aids (disease)

Ten years ago Jena Lee Nardella wanted to change the world so she joined forces with Grammy Award-winning band Jars of Clay to found Blood Water and began her mission of building one thousand wells in Africa. Today, working throughout eleven countries in Africa, Blood Water has provided health care for over 62,000 people and has partnered with communities to provide clean water for more than one million people.

The author explores the emotions and feelings of friends and family members of someone who has been diagnosed with the HIV virus, and discusses medical information and the importance of receiving treatment immediately.

A guide to understanding HIV and AIDS, providing information about the diagnosis of infection, transmission of the disease, the course of HIV, treatment options, prevention, and the effects of the disease on special populations; and discussing the medical science of HIV/AIDS.

Chronicles doctors' efforts to understand and treat AIDS from the late 1970s through the year 2000.

Examines the experiences of pregnant, HIV-positive women in India, discussing birthing experiences and motherhood.

Presents an overview of the health crisis in Africa, discussing HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases and illnesses; their causes; and what can be done about the problem.

In the last 20 years, HIV/AIDS has spread across barriers and affected people in every corner of the world.

Two different interweaving stories that mirror each other in theme and character study. The first story starts in 1689 England, where 15-year-old Eliza finds her 11 brothers turned into enchanted swans. In the second story, Elias, a young man living with AIDS in the 1980s, is rejected by his family and must learn to live life on the streets.

Prescription and over-the-counter drugs can cure people of illnesses or relieve their pain, but there are other drugs that serve no medical purpose but are used by individuals for their effects on perceptions, emotions, and levels of energy. These substances, although illega,l and prevalent in modern-day America and can pose major health risks to individuals, not least psychological and/or physical dependence.

Emphasis is placed on the importance of early prevention efforts intended to decrease the development of destructive behaviors. Topics include, the effects of a dysfunctional family, physical and sexual abuse, low self-esteem, depression, stress, eating disorders, pregnancy, AIDS, suicide, gang membership, school dropout, and homelessness.