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Health
Asthma
Tissues & organs
In this activity, students shadow Ceri Harrop, a researcher in respiratory medicine....
Diagnosis - A and E activity from Wikid
Heart & lung disease
Technology has revolutionised medical diagnosis. Here the students take the role of...
PiggiFlu is coming
Microbes & disease
As a new flu virus arrives in Britain, people are rightly getting worried. Will there...
Cannabis
Drugs
New Zealand and UK scientists have found that smoking just one joint of cannabis a day...
Healthy Chocolate?
Health & fitness
A chocolate manufacturer claims its new, high cocoa bar is good for your heart. But is...
Ulcer bug breakthrough
Infectious disease
Two Australians won the 2005 Nobel Prize in medicine for proving that peptic ulcers...
Hay fever
Immune system
The hay fever season brings misery to many. This activity begins with a stunning image...
Kidney stones
7H Solutions
In the long hot days of summer, it's easy not to drink enough. Dehydration can cause...
Binge
9B Fit and healthy
Binge drinking causes social and medical problems, particularly for young people. Most...
Killer Flu
8C Microbes and disease
This topic has become "hot" again with the outbreak of H5N1 avian flu in...
Obesity and cancer
Food and digestion
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has highlighted that few people realize that obesity is the...
UK kids top asthma league
Respiration
A recent international survey found that British kids are three times more likely to...
Deadly Dengue
8C Microbes and disease
In tropical parts of the world, mosquitoes can give you more than just an itchy bite!...
Double Blind
Drugs
Eight young volunteers began their hospital visit in high spirits. They weren't ill....
New deal for diabetics
Hormones
Daily insulin jabs could soon be a thing of the past for diabetics. The first British...
Water for All
Infectious disease
World Water Day is on 22 March 2007. This activity gets students thinking about the...
Mite Attack
Environment and feeding
A well-made bed looks harmless. Don't be fooled. It could be a serious health hazard!...
AviFlu is coming!
8C Microbes and disease
As bird flu approaches Britain, people are getting worried. Will there be a pandemic? ...
Deodorants & breast cancer
Cancer
A British study found parabens - an ingredient of antiperspirant deodorants - in...
Say No to poor health
8C Microbes and disease
Poverty and poor health go together. But could the connection be broken? Bill Gates...
Top 10 polluted cities
Human impacts
In the developed world, industrial pollution is little more than occasional worry. The...
Bird flu - can science save us?
Microbes and disease
As bird flu approaches Britain, people are getting worried. Will the virus mutate to...
Isotope kills ex-spy
Atoms
Alexander Litvinenko, a former soviet spy, knew he had enemies. When a mystery illness...
Wired or tired?
Nervous system
This is Scientific Enquiry meets game show. Students are going to investigate a...
