The secret: meet a doctor who's infected with AIDS and hasn't told his patients. Here's why he can't

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The case of an HIV-positive physician who has chosen not to tell his patients is presented. Other health care workers who have come forward to make such a declaration have lost their businesses. But, aside from a single dentist in Florida, there are no recorded cases of infection from medical workers.

Author: Japenga, Ann
Psychological aspects, Health aspects, Social aspects, Physicians, Medical professions, Work environment, HIV patients, AIDS (Disease), AIDS (Disease) in the workplace

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Face lift city

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Cosmetic surgery, once primarily for celebrities and the very rich, is now being used by almost anyone. Seventy percent of the patients now have incomes of less than $50,000, with 30% under $25,000. A survey of the cosmetic surgery industry in Palm Springs, CA, is presented.

Author: Japenga, Ann
Usage, Surgery, Plastic, Plastic surgery

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Meet the beauty mystic

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A description is presented of the lifestyle, career and beliefs of plastic surgeon and shaman Eve Bruce. Her study of the medicine practised by local healers in the Amazon and the Andes is discussed.

Author: Japenga, Ann
Behavior, Personalities, Plastic surgeons, Shamans, Bruce, Eve

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