Health and Medicine

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Jamie Oliver’s Crusade for Children’s Health

Jamie Oliver takes the stage at the TED conference to share his goal to inspire a movement with enough momentum to educate children about food, encourage families to begin cooking again and to inspire people to fight the epidemic of obesity that has taken root in every place that the western has gained popularity.

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3 Problems That Inhibit Humanity

Have you ever considered what life would be like if you could overcome your limitations? Nick Bostrom, an Oxford philosopher and transhumanist, speaks about humanity’s biggest problems. In Bostrom’s appearance on TEDTalks, he explains the different factors that inhibit mankind. He also explains what might be done to alter humanity’s future.

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Ultrasound Technology Makes Non-Invasive Surgery a Reality

This video explains the basic principles behind a new type of non-invasive surgery. Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound, as the new technology is officially called, is a revolutionary technology that looks as though it was lifted directly from the pages of a science fiction novel.

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Technology and the Future of Medicine

We all know the saying, “There’s an app for that,” and in the medical field that is ringing true. New technology is making tools for doctors mobile, affordable, and easy to use. In this video at TEDxMaastricht, Dr. Daniel Kraft shows how there are apps for everything, even his stethoscope.

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Avoiding Sugars and Salts With Better Food Choices

The modern American diet incurs numerous amounts of health problems, such as diabetes and obesity, through its vast amounts of sugars and salts. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo is a UCSF Assistant Professor in Residence of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics. offers some guidelines for food choices.

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The Functions and Flaws of Your Immune System

Professor of Allergy and Immunology at UCSF, Dr. Katherine Gundling, describes how the immune system functions and the problems that can arise.

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Approaches to Tackling Malnutrition in Low Income Settings

Each year, 3.5 million children under five die as a result of malnutrition, and millions more suffer the effects of poor early nutrition. Panelists get together at Columbia University to discuss ways of tacking malnutrition of the world’s poor.

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Science and Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan

The recent meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan following the devastating tsunami and earthquake have raised some serious health and science questions.

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Sugar: The Bitter Truth (A Toxic Poison) by Robert H. Lusting

This is the lecture that has gained over a million views and was written up by the New York Times. In this video, sugar is argued to be a toxic poison. The argument is made by Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology.

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The Value of Studying Rare Diseases

Rare diseases often get overlooked yet there is a great need for more therapies to treat and study them further. Join Hal Hoffman, MD, as he explores a number of these overlooked diseases and sheds light on why it is important to better understand them.

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