Disease

"If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book... every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the LORD bring upon you until you are destroyed" (Deuteronomy 28:58, 61).

God did not intend for humanity to suffer with diseases and sickness, but allowed it as a result of mankind's choices. Learn more about why disease is here and how it will be stopped, once and for all.

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In Brief... World News Review: Rapid-Onset AIDS

Public health officials in New York City recently encountered what appears to be a rapid-onset AIDS strain.
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In Brief... World News Review: Russian AIDS Much More Serious Than Previously Thought

AIDS infections in Russia are at 1 million.
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2004: The Year of Natural Disasters

The year 2004 has witnessed a stunning succession of killer disasters, taking multiple thousands of lives and leaving in their wake massive devastation, homelessness and heartache. What the world needs now is the spiritual insight to grasp the signs of...
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Anti-Semitism and A Sober Warning

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I no longer wish to receive your magazine. I thought it would be filled with motivational and touching stories, but instead most of the articles are disturbing, depressing or political.

This is not what I was expcecting nor what I need if I am to become more Christlike.
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World News and Trends: Could mad cow disease be incubating in thousands more?

An Aug. 5 Associated Press release reports that scientists have found evidence indicating that the human form of mad cow disease might be infecting a wider group of people than previously thought possible.
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The Worst Disease of Our Time

“Of all the diseases I have known, loneliness is the worst.”—Mother Teresa
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10 Million AIDS Orphans: A Disaster for Africa

AIDS has taken a horrible toll in Africa, and the plague is far from over. What will stop the horror?
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What's the Solution for Africa's Biggest Problem?

The African continent has been devastated by AIDS, and the problem will get far worse before it gets better. Yet on a recent trip to Ghana I saw a glimmer of hope at the Kumasi Virgins Club. If only people...
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Those Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer . . .

After a winter of getting up in the dark, coming home in the dark with freezing temperatures and snowstorms, Canadians long for the first robin and signs of spring.
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African AIDS Epidemic: Made Worse by Political Correctness

Abstinence programs in Uganda and Ghana have proven successful in stemming the progression of this dreaded disease. So why do many in the United States oppose programs like this?
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World News and Trends- SARS: When germs have no enemies

As of late April, more than 200 people were known to have died from the fatal disease called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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Lessons From the SARS Epidemic

For weeks scientists, researchers and health officials have been baffled by the sudden emergence of the disease and panicked by its rapid spread to some 30 countries.
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Lessons From the SARS Epidemic

The latest theory about the origin of the epidemic should be of great interest to those who take the Bible seriously, particularly its instructions regarding health and diet.
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SARS and Bible Prophecy

Many who read the prophecies about world conditions prior to Jesus' return to this earth find them hard to believe. "Outlandish!" "Wild!" "Weird!" "Unbelievable!" These are common perceptions. But for those who have eyes to see and the courage to...
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World News and Trends- War, famine, disease: Africa's endless afflictions

The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are already riding roughshod over much of Africa.
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My Experience With Smoking

My mother died of emphysema. My uncle died of emphysema. My grandfather died of emphysema. Emphysema is a terrible way to go.
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World News and Trends: Solution to AIDS is not more cash

World News and Trends: This June, the 14th annual international AIDS conference, in Barcelona, Spain, led to the usual calls for the United States and other wealthy nations to spend more to fight AIDS.
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World News and Trends- Southern Africa: Hunger may affect millions

The following summary was included in a report from Maseru, Lesotho, to The Independent on Sunday: "The World Food Programme is warning that it may soon have to feed up to 8 million people in Southern Africa as famine stalks...
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Money Won't Solve These Problems

The recent International AIDS Conference in Barcelona called on rich nations to spend still more money on AIDS. Governments spending more money won't solve this or any other problem.