Cancer is so limited that:

It cannot cripple love, only make it stronger
It cannot shatter hope, it gives cause to hope It cannot corrode faith, it makes us more dependent on faith It cannot destroy peace, it can only steal it if we let it It cannot kill friendship, only make it stronger

The diagnosis of acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) syndrome requires a high index of suspicion and proper laboratory testing. Patients with the syndrome may have fever, fatigue, rash, pharyngitis or other symptoms. Primary HIV infection should be considered in any patient with possible HIV exposure who presents with fever of unknown cause. The diagnosis is based on a positive HIV-1 RNA level (more than 50,000 copies per mL) in the absence of a positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent antibody assay (ELISA) and confirmatory Western blot

What is Alzheimer's disease?

Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disease of the brain with progressive loss of the brain's nerve cells over time. This results in dementia, a decline in thinking processes, as well as a decline in the person's ability to function and care for him or herself. Alzheimer's disease affects 15 million individuals worldwide, and 4.5 million persons in the United States. It affects one in 10 persons

Tuberculosis, also called TB, is an infection caused by a bacteria (a germ). Tuberculosis usually affects the lungs, but it can spread to the kidneys, bones, spine, brain and other parts of the body. The disease tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is important to understand that there is a difference between being infected with TB and having TB disease. Someone who is infected with TB has the TB germs, or bacteria, in their body. The body's defenses are protecting them from the germs and they are not sick.

The startling case of an AIDS patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia is stirring new hope that gene-therapy strategies on the far edges of AIDS research might someday cure the disease.

The patient, a 42-year-old American living in Berlin, is still recovering from his leukemia therapy, but he appears to have won his battle with AIDS. Doctors have not been able to detect the virus in his blood for more than 600 days, despite his having ceased all conventional AIDS medication.

Summertime in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, sounds like paradise -- boating, swimming, fun in the sun. All good reasons why hospice nurse Tina Megason has returned the past four years. She and her tireless crew of volunteers transform a 40-acre campground into a rescue respite.

No, this isn't a spa getaway, nor is it a vacation spot for the rich and famous. Megason's home-away-from-home is Camp TLC, a wellness center where therapy means relaxation and mental healing for children ages 6-18 with life

You receive one phone call and your world changes. Your relative or friend who is in his mid 30s or 50s is diagnosed terminally ill. And they should contact hospice care. Although age does not matter, in my personal situation, someone who is only 48 should not be in her final stage of life. When this situation occurs there is nothing you can do to change their medical condition but you can help them in many other ways.

There comes a time in every life, that we deal with the reality of life's natural course, and knowing it ends with our death or that of a family member. This becomes very real, when we, or someone we love, has a terminal illness.

It is wise to have a discussion and follow through getting affairs in order. Life at times does not always provide an opportunity to plan for an unexpected event, one that can take the life of any one of us. It is those in our family

In a cheery home with blood-red walls in Borivli's IC Colony, 23-year-old Ankur Nath welcomed the New Year by snacking on pizzas. Pizzas on party nights may be commonplace, but this was a special case: in the past nine years. Ankur had never eaten a single morsel through his mouth.

Some distance away to the south, Dr Hemangi Sane spent the 31st in her Dadar flat making a mental list of changes. "My shoulders are no longer droopy. I can speak clearly and for hours at a stretch. I can walk

Your friend is dying. This is an extremely difficult time not only for you, but for your friend and all who care about him. This article will guide you in ways to help your friend-and yourself-during the last days of his life.

Someone you care deeply about