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Homosexuality and health

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Homosexuality and health

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[[Image:Biol 01 img0018.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Human Immunodeficiency Virus]] attacking T4 [[lymphocyte]]s]]
In regards to '''homosexuality and health''', the homosexual population has a significantly higher incidences of a large number of diseases. One of the reasons for homosexual population having higher incidences of diseases is the significantly higher incidences of promiscuity in the homosexual population. In addition, according to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) from 1994 to 1997 the proportion of homosexual men stating they had anal sex increased from 57.6 percent to 61.2 percent.<ref>[http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS01B1 The Negative Health Effects of Homosexuality]</ref> Although homosexual men may engage in sexual practices which may put them at risk, studies report that anal sex can be an important risk factor for the relay of many diseases.<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/jx13231641717w48/ Intestinal Parasitism among Homosexual Male]</ref><ref>http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/qa22.htm</ref><ref>http://www.rsm.ac.uk/media/downloads/std0703brody.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/artikel.php?ID=37809</ref><ref>http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/331/25/1717</ref> In addition, in regards to homosexuality and health, the [[Homosexuality and Mental Health|homosexuality population has significantly lower rates of various measures of mental health]].

Below are some articles in regards to homosexuality and health that cite medical literature:

*[[Homosexuality and AIDS]]
*[[Syphilis and Homosexuality|Homosexuality and Syphilis]]
*[[Homosexuality and Gonorrhea]]
*[http://www.conservapedia.com/Gay_Bowel_Syndrome#Lymphogranuloma_Venereum_Outbreaks_Among_Homosexuals_and_HIV_Infection Homosexuality and Lymphogranuloma Venereum]
*[[Homosexuality and Parasites]]
*[http://www.conservapedia.com/Gay_Bowel_Syndrome#Proctitis_and_HIV_Infection_Further_Elaborated Homosexuality and Proctitus]
*[[Homosexuality and Hepatitis]]
*[http://www.conservapedia.com/Gay_Bowel_Syndrome#Shigellosis.2C_Proctitis.2C_and_HIV_Infection Homosexuality and Shigellosis]
*[[Homosexuality and Anal Cancer]]
*[[Homosexuality and Illegal Drug Use]]
*[[Mental Health and Homosexuality|Homosexuality and Mental Health]]
*[[Gay Bowel Syndrome]]
*[[Lesbianism and Obesity]]

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Homosexuality and health

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Homosexuality and health

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Theism

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Theism

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'''Theism''' is a general term used to acknowledge the belief in a [[Deity]] or deities. According to the ''[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]'', theism more narrowly means belief in a deity that is both [[immanence|immanent]] in the world, but also [[transcendence|transcendent]], and is also [[omniscient]], [[omnipotent]] and [[omnipresent]].<ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04679b.htm</ref>

The opposite of theism is [[atheism]], which rejects and often actively opposes belief in God. There is also [[agnosticism]], which is a lack of belief either way.

The most common form of theism today is [[monotheism]], the belief in one God as the creator.

Variations of theism include:
* [[polytheism]] (many gods, contrasted to [[monotheism]], one god)
* [[pantheism]] (all is God)
* [[panentheism]] (all is in God)
* [[deism]] (God made the Universe but then ceased to interact with it)
* [[polydeism]] (many Gods made the Universe but then abandoned it)
* [[pandeism]] (God made the Universe by becoming it)
* [[panendeism]] (God made the Universe by partially becoming it)

Some do not consider the deistic variations to relate to theism at all because they refer to an absent God (although the God of pandeism and panendeism is immanent, but non-interfering).

Variations of polytheism include:
* [[monolatry]] (belief in many Gods, but worship of only one)
* [[henotheism]] (belief in many Gods of which one is supreme)
* [[kathenotheism]] (belief in many Gods, but worship of only one at a time, because one is supreme at a time).

Deoxyribonucleic acid

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'''Deoxyribonucleic acid''' (DNA) is an [[organic compound|organic]] [[chemical compound]] made up of [[molecule]]s shaped like a [[double helix]], a continuously twisted ladder. The individual monomeric building blocks of DNA (and other nucleic acids) are [[nucleotide]]s, which themselves consist of three principle moieties: A nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.

DNA carries the [[gene|genet]]ic coding for the [[protein]]s that form the bodies of living [[organism]]s. All organisms contain DNA, and the DNA of a sexually reproducing organism is a mix of its parents' DNA.

==Modern understanding==
[[Image:818.gif|right|thumb|Structure of DNA.]]
Small parts of DNA called [[gene]]s serve as the instructions for the body to carry out its functions and give rise to traits such as eye color, hair color, etc. <ref>"Eye-color genes, through the proteins they encode, direct the amount and placement of melanin in the iris." [http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?kw=&file=answers%2Fgenetics%2Fans_044.html Ask A Scientist - Genes and eye color]</ref> Genes are packaged into [[chromosomes]]. Each individual human being has 23 pairs of chromosomes, where one set is inherited from his/her mother and the other set is inherited from his/her father. 22 of these chromosomes are referred to as autosomes, while the remaining chromosome determines gender (sex chromosome).

[[Prokaryotic DNA]] is circular (a closed loop), while [[Eukaryotic DNA]] is linear (with ends) with the exception of [[Mitochondrial DNA]], which is circular too. DNA in [[prokaryote]]s usually consists only of one closed loop chromosome.<ref>Campbell, Neil A, et. al. ''Biology''. 6th ed. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings, 2002. 299, 530-31.</ref>

DNA changes account for differences between individuals. However, they can also cause medical problems such as [[cancer]]

DNA is [[transcription|transcribed]] into [[mRNA]], which is in turn [[translation|translated]] into [[proteins]] built from [[amino acids]]. Additionally, DNA maybe transcribed into functional RNAs (ribosomal and transfer RNA) that do not undergo translation. [[RNA]] can also be reverse-transcribed back into DNA, which is the called [[Complementary DNA]] or [[cDNA]].

==DNA fingerprinting==

DNA can help police track down criminals if an attacker leaves something like hair or blood at a crime scene. Everybody’s DNA is unique unless they are identical twins, and the genetic ‘fingerprint’ of this material can be enough to confirm if a suspect was at the scene.
Genetic fingerprinting can also show if somebody is closely related to somebody else. Archaeologists used samples from living relatives to identify whether bodies found buried in a forest in [[Russia]] were the remains of the [[Tsar]] and his family, killed during the 1919 [[Russian revolution]].

As well as showing how different we all are, DNA shows how much we are all the same. Only one small part of one chromosome distinguishes a boy from a girl. Genes give us different colored eyes, hair and skin, but 99.5% of any human's DNA is in the same order as everybody else’s.

Every living thing on earth has DNA that uses the same basic chemicals as human DNA, but because their chemicals are in a different order, the DNA of a worm or a tree encodes for different proteins, and those proteins make different cells. Evolutionists believe that all these cells developed from the first single-cell creatures formed three thousand million years ago, evolving gradually into new species to adapt to their environment. Creationists believe that God created living things as distinct [[baraminology|"kinds"]], and point to [[information]] theory to show that the information on the DNA could not have arisen by chance.

==External links==
*[http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/trun/artwork/Animations/cloningexp/cloningexp.html Animated guide to DNA cloning]

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