Hookworm
Estimated to infect about one-fifth of the world's population, worm parasites are especially destructive in poor, rural areas of the developing world. This program focuses on the hookworm, the stealthiest and most resilient of the helminth, or worm,...
Subject: Hookworm disease--Prevention
Preventing a Stroke
A major stroke can hit without warning and leave a broken body and a damaged mind in its wake. But there are ways to prevent strokes, even among high-risk groups. This program looks at anticoagulation and its role in averting strokes and other devas...
Subject: Cerebrovascular disease -- prevention & control
Cholesterol, the Great Bluff
Cholesterol, the Great Bluff convincingly argues that the link between cholesterol and heart disease is tenuous and that its persistence results from a potent mix of bad science, entrenched interests, and pharmaceutical profits.
The problems date f...
Subject: Coronary heart disease--Prevention
Kingsman, December 4, 1987
Vol. LXV – No. 12
This issue contains articles on student government sponsoring an AIDS awareness event and passing its 1988 budget, as well as on a discussion over an increase in foreign language graduation requirements.
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Subject: AIDS (Disease)--Prevention
Infection Control in Healthcare: Precautions
Overview:
Precautions have been developed by OSHA and the CDC to help prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases. It is essential that all healthcare professionals be aware of and abide by these precautions. This third course in the five...
Subject: Communicable diseases--Prevention
Aseptic Nursing Technique at the Bedside: The Sterile Field
Preventing the transmission of infective organisms is an important aspect of healthcare and a major concern for all nurses. This series looks at ways in which this transmission takes place and actions the nurse must perform to prevent this from occu...
Subject: Communicable diseases -- Prevention
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Risk
“An increase in body weight has been associated with more than 60 chronic illnesses,” says Louis Aronne, M.D., one of the world’s foremost experts in obesity and author of the best-seller The Skinny. In this program, Dr. Aronne and other medic...
Subject: Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Prevention
Genetically Modified Mice
Laboratory processes for modifying genetic makeup in the fight against hereditary diseases are examined. The use of transgenic mice in disease
Bloodborne safety: universal precautions, standard precautions, and needlestick prevention
This program helps nurses and other healthcare workers become more familiar with universal precautions and the most recent revisions to OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens standard.
Subject: Communicable diseases--Prevention
Food & Nutrients To Increase: Fruits & Vegetables
One-half of a plate should contain fruits and/or vegetables. These foods provide essential nutrients, reduce incidents of certain diseases, prevent