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(Liens vérifiés le 04/08/2009)


Information - World Blood Donor Day - World Health Day -
Maps -
Anthrax - Malaria - Avian flu - Cloning -
Diets - Food Pyramids - Safety - Swine flu

 


Pages complémentaires :

Health :
Cliparts and Flashcards - Vocabulary - Listening -
Conversation questions / Role-play -
Interactive activities - Activities to print - Lesson plans -
Interactive games - Games to print - Movies - Videos -
Cartoons - Ads - Stories - Poems - Songs - Idioms and Proverbs - Posters


Environnement - Smoking - Les Jeunes - 'AIDS' - Disabled people - Addiction(s)

Anorexia - Bulimia

Information :

  • US obesity problem 'intensifies'
    "The percentage of obese and overweight children is at or above 30% in 30 states...
    Childhood obesity rates in the US have more than tripled since 1980."
    (BBC)

  • Elderly man removes leech from nose
    "A 73-year-old man who suffered nasal congestion and nosebleeds for more than five years is recovering after doctors removed a 10 cm long leech from his nose in Gaozhou, Guangdong province...
    The leech possibly went into his nose five years ago after he drank water from a mountain stream while collecting herbs. "
    (chinadaily.com.cn)

 

  • Warnings over body piercing boom
    "Problems over botched body piercings could be a "substantial burden" on the NHS in the near future, a study says...
    Just over a quarter of people reported complications, including swelling, infection and bleeding..."
    (BBC)

 

 

  • Microbe Zoo (commtechlab.msu.edu)
    DirtLand | Animal Pavilion | Snack Bar | Space Adventure | WaterWorld
    "Discover the many worlds of hidden microbes"

 

 

  • Alphabetical Index of Health Topics (niehs.nih.gov)
    "This listing consists of information on a variety of environmental health topics, including answers to some common environmental questions.
    The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences conducts basic research on environmental health and environment-related diseases."
  • Fit or fat? (BBC)
    "Doctors in Britain are warning of an obesity time bomb, when children who are already overweight grow up.
    So, what should we do? Exercise more? Eat less? Or both?
    The government feels it has to take responsibility for this expanding problem."(BBC)
    - a text and a glossary
  • Doctor over time (PBS)
    "This activity shows how doctors over this century would have handled the same afflictions.
    All you have to do is complain to the doctor, then see how he or she responds."

 

World Blood Donor Day :

 

World Health Day :

  • World Health Day (Wikipedia)
    "celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO)."
    1 World Health Day 2008: Protecting health from the adverse affects of climate change
    2 World Health day 2007: Invest in health, build a safer future
    3 Themes of previous World Health Days
    4 External links

 

 

Maps :

 

  • HEALTHmap - Global disease alert map
    (healthmap.org)

 

Anthrax :

 

Malaria :

 

 

  • Malaria Transmission Cycle
    "Malaria is caused by a parasite transmitted from one human to another via the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
    The parasites migrate to the liver, mature and enter the bloodstream, where they rupture red blood cells..."
    (nlm.nih.gov)

 

 

Avian Flu :

 

 

 

Cloning :

  • Animal Cloning
    "Based on a final risk assessment, a report written by FDA scientists and issued in January 2008, FDA has concluded that meat and milk from cow, pig, and goat clones and the offspring of any animal clones are as safe as food we eat every day."
    (fda.gov)

  • FDA: Cloned animals' meat is safe
    "After more than five years of study, the Food and Drug Administration concluded that cloned livestock is "virtually indistinguishable" from conventional livestock."
    (usatoday.com)

  • Is meat from cloned animals safe?
    (bigthink.com)

  • Questions and Answers About Foods from Cloned Animals
    (ific.org)

  • Slouching into creation - "Peering into the face of cloning" :
    "What does it mean? How did they do it? Who will use the technology? Should we clone just because we can?"
    (pathfinder.com)
  • Quiz about Genes (brainpop.com)

 

Diets :

  • Bet dieting takes hold in the UK
    "A new method of losing weight by betting on your own success and having to pay up if you fail is gaining popularity in the UK.
    Bet dieters join a website and make a commitment to lose a certain amount of weight over a defined period of time.
    Then, if they fail to meet their targets, money is withdrawn from their account and paid to a charity of their choice..."
    (BBC)

Food Pyramids :

 

Safety :

 

Swine flu :

 

 

  • H1N1 Rap by Dr. Clarke - a song
    "The H1N1 Rap was written, produced, and performed by John D. Clarke, MD, FAAFP. .
    This music video is a fun, highly educational, and entertaining way to learn about prevention of the H1N1 virus."
    (YouTube)

  • Grippe A/H1N1 - Information 28/08/2009
    "Ce que doivent savoir les parents, les professionnels de l’éducation et les
    élèves en fonction de l’évolution de la grippe : les sites de référence sur les questions sanitaires, le plan d’action du ministère et des académies, etc."
    (education.gouv.fr)

  • Swine flu: Fighting a global pandemic
    "Interactive graphic comparing swine flu to other global pandemics, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, in terms of the number of victims and the amount
    spent on prevention and treatment of the diseases."
    (news.sympatico.msn.ca)

 

 

  • Influenza A(H1N1) - World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe - un dossier
    (euro.who.int)

 

  • World moves to contain flu spread - with a VIDEO
    "Governments around the world are hurrying to contain the spread of a new swine flu virus after outbreaks were reported in Mexico, the US and Canada."
    (BBC)