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...wellbeing effect of the Olympic Games on local residents during the hosting of the Games. The effects do not last very long, however, and the Games show no effect on subjective wellbeing a year later. The host with the most. But not for long.” Read at LSE: The Olympics made us happy, but was it worth it? Covering the games For those seeking to cover the Olympics, the...

...health today...In this free course, Infection and immunity, you will be introduced to infectious diseases and to the biological agents that invade our bodies and cause them: pathogens. You will also learn about the immune system, the human body’s vital defence against pathogens. Along the way you will learn about the scientific method and how it has helped scientists...

...health studies, sociology, comparative social policy, history, political science and economics. This interdisciplinary nature brings different perspectives together to create fresh insights and provide a bridge for different ideas to feed into social and political change. Towards the end of the course, you'll have the opportunity to critically analyse an initiative of...

...Health Organisation warns that an outbreak of Yellow Fever in DRC and Angola could, unchecked, become a global pandemic. Here's a guide to what you need to know about the disease...[A public health announcement about dengue and yellow fevers in Paraguay] A public health campaign about Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever in Paraguay What is yellow fever? The NHS explains the...

...health authorities in Kerala and at the central government so that they can take steps to control Tiger moth lepidopterism with the help of our diagnostic kit,” he says. A. caricae is found in the Indo-Australian tropics up to Vanuatu, and its caterpillars are known to produce severe itching, especially amongchildren, the elderly and diabetics. Anjana Mohan, a medical...

...mental disorder – Compulsive Hoarding, as it is called – was first recognised in 2013 as having distinct symptoms in psychiatry's standard guidebook The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In extreme cases the hoarder accumulates and refuses to discard to the extent ordinary activities, such as eating and sleeping, are interfered with as every...