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National Academies Press, 2008
How did life evolve on Earth? The answer to this question can help us understand our past and prepare for our future. Although evolution provides credible and reliable answers, polls show that many people turn away from science, seeking other explanations with which they are more comfortable. In the book "Science, Evolution, and…
Descriptors: Evolution, Creationism, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles
Institute of Medicine (NAS), Washington, DC. – 1986
This book is addressed to anyone involved with or affected by the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, including legislators, researchers, health care personnel, insurance providers, educators, health officials, executives in the pharmaceutical industry, blood bank administrators, and other concerned individuals. The following…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Epidemiology

Whitney, Christopher K. – Mental Retardation, 1989
The hemophilia community has been deeply affected by the catastrophe of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). The use of blood products that had first restored the potential for normal survival now bring the threat of AIDS infection and fear and discrimination from others. Strong leadership has come from the National Hemophilia Foundation.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Diseases, Medical Services
Frazier, Billie H.; Kirkland, Glenn I. – 1990
This document contains two brief bibliographies of peer-reviewed literature, with abstracts, on dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the elderly, one written for the educator and the other for the consumer. They are two of 12 bibliographies on aging prepared by the National Agricultural Library for its "Pathfinders" series of publications. Topics…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Mental Disorders, Older Adults
Fischer, Sunny; Baron, Dan – 1995
In many low-income communities, children are not properly immunized and are left vulnerable to completely preventable illnesses. This report provides information gained as a result of a 1-year funding project in the Chicago area to determine why so many children were not being immunized and how to increase immunization rates. The project tested 5…
Descriptors: Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Community Health Services, Disease Control

Weitzman, D. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
This article discusses the importance of exercise for many people with visual impairments and diabetes. It lists precautions for the person with visual impairments and diabetes and specifies who should not exercise, explains "diabetes-specific" benefits of exercise, suggests a format for a safe workout, and includes an example of a successful…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Diabetes, Disease Control, Exercise

Watchman, Karen – Journal of Learning Disabilities (United Kingdom), 2003
This article offers guidelines for the modification of the living environment of adults with Down syndrome before they develop dementia in order to allow them to remain in familiar surroundings for as long as possible. These include maintaining the person's individuality; aiding his/her communication; changing supports with the course of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alzheimers Disease, Down Syndrome, Mental Retardation
Erickson, William A.; Dumoulin-Smith, Adrien – Employment and Disability Institute, 2009
The mission of the Cornell StatsRRTC is to bridge the divide between the sources of disability data and the users of disability statistics. One product of this effort is a set of "User Guides" to national survey data that collect information on the disability population. The purpose of each of the "User Guides" is to provide…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Injuries, Public Health, Well Being
Center for Population Options, Washington, DC. – 1988
Access to and availability of contraceptive methods in stores play an important role in the prevention of AIDS, unwanted pregnancies, and other sexually transmitted diseases. Although teens are generally knowledgable about birth control, many encounter barriers when attempting to obtain contraceptive. Forty-five drug stores and 15 convenience…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, Early Parenthood, High Schools

Stavis, Paul F. – Mental Retardation, 1989
Caselaw that functions as law until statutes are enacted has been characteristic of legal issues surrounding the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) diseases. In most cases such caselaw has protected the civil rights of persons with HIV/AIDS under established law as well as the traditions of Western…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Diseases

Martinez-Roig, A.; Sanchez, X. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
This article notes that the increase of incidence in human papillomavirus infection has resulted in more frequent anogenital warts in children. Pediatricians are urged to exclude sexual abuse as a source of infection in all cases since sexual transmission is commonly, but not always, the cause. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Communicable Diseases
Warner-Lambert Co., Morris Plains, NJ. – 1994
This book is designed to take caregivers through the basics of patient care and to give them the information needed to guide them through the medical, legal, and financial issues that accompany Alzheimer's disease. The seven chapters of the book cover the following topics: understanding Alzheimer's; caring for a caregiver; medical update; finances…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Caregiver Role, Caregivers, Coping
National Inst. on Aging (DHHS/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1984
This document notes that, as health care costs continue to rise, the elderly are monitoring themselves as a means of cost containment, and as a way of enhancing their sense of well-being and their ability to lead active lives. It points out that more and more organizations are sponsoring health programs that promote the concept of self-care and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Coping, Diseases, National Organizations

Crocker, Allen C. – Mental Retardation, 1989
The special developmental needs of young children with congenital HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection require evaluation, training, therapy, and other supports. Such services should be guided by developmentalists in a child study center in close alliance with medical, educational, and community service providers. Concerns about the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Development, Delivery Systems, Diseases
Watson, Peter R. – 1982
This manual is designed for use by Peace Corps volunteers and agricultural extension personnel working in animal traction development programs. While some of the information contained in the manual is specific to the extension of animal-powered agriculture in Africa, the principles covered are generally applicable wherever the method is being used…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills