Emerging diseases
An outbreak of mad cow disease shut down Britain's cattle industry, resulting in the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of animals and costing the
Subject: Chronic wasting disease
Transcript: ONCE WE KNOW WHAT CAUSES THINGS LIKE MAD COW, WE KNOW THE STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO PREVENT IT. OBVIOUSLY, ONCE THEY DISCOVERED HOW THE DISEASE WAS BEING
Cardiovascular Disease
Learn why cardiovascular disease is the number one killer and the risk factors for prevention.
Prevention Through Smoking Cessation
COPD remains a disease with no cure in sight. Treatment and therapies can only slow down or alleviate some of the discomfort of the disease. Patients
Immunity & Disease
This lecture provides a background on how the immune system functions to prevent disease, as well as some common immune system disorders.
Types of Prevention
Primary prevention are those activities and habits that prevent type 2 diabetes. Secondary prevention can prevent the disease from progressing and
Heart Attack Prevention
Doctors assert that detecting heart disease and preventing heart attacks should be the top priority for primary care physicians. When heart attack
Germ Warfare: Vaccines and Childhood Diseases
The vaccine-preventable diseases of childhood are rarely seen in the industrialized nations of the world because of the immunization programs that
Subject: vaccine-preventable diseases
Transcript: [narrator:] measles, polio, mumps, and chicken pox. the vaccine-preventable diseases of childhood are rarely seen in the industrialized nations of
Credits: "Food Safety and Disease Prevention"
Credits: "Food Safety and Disease Prevention"
Food for Thought: Link Between Disease and Nutrition, The
Disease prevention through nutrition is a relatively new area of research that explores the link between certain foods and the nutrients in them, and
Subject: disease prevention
Transcript: [narrator:] disease prevention through nutrition is a relatively new area of research that explores the link between certain foods and the nutrients
Diet-Related Disorders: Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Celiac Disease
treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and celiac disease are discussed, along with strategies for their prevention. With an emphasis on breakfast, snacks
Subject: Preventive health services
Transcript: and heart disease and with diabetes. In this program, we'll examine these three diet-related disorders, looking in detail at their characteristics