Asthma and Allergies

This booklet on biomedical research talks about how far health and scientific research has come in the last 150 years, making diseases like malaria and measles much less threatening than they once were. It discusses the role science-based research has played in combating disease and the challenges society faces in continuing that fight. It also goes into detail about clinical trials and the role volunteers play in them. Additional resources, a bibliography, and a glossary are also included. All of the booklets in The Science Inside series can be used to help students build important health literacy skills, such as understanding important preventative health measures; understanding basic health information with a goal towards utilizing it to make appropriate health decisions; and understanding national and international public health and safety issues * Introduction: Your Health is in Your Hands * Your health now and then (A typical story from 1850. A typical story from today) * So, whats changed? (Then and now. The fight against contagious diseases. Understanding the role of germs. Curbing the spread of disease. The role of antibiotics and vaccines. The fight against intrinsic diseases. What are intrinsic diseases? Improvements in treatment. Improvements in detection: technology-based medicine. Improvements in general health) * The role of science-based medicine (Folk remedies and early medicine. The rise of logic and deductive reasoning. Inductive reasoning and the scientific method. Medical research and clinical trials. Protecting patients in clinical trials) * Twenty-first century health challenges (Our aging population. Our unhealthy lifestyle. New challenges from infectious diseases. The unequal impact of disease) * Working together to advance health (Taking charge of your own health).

• Author: American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Publisher: Unknown Publisher
• Published: 2005
• Pages: 102