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Khan Academy: Vaccines and the Autism Myth Part Ii
An explanation of how the Wakefield study was fabricated and why the study has no link to autism.
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Khan Academy: Vaccines and the Autism Myth Part I
The infamous Wakefield study kickstarted the Autism Myth, but many studies have since shown that there is no link between MMR Vaccine and autism. This lesson explains how the autism myth began and the studies that support there is no...
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Khan Academy: Polio Vaccinations
A discussion of the likes and differences of the two polio vaccines, Salk and Sabin.
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Khan Academy: Poliomyelitis Diagnosis and Treatment
Examined are polio diagnostic tests and the fact there is no treatment for polio only symptomatic support. However, polio can be prevented through the polio vaccine.
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Khan Academy: Polio Epidemiology
An overview of the polio as an epidemic prior to 1900 and how the infectious disease has slowly diminished but for three countries (Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan).
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Khan Academy: Poliomyelitis Pathophysiology
How does the polio virus cause polio myelitis? An explanation of the polio virus entering the mouth and replicating in the throat and intestines where it then connects to muscles from the neurons of the central nervous system.
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Khan Academy: What Is Polio?
The infectious disease Poliomyelitis or Polio effects the central nervous system which causes debilitating muscle disorder. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's initial diagnosis of polio is reevaluated as being Guillain-barre syndrome.
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Khan Academy: Flu Surveillance
Discover how many people are hospitalized and die from the flu each year, and how the internet can help keep tabs on the flu.
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Khan Academy: What Is Polio?
An overview of the infectious disease Poliomyelitis or polio and how it infects the body and its symptoms; polio's affect on the nervous system including the spinal cord and brainstem; diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of polio; and...
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Khan Academy: Diagnosis Treatment and Prevention of Chlamydia
An explanation of the diagnosis, antibiotic treatment, and prevention of chlamydia. Also, discussed is the prevention of mothers and their babies from getting the disease.
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Khan Academy: What Are Warts?
An explanation and illustration of papillomas, the scientific term for warts that appear on the hands and feet. If warts appear on the genitals the term is condyloma acuminata. The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is examined including the...
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Khan Academy: Risk Factors for Drug Use and Drug Abuse
A description of the factors (biological risks, psychological risks, socio-cultural risks, and environmental risks) that relate to each other in complicated ways that can lead to drug abuse or drug addiction.
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Khan Academy: Tolerance and Withdrawal
An illustrated explanation of the neurons in the brain and the effects of tolerance and withdrawal.
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Khan Academy: Reward Pathway in the Brain
An physiologically and chemically illustrated presentation of pleasurable stimuli and the reward pathways followed in the brain. Also explained are studies of addiction that seem to take over a rational mind.
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Khan Academy: Substance Use Disorders
An overview of substance induced disorders are examined.
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Khan Academy: Psychoactive Drugs: Stimulants
An overview of stimulants and their effects on the body.
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Khan Academy: Overview of Psychoactive Drugs
An overview of psychoactive drugs: depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and opiates.
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Khan Academy: Drug Dependence and Homeostasis
An explanation of homeostasis and related to drug dependence and drug overdose.
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Khan Academy: Routes of Drug Entry
The routes of drug entry are explored including oral, inhalation, injection, transdermal, and intramuscular.
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Khan Academy: Psychoactive Drugs: Hallucinogens
An overview of hallucinogens and their effect on the human body when used medically and abused.
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Khan Academy: Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder
In order to qualify for a bipolar disorder one must have at least three of the symptoms explored in this video.
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Khan Academy: Introduction to Psychology Depression and Bipolar Disorder
An explanation of bipolar1 and bipolar2 disorders and their relationship to mania.
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Khan Academy: Diagnosing Depression
An overview of how clinicians diagnose depression by using the dsm-5, a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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Khan Academy: Introduction to Psychology Depression and Major Depressive Disorder
Factors involved in depression including biological, psychological, socio-cultural or environmental as well as genetic components (5-htt LPR) are examined.