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What is avian pox - and how can I help the fight against it?Creative Commons Image seabrookeleckie.com under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dr Patricia Ash (The Open University)

11 August 2011

Is there a risk of an avian pox epidemic in the UK? What can be done to help avoid it? Read more : What is avian pox - and how can I help the fight against it?

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Waste products; wasted time; wasted lives: What does a lack of access to sanitation mean?Pam Furniss

By Pam Furniss (The Open University)

08 June 2011

Over two and half billion people have no access to sanitation - and that means a lot of people being exposed to health risks. What... Read more : Waste products; wasted time; wasted lives: What does a lack of access to sanitation mean?

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By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

19 November 2010

Friday 19th November 2010 was World Toilet Day. We've compiled some resources to help raise awareness for the 2.6 billion people (nearly half of the... Read more : World Toilet Day

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Climate change: helping those most vulnerable Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image mknobil under CC-BY

By Dr Roger Few (Guest)

15 September 2010

Roger Few argues we should focus on providing help and health care to those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change Read more : Climate change: helping those most vulnerable

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What is Alzheimer's disease?Creative Commons Image M.L. Cohen under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

09 March 2010

It looms over many of our lives, but what is Alzheimer's disease? Read more : What is Alzheimer's disease?

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Mad fish diseaseCreative Commons Image Ewan used under CC-BY-NC licence

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

17 December 2009

Can fish provide an insight into brain diseases in people? Read more : Mad fish disease

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Another step towards beating Alzheimer'sCreative Commons Image ML Cohen under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

17 December 2009

The Breaking Science team explore the latest developments in Alzheimer's research. Read more : Another step towards beating Alzheimer's

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By Dr Elaine Weatherley-Jones (Guest)

20 October 2008

Elaine Weatherley-Jones asks whether science can bring its demands for evidence to the world of complementary and alternative therapies Read more : Testing therapies

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Lifecycle and climate changeProduction team

By Professor Tim Halliday (The Open University)

05 January 2008

In this article Tim Halliday looks at the possible effect of climate change on amphibians and reptiles Read more : Lifecycle and climate change

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By Professor Raphael Kaplinsky (The Open University)

02 May 2007

Raphael Kaplinsky responds to the 2007 Reith lecture by Jeffery Sachs on 'Poverty in the Midst of Plenty' Read more : OU on the BBC: Reith 2007: Bursting at the Seams - Poverty in the Midst of Plenty

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Pages tagged as Disease

What is avian pox - and how can I help the fight against it?Creative Commons Image seabrookeleckie.com under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

Waste products; wasted time; wasted lives: What does a lack of access to sanitation mean?Pam Furniss

World Toilet DayJakezc | Dreamstime.com

Climate change: helping those most vulnerable Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image mknobil under CC-BY

What is Alzheimer's disease?Creative Commons Image M.L. Cohen under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

Mad fish diseaseCreative Commons Image Ewan used under CC-BY-NC licence

Another step towards beating Alzheimer'sCreative Commons Image ML Cohen under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

Testing therapiesphotos.com

Lifecycle and climate changeProduction team

OU on the BBC: Reith 2007: Bursting at the Seams - Poverty in the Midst of PlentyBBC