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This programme aims to explain several frequently encountered minor operations through actual case studies. It has been produced by a practising GP who is very experienced in this field and so fully...
Shows how a patient with suspected Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed, assessed and treated in a large multinational clinical trial. Explains some of the difficulties in conducting trials of new drug...
Looks at the epidemiology of asthma and current trends, diagnosis, treatment and management, including management in special circumstances such as in children, the elderly and acute cases. The emphasis is on...
The final episode in the follow-up series to DOCTORS TO BE (1992), which followed ten medical students from selection in 1984 for St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London, to working in an NHS hospital in...
Follows five families with members affected by fragile X syndrome, illustrating the wide-ranging effects of the condition and showing the characteristic behaviours that provide clues for diagnosis.
Aims to inform about the normality of psychological reactions to traumatic events, and of the symptoms, natural course and management. Emphasises the need for support by friends and family.
Four women diagnosed with ovarian cancer talk about how they coped and what helped them to deal with their cancer and its treatment. Gynaecological oncologist Dr Richard Osborne supplies more detailed...
Records the preparations for the wedding of two sisters in eastern Sumatra in December 1996, emphasising the importance of the role of women in the village. Shows ritual exchanges of textiles and cakes, and...
In Punang, a small coastal area in the southern part of Pulawan island off the Philippines, a young woman, Miming, undergoes the first ceremony of her ‘sinsin’ ritual cycle. In undergoing this ritual she...
Explores the reasons behind the dramatic increase in asthma cases in recent years, especially in children. Looks at causal factors such as smoking, air pollution and diet. Also describes the clinical...
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