Pages tagged 'health'

This unit examines the special considerations of coaching or instructing young people in sport and exercise. The physiological differences between children and adults will be...

Care is needed at all stages of life. This unit makes care in the family its focus because the overwhelming majority of care, including health...

This Unit studies 'proteins'. Starting with a simple analysis of the molecular make up, the Unit moves on to look at the importance of protein...

The incidence of obesity is on the increase in affluent societies, and the phenomenon commands increasing attention from health professionals, legislators and the media. This...

Aerobic fitness is integral to successful sports performance and to maintaining good health. But what sort of exercise should you be doing to develop your...

To be able to understand the importance of the environment for our health, we need to know a little about the interdependence between environment and...

This unit considers two ideas: that health is an ever-present factor in our lives, and that health is something difficult to define. But how can...

This unit covers the emergence of the Life Sciences sector out of its precursor the pharmaceutical industry. After examining some historical perspectives it uses case...

In this unit, aimed at teachers of Physical Education, we begin by looking at some of the common misconceptions relating to fitness and activity levels...

Gain a basic scientific understanding of cancer – how tumours are formed and spread, risk factors, diagnosis, pathology, prevention, treatment, and lifestyle management (including palliative...

An accessible introduction to autism, this course explores principles and problems of diagnosis, possible underlying causes and issues of care, education and therapy.This is a...