Unit 1 Holism
Part A Terminology / 1
Part B Listening / 3
Part C Reading/3
Text A Holistic Medicine / 3
Text B Whole Medical Systems: An Overview / 11
Text C Yoga Gets Better with Age!/18
Unit 2 The Musculoskeletal System
Part A Terminology / 20
Part B Listening / 22
Part C ReadLing/23
Text A The Musculoskeletal System / 23
Text B Enzyme Therapy for Arthritis Pain / 32
Text C Are You Getting Sleepy ... Sleepy? Well, Snap out of It. / 38
Unit 3 The Nervous System
Part A Terminology / 41
Part B Listening / 43
Part C Reading / 43
Text A The Nervous System / 44
Text B Alzheimer's Disease / 54
Text C Tension Headaches: Dealing Day-to-Day ! 60
Unit 4 The Circulatory System
Part A Terminology / 63
Part B Listening/65
Part C Reading / 65
Text A The Circulatory System / 65
Text B Coronary Artery Disease / 74
Text C 10 Easy Steps to a Healthier Heart / 80
Unit 5 The Respiratory System
Part A Terminology / 82
Part B Listening/84
Part C Reading/85
Text A The Respiratory System / 85
Text B Asthma / 93
Text C Smoking and Asthma / 98
Unit 6 The Digestive System
Part A Terminology / 102
PartB Listening / 104
Part C Reading / 104
Text A Structures and Functions of the Digestive System / 105
Text B Duodenal Ulcer/115
Text C Ways to Support Healthy Digestion / 121
Unit 7 The Urinary System
Part A Terminology / 125
Part B Listening / 127
Part C Reading / 127
TextA Urinary Tract Infections in Adults / 127
Text B Some Means for Making Diagnosis of Disorders of the Urinary System / 136
Text C Chronic Kidney Disease: A Family Affair / 140
Unit 8 The Immune System
Part A Terminology / 148
Part B Listening / 147
Part C Reading / 147
TextA Malaria and the Human Immune System / 147
Text B Basics of the Immune System: An Overview / 152
Text C History of Immunology / 158
Unit 9 Psychology
Part A Terminology / 160
Part B Listening / 162
Part C Reac]irLg / 162
Text A Psychology: The Search for Understanding / 162
Text B Pay Attention to Attention! ! 168
Text C The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1974 / 173
Unit 10 Endocrinology
Part A Terminology / 175
Part B Listening / 177
Part C Reading / 177
TextA The Endocrine System / 177
Text B What the Skin Does and Tells / 186
Text C A Short Tale on Histology History! / 190
Unit 11 Cloning and Genes
Part A Terminology / 193
Part B Listening / 195
Part C Readling / 195
lext A Cloning: An Overview / 195
Text B Gene Therapy / 203
Text C Idaho Gem, the World's First Cloned Mule / 211
Unit 12 Pathology
Part A Terminology / 213
Part B Listening / 215
Part C Reading / 215
TextA Pathology/216
Text B Pathology: A Career in Medicine / 226
Text C Warren, Marshall and Helicobacterpylori 1232
Unit 13 Medication
Part A Terminology / 235
Part B Listening / 237
Part C Reacllng/237
TextA Pharmacology /237
Text B Adverse Reactions to Medications and Drug Allergy / 244
Text C Drug Interactions / 252
Unit 14 Microbiology
Part A Terminology / 254
Part B Listening/256
Part C Reading/257
Text A Microbiology / 257
Text B Intestinal Microbes Could Help Solve Nutritional Problems / 264
Text C New Longevity Genes Identified / 269
Unit 15 A Survey of Medicine
Part A Terminology / 271
Part B Listening / 273
Part C Reading / 273
TextA A Survey of Modem Medicine / 274
Text B Emerging Trends in Medical Device Technology Home Is Where the Heart Monitor Is / 281
Text C Clinical Medicine: Antibiotics and Vaccines / 288
Appendices / 290