Spanning the full spectrum of medicine and
afflicting people of all ages and ethnic groups, these diseases encompass some of the most common, severe and disabling conditions affecting Americans.
The disease
afflicts people of every age, but has become a particular problem in children, now that about one - fifth of U.S. school - age children are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Join Joy Reid, host of MSNBC's The Reid Report, and 30 Americans Artist Hank Willis Thomas for an intimate conversation about art, life, and the historical and persistent stereotypes that
afflict people of color in the media.
Stimulated by real or imagined dangers, anxiety
afflicts people of all ages and social backgrounds.
Not exact matches
Gluten and milk intolerances are
afflicting a lot
of people these days, but luckily the alternatives for wheat and dairy are improving and becoming more widely used.
But while there may be grounds to criticize this popular parenting style, Brooks insists that what really
afflicts fragile young
people isn't a lack
of experience
of hardship, but a lack
of purpose.
So how does biopharma reverse its R&D ROI rut while also innovating newer, better treatments for the diseases
afflicting millions
of people?
But, at least in the venture capital world, funding for companies focused on tackling heart disease, respiratory disease, and other mass population conditions — i.e., those that
afflict millions upon millions
of people — has dropped sharply in the last decade.
After the night with disrupted sleep, the researchers found
people had higher levels
of beta - amyloid proteins, the proteins that clump together and form the plaque found in Alzheimer's -
afflicted brains, in the volunteers» spinal fluid.
It is a condition that
afflicts people who have too many passwords, frequently forget their login information, and succumb to a number
of side effects, which include crying, screaming, and banging their heads on their desks.
Later he would say that «those kinds
of questions [to starve the
afflicted child] can be answered best by the
people who are right there on the scene, if they think clearly and act responsibly.»
If we were able to conduct a survey
of those human beings who are giving the most devoted service to
people in need, whether it is to the blind, the deaf and dumb, the leper, the spastic or any other
of our
afflicted fellow human beings, I am confident that we should find the Christians in the majority.
For we must not forget that in addition to the open crime
of the woman many other heinous things
afflicted the
people, e.g., speculation and the crushing
of the poor by the privileged, as is suggested by the note on the frightful prices for the least bit
of nourishment.
Someone administering aid to a
person afflicted with disease in Africa, for example, may be a representative
of a belief system that I believe contributes to the spread
of said disease, but I would certainly at least respect the caregiver, as I said, for their actions.
To the credit
of the later Judaism, therefore, stands the deepening spiritual quality
of its petitions despite the material evils
afflicting the
people.
The African aid's epidemic is just God's way
of clearing away the sinners to them, the prejudged, the cursed, the
afflicted, the gays, all just a problem
of human waste to them, and yet they fight tooth and nail to save a few centimeters
of cell's on some
person they don't knows uterine wall.
Doctors say that fat
people are
afflicted with a variety
of illnesses that can be perfectely attributed to their own excess weight.
A more ancient view, still apparent at many points in the Old Testament, had been that righteousness was rewarded by prosperity and long life in this world, and misfortune was a punishment for sin; but as Israel suffered more and more adversity, and the most faithful individuals and groups were the most oppressed and
afflicted, it came to be felt that the humble, the meek, the devout, the poor were the righteous
people of God, and the mighty and prosperous were the proud, wicked oppressors.
To show mercy is to lift a burden off
of afflicted people and take that burden on our own shoulders.
But as more and more
of us find ourselves called upon to provide such prosthetic support to
afflicted parents, relatives, or friends, we may find it a challenge to remember that such patients are never less than
persons.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities... he was oppressed, and he was
afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth... he was cut off out
of the land
of the living, stricken for the transgression
of my
people... although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth... he poured out his soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors.
This includes the defeat
of demonic principalities and powers; breaking the barriers
of separation that divided the ancient society — Jewish - Gentile; slave - free; and male - female and the well - being or healing
of persons who are
afflicted by inner conflicts.
You with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you
afflicted the
peoples, but them you set free; for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light
of your countenance, for you delighted in them.
But even if not all the cures recorded in the Gospels actually occurred, it is altogether probable that Jesus healed many
people afflicted with various ills
of body and mind.
Relaying on Charity to help ease the burdens
afflicting people as a result
of our politics or economic system is just plain wrong.
Because
of their leading role in the world — first in winning the war, then in rebuilding the peace — Americans were highly regarded, and Pope Pius XII sent them a letter, expressing his admiration and expectations: «The American
people,» he began, «have a genius for splendid and unselfish action, and into the hands
of America, God has placed the destinies
of afflicted humanity.»
God, they argued, will not `' pervert justice»; (Job 8:3) he never will «cast away a perfect man,» nor «uphold the evildoers»; (Job 8:20) the wicked man, therefore, «travaileth with pain all his days,» (Job 15:20) terrors «chase him at his heels,» (Job 18:11) and any triumph he may have «is short»; (Job 20:5) the just God allows trouble to fall exclusively on evil men, so that all trouble reveals the precedent wickedness
of the sufferer, and to an
afflicted person like Job the proper message is, «God exacteth
of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.»
And God said, I will build a church here And cause this
people to worship me, And
afflict them with poverty and sickness In return for centuries
of hard work And patience.
The church gave ALL
of it away not only to homeless
people afflicted by hurricane Sandy but also to various charitable organizations in the South East (homeless shelters, orphanages, kitchen for the homeless, red cross, etc).
In a recent poll from Quebec — where lethal - injection euthanasia is legal — a chilling 72 percent
of caregivers favor permitting Alzheimer's patients to be euthanized, even if the
afflicted person never requested euthanasia.
From being a hard hater, their God became, in their imagination and belief, a merciful lover
of his
people, the depth
of whose sacrificial compassions it strained their language to fathom: «In all their affliction he was
afflicted, and the angel
of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days
of old.»
The cause
of all this hatred, war and bloodshed, all this animosity and disunity, is that we
afflict the
people we disagree with.
And at this climax, Lamentations embraces words that have continued to bring incalculable solace to
persons in all branches
of biblical faith in all time: Yahweh will not cast off for ever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance
of his steadfast love (hesed); for he does not willingly
afflict or grieve the sons
of men.
The principles that have emerged thus far are these: We should seek new knowledge
of our genes (and we can say this without deciding whether the Human Genome Initiative is the wisest and most cost - effective way to do so) We should seek therapies for the genetic disorders that
afflict many
people.
In answering her query I pointed out that it is often difficult or even impossible to be absolutely certain that a given
person is
afflicted with the alcoholic sickness, but that there is a useful rule
of thumb which often gives one a valid clue.
Gullibility is something that
afflicts a lot
of people.
It was as if Jesus were still with them and responding to the needs
of the sick and
afflicted people who called on him for help.
Doctors say that fat
people are
afflicted by a variety
of illnesses that can be perfectely attributed to their particular excess weight.
Research on Golden Rice continues to be motivated by its potential contributions to solving the global problem
of VAD that
afflicts more than 200 million
people, especially women and children.
Legend has it that Montezuma's «curse»
afflicts all non-indigenous
persons who trespass on the lands formerly controlled by the Mexicas... the Aztec Emperor's «revenge» for the destruction
of the Aztec empire by outsiders.
Actually, it seems most things
afflicting people nowadays can be attributed to yeast based on the amounts
of sugar (or foods that convert to sugar in your body) in most
peoples diets.
I understood very well the power
of discussing the actual problem that you want to address with the
people who are most
afflicted.
It is very doubtful that either parent can supply the emotional support the children need,
afflicted as both parents are with myopia so severe as to disable these
persons, at least temporarily, in their several roles as father and mother
of the children.
In February, DuPont / Chemours, a former major manufacturer
of PFOA, agreed to a $ 670 million settlement in a federal class - action lawsuit in Columbus, Ohio, that was filed on behalf
of approximately 3,550
people who said they were
afflicted with diseases as a result
of PFOA contamination
of their drinking water.
DeFrancisco — one
of several lawmakers who expressed interest in expanding the scope
of issues in a final deal — pointed to legislation to help
people afflicted by flooding along the shores
of Lake Ontario, as well as the need by this fall for the Legislature to extend the extra sales taxes.
A Board
of Trustees member,
Peoples Democratic Party, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, has proffered a political solution to the lingering leadership crisis
afflicting the erstwhile ruling party.
The first «World Conference on Untouchability» has prompted questions in the House
of Commons and the House
of Lords about government policy towards the global human rights problem
of caste discrimination, which
afflicts almost 250 million
people in countries from Japan to Nigeria.
It is important for us to come to this realization: at a specific point in the lives
of a
people afflicted with the darkness
of enslavement, be it mental or physical, help was always provided from Above.
The additional deaths were only just reported to the department on Sunday and the number
of persons afflicted has increased to 81.
Because
of the inflexibility and pervasiveness
of these patterns, they can cause serious problems and impairment
of functioning for the
persons who are
afflicted with these disorders.