The Meaning of Percentage: Very Small Percentages
This clip explains how to deal with very small percents, such as those less than 1 percent. As an example, it uses one-fourth percent, which it states is one quarter of 1%. The clip then goes through the steps necessary to express that in decimal fo...
In Human Terms: Nutrition-based Mission Aids Somalian Refugees
Suraj Achar had only recently opened his family practice when he left for a six-months assignment with a Doctors Without Borders nutrition-based team in Kenya. The incidence of malnutrition among Somalian refugees, particularly the children, was ala...
Risky Business: Impact of HIV, The
Life changed when the dangers of HIV were introduced to our society. No longer could a casual sexual encounter be categorized as "no big deal." Because the virus remains latent for so long, people can transmit the infection through blood or sexual a...
In Human Terms: Free Comprehensive Healthcare
Last year the Venice Family Clinic recorded more than 80,000 patient visits and filled more than 65,000 free prescriptions. No one paid a cent for the care they so badly needed. Patients range from the homeless to people who suffer from chronic dise...
Risky Business: Risks of Sexual Intimacy, The
In the pleasure of the moment, young people seldom pause to think about the risks involved in sexual intimacy. Debilitating diseases or an unintended pregnancy run counter to thoughts of a happy and fulfilled sex life.. Parents cannot ignore the imp...
State of Mind: Anxiety Disorders
Psychotherapy is particularly important in breaking the cycle of anxiety disorders, whether they take the form of panic attacks or eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia nervosa. Michael Strober, Director of the Eating Disorders Program at UCLA ...
In Human Terms: Human Drive for Nourishment, The
Two girls, ages 4 and 6, walked 10 to 15 kilometers through the desert each day to get a ration of food. The food they took home each Sunday fed their Ethiopian family for a week, so dire was their plight.
Serotonin and Violence
Dean Hamer, Director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the National Cancer Institute, continues his comments about serotonin. Dr. Hamer explains that in addition to making people feel depressed, serotonin seems to also trigger hostility i...
Sleep Disorders
Dr. Andrew Leuchter, Director of Adult Psychiatry at UCLA, explains that the word "insomnia" tends to be a catch-all term that refers to any type of sleep disorder. Dr. Leuchter discusses a range of sleep problems, including sleep apnea and "restles...
Inner Self and External World
Philosopher Hubert Dreyfus talks about the views of multiple philosophers concerning how the inner self encounters the every day reality of the external world.