Eyewitness To Aids

Author : Robert J Biggar, M D
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798530811050

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Eyewitness to AIDS by Robert J Biggar, M D Pdf

When rumors of a new disease swept the corridors of NIH in early 1981, Biggar was a skeptical young epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute. "It can't be true." he thought. He was wrong. Within weeks, he dropped all his research to throw himself into the maelstrom of the unknown. By September 1981, he made plans to set up the first-ever cohort of gay men designed to study this epidemic in Denmark reporting some of the earliest evidence that AIDS came from an infection. He didn't stop there. We follow his efforts to find the cause, then see through his eyes the French/NCI feud over the discovery of HIV and the aftermath. Then he used the new tests in Africa to track down the reality of HIV in bush hospitals and their largest cities to establish the staggering dimensions of this problem, where it came from, and how it spread to become a global pandemic. His story started in 1981 and spans nearly four decades when scientists worked desperately to understand what seemed impossible. Written from field notes made as he worked, he fills it with anecdotes and stories from friends and colleagues all over the world. You are with him at every moment, sorting out the politics and personalities he faced and making decisions, right or wrong, in the urgency of the moment. This story of HIV/AIDS science is rich in detail and offers insight into how scientists around the world brought this terrible crisis under control.

Author : David France
Publisher : Knopf Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0307700631

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How to Survive a Plague by David France Pdf

"A history of AIDS activism in New York in the early years of the plague"--

Author : Sean Strub
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451661958

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Body Counts by Sean Strub Pdf

The political activist and founder of "POZ" magazine recounts his experiencesin New York during the height of the AIDS epidemic, his own transforming diagnosis with HIV, and his efforts as the executive director of the Sero Project.

Author : Lukas Engelmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108425773

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Mapping AIDS by Lukas Engelmann Pdf

Offers an innovative study of visual traditions in modern medical history through debates about the causes, impact and spread of AIDS.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 197?
Category : Aircraft accidents
ISBN : NWU:35556025413618

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Aircraft Accident Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brian R. Ward
Publisher : DK Children
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Communicable diseases
ISBN : 0789462966

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Epidemic by Brian R. Ward Pdf

Discusses what an epidemic is, how it evolves, various causes and carriers, and efforts to prevent epidemics.

Author : Elisabet Björklund,Mariah Larsson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351383035

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A Visual History of HIV/AIDS by Elisabet Björklund,Mariah Larsson Pdf

The Face of AIDS film archive at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, consists of more than 700 hours of unedited and edited footage, shot over a period of more than thirty years and all over the world by filmmaker and journalist Staffan Hildebrand. The material documents the HIV/AIDS pandemic and includes scenes from conferences and rallies, and interviews with activists, physicians, people with the infection, and researchers. It represents a global historical development from the early years of the AIDS crisis to a situation in which it is possible to live a normal life with the HIV virus. This volume brings together a range of academic perspectives – from media and film studies, medical history, gender studies, history, and cultural studies – to bear on the archive, shedding light on memories, discourses, trauma, and activism. Using a medical humanities framework, the editors explore the influence of historical representations of HIV/AIDS and stigma in a world where antiretroviral treatment has fundamentally altered the conditions under which many people diagnosed with HIV live. Organized into four sections, this book begins by introducing the archive and its role, setting it in a global context. The first part looks at methodological, legal and ethical issues around archiving memories of the present which are then used to construct histories of the past; something that can be particularly controversial when dealing with a socially stigmatized epidemic such as HIV/AIDS. The second section is devoted to analyses of particular films from the archive, looking at the portrayal of people living with HIV/AIDS, the narrative of HIV as a chronic illness and the contemporary context of particular films. The third section looks at how stigma and trauma are negotiated in the material in the Face of AIDS film archive, discussing ideas about suffering and culpability. The final section contributes perspectives on and by the filmmaker as activist and auteur. This interdisciplinary collection is placed at the intersection of medical humanities, sexuality studies and film and media studies, continuing a tradition of studies on the cultural and social understandings of HIV/AIDS.

Author : James Michael Lampinen,Jeffrey S. Neuschatz,Andrew D. Cling
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781136247125

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The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification by James Michael Lampinen,Jeffrey S. Neuschatz,Andrew D. Cling Pdf

This volume provides a tutorial review and evaluation of scientific research on the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness identification. The book starts with the perspective that there are a variety of conceptual and empirical problems with eyewitness identification as a form of forensic evidence, just as there are a variety of problems with other forms of forensic evidence. There is then an examination of the important results in the study of eyewitness memory and the implications of this research for psychological theory and for social and legal policy. The volume takes the perspective that research on eyewitness identification can be seen as the paradigmatic example of how psychological science can be successfully applied to real-world problems.

Author : Colin McInnes,Kelley Lee,Jeremy Youde
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190456818

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The Oxford Handbook of Global Health Politics by Colin McInnes,Kelley Lee,Jeremy Youde Pdf

Protecting and promoting health is inherently a political endeavor that requires a sophisticated understanding of the distribution and use of power. Yet while the global nature of health is widely recognized, its political nature is less well understood. In recent decades, the interdisciplinary field of global health politics has emerged to demonstrate the interconnections of health and core political topics, including foreign and security policy, trade, economics, and development. Today a growing body of scholarship examines how the global health landscape has both shaped and been shaped by political actors and structures. The Oxford Handbook of Global Health Politics provides an authoritative overview and assessment of research on this important and complicated subject. The volume is motivated by two arguments. First, health is not simply a technical subject, requiring evidence-based solutions to real-world problems, but an arena of political contestation where norms, values, and interests also compete and collide. Second, globalization has fundamentally changed the nature of health politics in terms of the ideas, interests, and institutions involved. The volume comprises more than 30 chapters by leading experts in global health and politics. Each chaper provides an overview of the state of the art on a given theoretical perspective, major actor, or global health issue. The Handbook offers both an excellent introduction to scholars new to the field and also an invaluable teaching and research resource for experts seeking to understand global health politics and its future directions.

Author : Glenford D. Howe,Alan Gregor Cobley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 9766400881

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The Caribbean AIDS Epidemic by Glenford D. Howe,Alan Gregor Cobley Pdf

This is an examination of the Caribbean AIDS epidemic.

Author : Elizabeth Fee,Daniel M. Fox
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780520912441

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AIDS by Elizabeth Fee,Daniel M. Fox Pdf

When AIDS was first recognized in 1981, most experts believed that it was a plague, a virulent unexpected disease. They thought AIDS, as a plague, would resemble the great epidemics of the past: it would be devastating but would soon subside, perhaps never to return. By the middle 1980s, however, it became increasingly clear that AIDS was a chronic infection, not a classic plague. In this follow-up to AIDS: The Burdens of History, editors Elizabeth Fee and Daniel M. Fox present essays that describe how AIDS has come to be regarded as a chronic disease. Representing diverse fields and professions, the twenty-three contributors to this work use historical methods to analyze politics and public policy, human rights issues, and the changing populations with HIV infection. They examine the federal government's testing of drugs for cancer and HIV, and show how the policy makers' choice of a specific historical model (chronic disease versus plague) affected their decisions. A powerful photo essay reveals the strengths of women from various backgrounds and lifestyles who are coping with HIV. A sensitive account of the complex relationships of the gay community to AIDS is included. Finally, several contributors provide a sampling of international perspectives on the impact of AIDS in other nations.

Author : Jeffrey S Neuschatz,Jonathan M Golding
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781479803354

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Jailhouse Informants by Jeffrey S Neuschatz,Jonathan M Golding Pdf

Offers a new understanding of jailhouse informants and the role they play in wrongful convictions Jailhouse informants—witnesses who testify in a criminal trial, often in exchange for some incentive—are particularly persuasive to jurors. A jailhouse informant usually claims to have heard the defendant confess to a crime while they were incarcerated together. Research shows that such testimony increases the likelihood of a guilty verdict. But it is also a leading contributor to wrongful convictions. Informants, after all, are generally criminals who are offering testimony in return for some key motivator, such as a reduced sentence. This book offers a broad overview of the history and legal and psychological issues surrounding the testimony of jailhouse informants. It provides groundbreaking psychological research to address how they are used, the number of convictions that have ultimately been overturned on other evidence, how such informants are perceived in the courtroom, and by what means jurors might be informed about the risks of this type of testimony. The volume provides a much-needed examination of legal remedies to the impact of jailhouse informants and suggests best practices in dealing with jailhouse informant testimony in court. There is a critical need to understand the influence of jailhouse informants and how their testimony can best be handled in court in the interests of justice. Jailhouse Informants is the first work of its kind that rises to the challenge of answering these difficult questions.

Author : Richard Stearns
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718038335

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Stearns 2 in 1 by Richard Stearns Pdf

Read the book that has inspired hundreds of thousands to change the world and the book that shows how best to accomplish that change. Together for the first time in one volume, The Hole in Our Gospel, revised and updated, and Unfinished take us on a breathtaking journey to rediscover the critical mission of Christ in our world today and the richness of God’s calling on our lives. The Hole in Our Gospel is a compelling true story of a corporate CEO who set aside worldly success for something far more significant and discovered the full power the gospel of Jesus Christ to change his own life. He uses his journey to demonstrate how the gospel—the whole gospel—was always meant to be a world-changing social revolution, a revolution that begins with us. This special edition of The Hole in Our Gospel includes a new epilogue from author Richard Stearns, a church resource guide, color charts and graphs on the needs of the world, and a concordance on poverty and justice. “Unfinished might just challenge everything you thought you understood about your Christian faith,” says Bill Hybels, senior pastor of the Willow Creek Community Church. “If every Christian read this book and took it seriously, the world would never be the same again.” Just before he left, Jesus sent his followers into the world with a revolutionary mission: to change the world by proclaiming God’s truth and demonstrating his incredible love. But the single task he gave us to accomplish remains unfinished. “Just when I dare think my work is done, Rich reminds me that we are just getting started,” says Max Lucado, pastor and best-selling author. Why are we here, what is our purpose, and where do we fit in the bigger story that God is writing? How should our faith affect our careers, our money, our families, and our lives? And why does it matter? We will find our deepest purpose only when we discover the unique role God created for us to play in his unfolding story.

Author : David B. Morris
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780674977938

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Eros and Illness by David B. Morris Pdf

When we or our loved ones fall ill, our world is thrown into disarray, our routines are interrupted, our beliefs shaken. David Morris offers an unconventional, deeply human exploration of what it means to live with, and live through, disease. He shows how desire—emotions, dreams, stories, romance, even eroticism—plays a crucial part in illness.

Author : Nancy L. Stein,Charles J. Brainerd,Barbara Tversky,Peter A. Ornstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317728894

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Memory for Everyday and Emotional Events by Nancy L. Stein,Charles J. Brainerd,Barbara Tversky,Peter A. Ornstein Pdf

The nature of memory for everyday events, and the contexts that can affect it, are controversial topics being investigated by researchers in cognitive, social, clinical, and developmental/lifespan psychology today. This book brings many of these researchers together in an attempt to unpack the contextual and processing variables that play a part in everyday memory, particularly for emotion-laden events. They discuss the mental structures and processes that operate in the formation of memory representations and their later retrieval and interpretation.