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Direct linkNandha, B.; Srinivasan, R.; Jambulingam, P. – Health Education Research, 2014
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is reported among Kani tribes in forest settlements of Tiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing and 27 histopathologically confirmed cases of CL have been reported from five settlements indicating transmission of disease within settlements. One of the priorities for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diseases, Entomology, Medical Research
Peer reviewedThomas, Lewis – BioScience, 1974
Examines past achievements and discusses the future impact that applied science and medical technology will have in combating disease and illness. Suggests that long-range planning and organization on a national scale are essential. (JR)
Descriptors: Disease Control, Diseases, Medical Research, Medical Services
Peer reviewedThomas, Lewis – Journal of Medical Education, 1976
Medical science, according to the author, is in a primitive stage of development. He traces the science of infection, beginning around 1875, not developed enough to be considered an applied science until the 1930's, and points out that we are only halfway in basic scientific understanding of such diseases as cancer, nephritis, and schizophrenia.…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Diseases, Futures (of Society), History
Peer reviewedBrunell, Philip A.; And Others – Pediatrics, 1972
Descriptors: Disease Control, Diseases, Exceptional Child Research, Medical Evaluation
Peer reviewedFarquhar, John D. – Journal of Pediatrics, 1972
Descriptors: Disease Control, Diseases, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies
Peer reviewedEichman, Phillip – American Biology Teacher, 1999
Presents information about the history, biology, and medical aspects of leprosy, including its description in historical documents, its cause and effects, statistics on its prevalence, and various attempts at treatment. Notes that leprosy is one of the few infectious diseases that, although treatable with medication, remains incurable. Contains 30…
Descriptors: Bacteria, Biology, Disease Control, Disease Incidence
Peer reviewedFarquhar, John D. – Journal of Pediatrics, 1973
Descriptors: Children, Disease Control, Diseases, Exceptional Child Research
Download full textNational Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, Bethesda, MD. – 1991
Established in 1977 by the Diabetes Research and Education Act, the six Diabetes Research and Training Centers (DRTCs) located throughout the country offer resources for diabetes educators and other health professionals involved in treating or counseling people with diabetes. DRTCs provide continuing education, seminars, and workshops in…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Diabetes, Disease Control, Diseases
Beer, Francis A. – 1977
Health science (epidemiology) is a relatively advanced discipline which offers theories and methods which could be useful in peace science (polemology). Similarities between war and disease, peace and health, center around concern with prevention of physical damage and death on the one hand and preservation and extension of human life on the…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Comparative Analysis, Conceptual Schemes, Conflict Resolution
National Health Education Committee, Inc., New York, NY. – 1966
MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH AND DISABILITY, RESULTS OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, LIFE EXPECTANCY FIGURES, COST OF ILLNESS TO THE UNITED STATES, AND GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES IN MEDICINE AND HEALTH ARE PRESENTED TABULARLY AND GRAPHICALLY IN QUESTION AND ANSWER FORM. FOR EACH OF 14 MAJOR DISEASES, PERTINENT FACTS ARE LISTED ABOUT INCIDENCE, COST, DEATH RATE,…
Descriptors: Allergy, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Communicable Diseases
