Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Angels In Our Lives, Watching Over Us, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories

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    A Self-Pitying Woman Beneath An Old Willow Tree:"The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down."
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    A Trip To The Supermarket, Inspiration Poems, Touching Stories:"I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying groceries. I wasn't hungry. The pain of losing my husband of 37 years was still too raw. And this grocery store held so many sweet memories."
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    A Very Special Angel, Inspirational Poems, Touching Religious Stories:"This is a very special angel as you can plainly see The reason it's so special is It's just for you, from me."
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    All Three of His Sisters Had Made Beautiful Gifts by Thomas Pucci:"Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his back yard in the snow. Bobby didn't wear boots; he didn't like them and anyway he didn't own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold."
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    Among The Many Angels, Inspirational, Touching Stories:"Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day it asks God,"They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
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    Battle Hymn of the California Nurse, by Marilou Morgan RN

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    You can find them at the bedside
    With shot to kill the pain
    You can find them passing bedpans
    They do this without disdain
    As they share with you compassion
    Always hoping for your gain
    There're dwindling away.
     

    California Needs more nurses
    HMO's have filled their Purses
    Now were really in the Lurches..
    We're dwindling away
     

    She is working extra hours
    He is working extra days
    Tryin' to keep a nurse beside you
    As you struggle thru this maze
    If they had an extra minute
    They would take a coffee break
    Like other people do.
     

    New York City Needs more nurses
    HMO's have filled their Purses
    Now were really in the Lurches..
    Where has the money gone?

    We are told were are an item
    Like the linen or the lights
    We must work under conditions
    Never mentioning our rights
    If we try to buck the system
    A New Grad will be your plight
    so we keep hanging on.

    Carolina Needs more nurses
    HMO's have filled their Purses
    Now were really in the Lurches
    How long will this go on!

    When you think about your nurses
    Let your voices ring out clear
    they are trying to protect you
    From the system, and they fear
    You will be in worse condition
    from the shorgages we face
    and it sould not be so...

    Arizona Needs more nurses,
    HMO's have filled their purses
    Puts us really in the Lurches
    and it should not be so!

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    Male Circumcision and Risk for HIV Transmission: Implications for the United States | Factsheets | CDC HIV/AIDS

    Several types of research have documented that male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by men during penile-vaginal sex.

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    Compared with the dry external skin surface, the inner mucosa of the foreskin has less keratinization (deposition of fibrous protein), a higher density of target cells for HIV infection (Langerhans cells), and is more susceptible to HIV infection than other penile tissue in laboratory studies [2]. The foreskin may also have greater susceptibility to traumatic epithelial disruptions (tears) during intercourse, providing a portal of entry for pathogens, including HIV [3]. In addition, the microenvironment in the preputial sac between the unretracted foreskin and the glans penis may be conducive to viral survival [1]. Finally, the higher rates of sexually transmitted genital ulcerative disease, such as syphilis, observed in uncircumcised men may also increase susceptibility to HIV infection [4].

    International Observational Studies

    A systematic review and meta-analysis that focused on male circumcision and heterosexual transmission of HIV in Africa was published in 2000 [5]. It included 19 cross-sectional studies, 5 case-control studies, 3 cohort studies, and 1 partner study. A substantial protective effect of male circumcision on risk for HIV infection was noted, along with a reduced risk for genital ulcer disease. After adjustment for confounding factors in the population-based studies, the relative risk for HIV infection was 44% lower in circumcised men. The strongest association was seen in men at high risk, such as patients at sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics, for whom the adjusted relative risk was 71% lower for circumcised men.

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