Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, is a serious disease. It is the last stage of a virus called Human Immuno-deficiency Virus, HIV. The disease renders the body's immune system. When this happens, the body is unable to resist invasion by microorganisms that cause serious infectio...

Treating Disease with Stem Cells This article was written by Dr. Gregory Hale, professor of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, in response to questions posed by Scientific American Magazine regarding the treatment of certain diseases with cord blood stem cells. Ther...

What is AIDS? AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is not passed down from generation to generation through genes, but it is acquired. AIDS is a disease that attacks the immune system, a system that is vital in fighting off disease. This disease causes the immune system to be d...

AIDS: Past, Present, Future. With the 1980s many new things were introduced to Americans: Ronald Reagan, "Dukes of Hazard," and Atari were all brought about. With these new things came something completely different, something that was somewhat of a mystery at the time. ...

HIVand AIDS A deadly virus of epidemic proportion rapidly spreads throughout the world. Since 1984, nearly fifty million people have been infected in America alone. There is no cure for this virus and drugs alone wont stop it from attacking your immune system. Acquired Immune Deficiency Synd...

A social problem is defined as a negative interaction between groups in society. The social problem most likely effects more than one group of people. Most problems bring upon havoc or cause lack of cooperation in solving the problem. Social problems also prevent groups from growing and improving...

Prenatal Care It is very important that you begin your prenatal care early, and continue this care regularly throughout your pregnancy. You want to give your baby a healthy start in life. You also want to make sure that you stay healthy, too. Your health, and your baby's health, are closely...

AIDS: What is it and how is it spread? What is AIDS and how is it spread? Around the world, AIDS has been a top killer for many people throughout the 20th century and is spread numerous ways. Scientist have been hard at work for years to find a cure for AIDS, but only have been able to fin...

The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, better known as aids is the most deadly disease known to man today. There are approximately 20 million people living with aids in the world and the number is growing. The epidemic is sweeping through the continents of Africa and Southeast Asia. There is cur...

Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle Cell Anemia is the most common blood inherited disease in the United States, affecting about 72,000 Americans each year, and it has no cure. It commonly affects Hispanics and African Americans rather than Caucasians. It is classified as a disease in which the red ...

One Of Life¡s Great Proteins ¡V Hemoglobin Introduction Hemoglobin is a protein, which is one of the four basic biological molecules of life. Proteins have many functions and are versatile molecules. They are important for building and repairing cells and tissues and also as enzymes that are...