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... "And There Will Be...Pestilences...in Various Places"

WHO estimates that 3 million people worldwide will die from AIDS during the year 2000. The agency estimates that this will bring the total number of adults and children who have died because of the disease to 21.8 million.
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In Brief... World News Review: Nightmare Virus Revisits Uganda

Hemorrhagic fever begins with flu-like symptoms. It's caused by a virus of unknown origin and spreads alarmingly easily through contact with an infected person.
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"Even So, Come, Lord Jesus!"

Facing family tragedy, there was a haunting familiarity in my grief. What I've learned has changed my outlook on the world, and the future.
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What encouragement does the Bible offer to those infected with AIDS in this life who are repentant and honestly want to "go and sin no more?"

Do they have hope in this life?
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World News and Trends A crisis torn world

In spite of several millennia of technological progress and scientific advances, much of the world is mired in wars, poverty, disease and homelessness.
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World News and Trends Africa a crisis torn continent

What happens to Zimbabwe now and in the near future may affect the entire continent. The long-awaited African renaissance has yet to materialize. Guns, brute force and political corruption shape Africa's future.
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World News and Trends Zimbabwe a crisis torn country

Zimbabwe, at one time a prosperous African nation, is seriously short of food, and a lack of fuel has brought industry to a standstill.
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World News and Trends: AIDS epidemic orphans 11 million

More than 11 million children have been orphaned by the AIDS epidemic since it was first recognized in 1981, with another two million expected to be orphaned by the end of 2000, according to a recent United Nations report.
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World News and Trends: Overview of the planet's problems

In this last issue of 1999 we review the state of the world as the year draws to a close. Join us as we take a brief tour to spots on the globe that highlight a few of our beleaguered...
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Thoughts for Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving Day I spent outside the United States was quite an experience.
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In Brief...World News Review Kazakhstan Registers Seventh Case of Bubonic Plague This Year

A woman in southern Kazakhstan has been hospitalized in the seventh case of bubonic plague registered this year.
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In Brief...World News Review - TB Infects Third of World Population

Nearly a third of the world's population is infected with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, according to a report published [in August], with 7.96 million new cases of the disease reported in 1997.
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World News and Trends: Fears Delay Plans to Eradicate Smallpox

The smallpox virus was slated to be the first species specifically targeted for extinction.
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In Brief... Update: the War Against Infectious Diseases

According to a recent report by the World Health Organization, mankind has foolishly underestimated the potential threat posed by bacteria and viruses to millions.
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In Brief... EU Orders Belgian Poultry Destroyed

In its biggest food scandal since mad cow disease, the European Union called June 2 for the destruction of Belgian chickens, eggs and any byproducts that could be laced with cancer-causing dioxin.
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In Brief... Anthrax "Time Bomb" Ticking in Aral Sea, Researchers Say

In the 1960s, Vozrozhdeniye was merely a tiny island in the vast Aral Sea.
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In Brief... India Wages War on Polio

India is fighting an ancient war in a desert village, not against an armed enemy, but against the scourge of polio.
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Comfort One Another

God sends hope and comfort in powerful ways--including through us.
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In Brief... Bleeding Virus Hits Congo

New Ebola-like disease spreads, leaving questions of its origin until testing is done.
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In Brief... Bleeding Virus Hits Congo

New Ebola-like disease spreads, leaving questions of its origin until testing is done.
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