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Is Suffering the Pain Worth It?
Many terminal patients want the right to assisted suicide because it is a means to endure their end without any unnecessary suffering and cost, physician-assisted suicide is always a huge topic that concerns people all over the world. The term physician-assisted suicide may refer to any circumstance in which a person intentionally provides someone with the means to end his or her life. Physician-assisted suicide is different from euthanasia, it is the act of “assisting” patients with their death by prescribed the lethal drug in order to end their suffering and euthanasia is the act of “requesting” for a lethal injection to end the patients’ life. The patients must meet certain requirements to be eligible for physician-assisted suicide and must take certain steps to complete the process. To be eligible for assisted suicide, the patients must be cognizant enough to make their own decisions regarding their care, have established residency in the state that is legalized, and have received a diagnosis that they will die within the next six months. In the United States, the legality of assisted suicide is determined at the state level, some states such as: California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington are allowed physician-assisted suicide. Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized because this option might be the only way to die in peace, doctors should also respect the patients' will, doctors should let the patients decide how they want to die; most importantly, patients should have their own right to pursue their own death.
By Kenneth S6 years ago in Longevity
The Lowdown On Kidney Stones
By: Marlene Affeld According to the National Institute Of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, kidney stones, also known as renal lithiasis, are a common disorder of the urinary tract accounting for more than a million health care visits each year. Medical research studies indicate that one in ten people in the United States will experience a kidney stone within their lifetime. However, science has yet to pinpoint the reason why men tend to have more kidney stones (also called nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis) than women.
By Marlene Affeld6 years ago in Longevity
My little Virus
Viruses are in no way new territory for mankind, since the dawn of time they have been present, living within their hosts, evolving and adapting to carry on their legacies. But what exactly is a virus and how does it work? With all the chaos and panic surrounding Covid-19 (Corona Virus), which began in the Wuhan district of China towards the end of 2019 and has sky rocketed to being a global pandemic within the first 3 months of 2020, it may help to know what these tiny bio-machines are. After all knowledge is power and ignorance leads to panic. Let's just take a moment to shake our heads at whomever upgraded the Plague Inc game to Real World Edition.
By Nicolas Pequeux6 years ago in Longevity
The Earthing Card +
Natures Frequencies manufactures our products utilizing a proprietary programming of Biofield Resonance Technology, BRT. By combining Tesla technology with sound and light frequencies Our Biofield Resonance Technology programming, assists in the application of electromagnetic energy in the nature of subtle energy frequencies in order to reduce quantum noise and achieve resonance to increase the efficiency of energy exchange for the purpose of improving the functioning and extending the useful life of the program and materials. Our BRT programming utilizes very specific homeopathic frequencies to assist with the harmonizing of the bodies Biofield. The Hologram and Earthing Card fields enhance the metabolism of cells through frequencies that are beneficial and harmonious to the frequencies of living cells, thus helping it function optimally.
By Joshua Jogo6 years ago in Longevity
Henrietta Lacks
In 1951, a young 30 year-old woman in Virginia, Henrietta Lacks, who was being treated for cervical cancer, had her tumor cells stolen by her doctor and sent to the hospital lab. She died not long after, but her cells, labeled HeLa for her name, mysteriously never died and are known to be the very first cells ever grown in culture. Her cell sample is known in the scientific community as 'Immortal Cells' and have been used for landmark research for the Polio Vaccine, gene mapping, cloning, and in-vitro fertilization.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Longevity
Measles Virus Makes You Forget All About Prior Infections
Measles virus erases memory of previous infections you already beat. I was stunned when I learned about it. Researchers call it « immune amnesia ». It’s a scary term that nobody wants to be associated with. A piece of advice, if it’s not already done, you should definitely update your Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccines. And here is why.
By Julien Dimastromatteo, PhD6 years ago in Longevity
The Psychology of the Placebo Effect
What is the Placebo Effect? The placebo effect can be defined as a positive health outcome based on a person’s expectation that the certain intervention will help them get better. The intervention involved may include anything from a pill or procedure to a relationship with a health provider. What these different placebos have in common is the fact that they do not contain an active medical substance supposed to affect health.
By Alonzo Echavarria-Garza6 years ago in Longevity
Novel Coronavirus: A Shift in the Narrative
The mainstream narrative about the origin of the 2019 coronavirus is shifting. There are reports circulating that a non-peer-reviewed pre-print paper has been published by a mainland China scientist, indicating that the virus was lab-created in Wuhan. To give an idea of how sensitive, challenging, and disputed this information is, the pre-print disappeared off its Research Gate link over twenty-four hours in North America between 15 February and 16 February 2020. The abstract ran as follows:
By LC Douglass6 years ago in Longevity
The Science Responsible for the Success of GenF20 Plus
Everybody is looking for the fountain of youth. Adults all over the world, regardless of numerical age, are looking for the elixir that will keep them young, vibrant, active, and ready. The women’s market tends to look at skin products for their pursuits. It’s all about the creams and the face tightening. But men? Men know inherently that their youth comes from within. We don’t want to trade our marks of character so much as see them in a whole new light. This is why men choose HGH release technology. We want to bring back that vibrant and bold state that naturally dissipates with age. But out in the wild, wild, west of the supplement industry, who is to say what works and what doesn’t? What’s stopping someone from pitching on some gas station pill promising you the world between “vegan” capsules? The sad thing is that there’s only one way of knowing, and that’s sticking with what works.
By George Swagger6 years ago in Longevity
Eye-Eating Parasite Causes Blindness in Contact Lens Wearers
If James Bond was visually impaired, any glasses wearer would naturally assume that his most treasured piece of equipment would have to be his contact lenses. They are brilliant, after all. Say goodbye to boxy frames on our faces and the need for windscreen wipers in the rain—contact lenses are sleek and subtle and they are here to save the day! Or so we thought... Recently, stories have emerged which warn against a rare eye infection called 'Acanthamoeba Keratitis', most often associated with contact lens wearers. With millions of people wearing contact lenses every day, it is important that we take a closer look at the risks involved before we tear off our glasses with reckless abandon and yell 'good riddance!'
By Isla Weir6 years ago in Longevity
'Herbal Medicine and Vascular Health: Back to the Future'
Bentham Science is excited to announce the second volume of Herbal Medicine. This book series explores herbal remedies and medicines that can help address the causes and symptoms of vascular diseases.
By Bentham Science Publishers6 years ago in Longevity
Invisible Disabilities
I host a radio weekly internet radio show on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel calledLife Altering Events. People often ask me what exactly is a life altering event? I tell them this: It can be something we choose or something that is thrust upon us that dramatically alters the trajectory of our life.
By Frank Zaccari6 years ago in Longevity