1.4) The Main Health Issues in the World Today
Leading Causes of Death in Australia
1. Use the graph provided and the internet to define and identify the major causes of the following leading causes of death in Australia: a) Ischaemic Heart Disease b) Cerebrovascular Disease c) Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries d) Female Breast Cancer e) Lung Cancer f) Chronic Obtrusive Pulmonary Disease 2. What part of the body does the highest cause of death involve? 3. What lifestyle factor contributes to the third and fourth leading causes of death in Australian men? 4. Which two types of cancers are the biggest killers of Australian women? 5. The number of deaths from lung cancer and breast cancer are similar yet a lot more women contract breast cancer than lung cancer. Suggest a reason why. 6. Which of the diseases listed are infectious diseases? 7. Why do you think that a few Australians die from infectious diseases today? |
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What would be the most significant threat to our health?
A Pandemic!!! Bill Gates: The Next Outbreak? We're not ready! In 2014, the world avoided a horrific global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers — plus, frankly, thanks to some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from scenario planning to vaccine research to health worker training. As he says, "There's no need to panic ... but we need to get going." |
Interesting Articles and Information on Health Issues
Interesting Documentary on the different Types of Dwarfism
Two-year-old Charlotte weighs less than eight pounds and wears the clothes of a newborn baby. At 22 inches tall, she is half the height she should be and her sisters can dress her up in their dolls' clothes. While it is clear that Charlotte suffers from primordial dwarfism, the type of her condition is not yet known. Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type 1 or MOPD Type 1 is a serious affliction marked by repeated strokes and seizures, and sufferers rarely live past their third birthdays. MOPD Type 2 patients often live to be 30, and great strides are being made in treating the condition. Discover how the world's leading authorities on the disorder are striving to help Charlotte cope with her extraordinary life. |
How does Cancer spread through the body?
What is Cancer and how does it spread through the body? A straightforward video that answers these questions. |
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The Woman with Giant Legs - An amazing documentary about lady called Many Sellars who deals with a difficult medical condition. Start at 1.43!!
To keep in touch with Mandy Sellars' Story, she has created her own website "Supporting People with Overgrowth Syndromes". Currently Mandy has had her condition verified and hence has been given medical treatment, a tablet, that shrinks the fatty tissue in her legs and foot. In 2014, she lost up to 25 kg! Wonderful news. |
Fact or Fiction: Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever
Maxims typically date back many years, but “feed a cold, starve a fever” may beat them all. There are many stories about where this maxim came from. Who coined this phrase? Is it true? Find out what modern science has to say about it. Scientific American has an excellent article on it |