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Health and Society (2) Resistant Microbes, Antibiotic Abuse, and the Threat to Public Health  From: University of Michigan The emergence of microbes resistant to antibiotics ranks with AIDS as a worldwide public health threat. In this seminar, Dr. Randolph E. Regal addresses the interacting processes that put us in this predicament, and offers some practical solutions for both health care professionals and lay people. Strokes, Accidents and Alzheimer's: Explaining the Human Brain From: Cambridge University Press Can our knowledge about the physical workings of the brain help explain how our thought processes work? Some researchers--known as connectionists--hold the view that it can. In this seminar, Naomi Goldblum outlines the connectionist view of how the human brain copes with damage. Concentrating mainly on the effects of strokes, where a great deal of research has been done, she also looks at some of the problems which result from traffic accidents. She finishes by looking at Alzheimer's disease, admitting that what is known about it is very little, but offering hope for prevention in the future. | |||||||||||||||
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