| AIDS/HIV Information |
| AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome it causes a destruction of the immune system. It is the most advanced stage of the HIV virus (HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus). AIDS is defined by the Centers for Disease Control… |
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| CDC Recommends HIV Tests, Puts Less Stress on Condom Use |
| In a significant shift in strategy in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the Centers for Disease Control recently recommended that tests for HIV be extended to all patients entering hospitals and clinics in the U.S. The CDC also recommended that doctors be… |
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| Drugs For Treating Aids May Prevent People From Catching Aids |
| In one of the most promising developments in more than 20 years, scientists claim that drugs used to control HIV/AIDS in patients may also be effective in preventing the disease in the first place. The drugs in question are tenofovir (Viread) and em… |
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| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: The Facts |
| Introduction The first cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported in the U.S. in June of 1981. The occurrence of the syndrome among homosexual men, intravenous (IV) drug abusers and, later, blood transfusion recipients and per… |
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| What are AIDS and HIV? |
| AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, a condition first reported in the United States in 1981, that has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). By killing or damaging cells of the… |
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| How to Know If You Have Hay fever |
| On average, 20 percent of individuals in the United States suffer from hayfever. Hayfever is caused by an allergic reaction mainly to different forms of pollen and ragweed. Hayfever has different effects on every individual depending on how severely… |
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| How To Get Relief During The Fall Allergy Season |
| Not only do temperatures and weather conditions change as the fall season approaches, but those annoying allergies you get every year, around this time, are likely to hit again. But don’t worry just yet, there are ways to fight the annoyance so you… |
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| Are Allergy Shots Effective? |
| Itchy, watery eyes, runny nose and sneezing are all common symptoms which a vast majority of us experience as allergy symptoms at specific times throughout the year. Many individuals do everything in their power to avoid allergies including changing… |
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| What Causes Allergies? |
| Almost 40 percent of the human population will suffer from allergies at some point in their lives. Itchy eyes, stuffy nose, coughing and sneezing are among the most common allergy symptoms and they can make any individual feel tired and weak. Many p… |
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| Beware: Your Fireplace Or Wood Burning Stove May Be Harming Your Health |
| As the holidays near and the air becomes more frigid, families gather around fireplaces and wood-burning stoves seeking warm comfort. Unfortunately for many --- especially those who suffer from asthma and allergies -- the use of such heating devices… |
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| Hidden Dangers From Poison Oak, Ivy |
| According to the American Academy of Dermatology, each year 10 to 50 million Americans develop an allergic rash after contact with Poison Oak, Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac Plants. The invisible oily resin called urushiol causes the ill effects of the… |
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| Are Asthma and Allergies Related? |
| When we hear of allergy and asthma studies, we often find them lumpted together. Is there really a connection between allergies and asthma? To get to the answer to this, we must first learn what allergies and asthma actually are. Allergies are immun… |
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| The 8 Most Common Allergies |
| It seems that almost everyone we meet suffers from an allergy of some kind or knows of someone who does...It is possible for almost anything to cause an allergic reaction but there are some allergies that are more common than others. It seems that a… |
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| Allergies - Not Just A Skin Rash! |
| It is a very common term which is used in our day-to-day life and allergies are basically caused by an adverse reaction to some substance. It can also be referred to as immediate hypersensitivities which occur very quickly when it is exposed to the… |
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| Hay Fever - Not Actually A Fever |
| Hay fever has been given many different names such as allergic rhinitis, pollinosis or nasal allergies. You can contract hay fever due to certain air borne dust particles exposed in the environment. These dust particles can be pollen, dander which c… |
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