspective of the cultural behaviors and mindsets which continue to feed it. The contention is presented that the most effective address of the problem must overcome the cultural refusal to acknowledge it. Home testing coupled with government-enforced mandatory attendance at educational workshops is proposed as being a solution which will ensure self-awareness, avoid social ostracization, and hopefully spawn positive behavior change. A free one-page solution outline is included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPaidsAf.rtf

AIDS Dementia Complex/Dementia Due to HIV Disease
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The spread of HIV infection and the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) epidemic has been especially problematic in the countries of the Third World, and health professionals have attempted to determine the correlation between existing efforts towards reducing its spread and positive outcomes for at-risk populations. One of the emerging problems as AIDS and HIV infection continues to spread untreated is the presence of AIDS related dementia, also described as AIDS Dementia Complex, Dementia related to HIV infection, or HIV encephalopathy. This 5 page paper provides an overview of the issue presented and relates it to the current literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHDemAID.rtf

AIDS in Africa
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A 4 page assessment of the impacts Africa has endured at the hands of Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The author provides statistics and examines the reasons that this region has been hit so hard. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPaidAf2.rtf

AIDS in the United States Today
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A 9 page paper which examines the history of AIDS and its presence in society today. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAAIDStd.rtf

AIDS in the US
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An 8 page research paper that discusses the management of HIV/AIDS within the US healthcare system and then compares this to Canada. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: khhivnus.rtf

AIDS Vaccine Research
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This 5 page paper explores the advances in AIDS vaccine research beginning with President Clinton's initiative of 1997. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KTaidvac.wps

AIDS, AIDS Activism and Social Limits
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the issue of AIDS, the development of AIDS activism and the social limitations imposed upon the process of addressing this problem. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHAIDSoc.wps

AIDS/HIV and the Third World
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An 18 page examination of the socio-economic factors which have translated into the AIDS epidemic in the third world. The author defines AIDS and HIV, describing their causes and potentials for societal address. Third world poverty and the social inequalities and inefficiencies (traceable partially to colonialism) which exist in these countries are blamed for this epidemic. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: PPaidsSc.rtf

AIDS: The Potential for a Vaccine
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This 5 page paper considers the search for a vaccine to combat the HIV virus. The writer conducts a brief literature review regarding current research including trials and potential vaccines. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEaidsvc.wps

Alagille Syndrome
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This 5 page paper is a concisely written description of this condition. The writer explains the causes of the syndrome, the incidence, the symptoms and the treatments for this disease. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEalagil.wps