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Howell, Matthew – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2008
In the author's fourth year of undergraduate studies at the University of Waterloo he had the opportunity to explore the benefits attained by children attending a summer camp by way of an academic literature review. The author worked with Dr. Troy Glover who has been commissioned by a group of camping associations to perform a study on the…
Descriptors: Race, Recreational Activities, Medical Research, Diseases
Cordes, Colleen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
An unusual conflict-of-interest case involving the federal government, a university researcher on ear infections, and the pharmaceutical industry has renewed the debate over what constitutes unacceptable conflict of interest, federal review of medical treatment, government protection against research bias, and disclosure of research project…
Descriptors: Conflict of Interest, Diseases, Ears, Federal Regulation
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Eichman, 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Presents information about the history, biology, and medical aspects of leprosy, including its description in historical documents, its cause and effects, statistics on its prevalence, and various attempts at treatment.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
Haller, Edwin W., Ed.; Aitken, Larry P., Ed. – 1992
This book consists of papers and panel discussions presented at a conference that focused on encouraging American Indian and Alaska Native students to enter the field of biomedical research. Research and treatment of diseases among Native populations can best be carried out by American Indian and Alaska Native researchers who have a background in…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
Public Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1980
A summary of proceedings of the Forum on Arthritis Research and Education in Nursing and Allied Health is presented. The keynote address, "The Burden of Arthritis," by Dorothy P. Rice, provides data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics on the prevalence of arthritis, the burden it imposes, and the volume, type, and cost…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Bibliographies, Disease Incidence, Diseases
FEIN, JUDITH; FORSYTHE, PATRICIA – 1967
PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF THE DEAF, THE BOOKLET EXPLAINS PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS AND PREPARE FOR RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP. SEVERAL SCHOOLS ARE DISCUSSED, SOME ESTABLISHED (GALLAUDET COLLEGE)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Audiovisual Centers, Blindness