Health and Fitness

Swine Flu Avoid

In this video, Dr. Joe Bresee, with CDC's Influenza Division, describes the symptoms of H1N1 (swine flu) and warning signs to look for that indicate the need for urgent medical attention.

This podcast discusses the actions and goals of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, related to the current outbreak of H1N1 flu (swine flu).

This video explains H1N1 influenza, commonly known as swine flu, a respiratory illness caused by an influenza A virus. It outlines how the infection spreads, the symptoms it typically causes, and general approaches to prevention and care. The presentation is a general health-education overview for patients and students.

Clean hands can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, such as flu. This podcast explains the proper way to wash your hands.

Vaccines are extremely safe. Adverse reactions are uncommon. The most common reaction is pain and swelling at the vaccine site, which is easily treated, and has no longterm problems. An allergic reaction to vaccines are rare. Dr. Michael Davis dispells this and other vaccine myths, including myths about autism and vaccines.

A personal advocacy film presents life with chronic fatigue syndrome. A woman diagnosed at 19 describes being dismissed by doctors, losing the ability to study, and rebuilding her life after finding treatment, in a public service message for a patient organisation. It is shared as a first-person account, not a clinical guide.

This documentary profiles Consumers United for Evidence-based Health Care, a coalition of US consumer advocacy groups. Contributors describe using Cochrane systematic reviews and plain-language summaries, scrutinising industry-funded research, and campaigning for public access to reliable evidence in treatment decisions. It is an overview of evidence-based healthcare advocacy.

This short video documents the third stage of labor — the delivery of the placenta after the baby has been born. It shows how the placenta separates and is expelled, completing the birth process. A concise learning clip for midwifery and medical students. For learning purposes only — not medical advice.

A step-by-step educational tutorial on breast self-examination, showing the technique for checking your own breasts. Educational only — not medical advice.