Total of resources: 27062

Young Retirees and Older Workers

Highlights characteristics of young retirees and older workers in a series of six profiles. Includes general profiles of retirees and older workers, their financial security, health, racial differenc...
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Resource added in: 20/09/2002
Available languages: English
Retirement, Aged, Older workers

Hearing Loss

Definition of hearing loss associated with aging, its prevalence, health and social impact, as well as use of hearing aids. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required.
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Resource added in: 20/09/2002
Available languages: English
Hearing Disorders, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Presbycusis, Hearing Aids, Aged, Health of the Elderly

Chronic Conditions: A Challenge for the 21st Century

Definition of chronic conditions, with emphasis on those most common in older age groups. Overview of prevalence of chronic conditions in the United States by age, gender, race, income. Association ...
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Resource added in: 20/09/2002
Available languages: English
Prevalence, Geriatrics, Aged, Health of the Elderly, chronic conditions

Heart Disease: A disabling yet preventable condition

Definition of heart disease, its prevalence in various age groups, and its limiting effect on older adults. Summary of the impact of heart disease on peoples, their physical and emotional health, heal...
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Resource added in: 20/09/2002
Available languages: English
Coronary Disease, Heart Diseases, Health of the Elderly, Aged

Segurança alimentar

Uma seção do site da ONG Rede Mulher de Educação, com informações sobre alimentos transgênicos e os produtos já comercializados que os contêm, alimentos enriquecidos, a mulher e a alimentaç...
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Resource added in: 20/09/2002
Available languages: Portuguese
Public Health, Women's Health, Food, Organisms, Genetically Modified, Product Surveillance, Postmarketing, Health Surveillance, Consumer Product Safety, Health Education, Alimentação e nutrição, Promoção e educação em saúde

American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)

ACOSOG was initiated in 1998 as a multi-institutional clinical trials group to conduct randomized trials, primarily evaluating the surgical management of patients with malignant solid tumors. ACOSOG i...
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Resource added in: 20/09/2002
Available languages: English
Kidney Pelvis, Drug Therapy, Radiotherapy, General Surgery, Classification, Neoplasms, Melanoma, General Surgery, Research Groups, Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Research Design, Clinical Protocols, Neoplasmas Ureterales, Estadificación de Neoplasmas, recurrencia local del neoplasma, Neoplasmas Cerebrales, Neoplasmas del Sistema Nerviosos Central, Neoplasmas Gástricos, Neoplasmas Pancreáticos, Neoplasmas de la Mama, Neoplasmas Urogenitales, Neoplasmas Colorrectales, Neoplasmas de Cabeza y Cuello, Neoplasmas Hepáticos, Neoplasmas de las Vías Biliares, Neoplasmas de los Genitales Femeninos, Ensayos Clínicos, Estudios Multicéntricos, Neoplasmas gastrointestinales

Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)

The CTEP is the program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) of de National Cancer Institute (NCI) that plans, assesses, and coordinates all asptects of clinical trials, includ...
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Resource added in: 20/09/2002
Available languages: English
Kidney Pelvis, Drug Therapy, Radiotherapy, General Surgery, Classification, Neoplasms, Drug Therapy, Research Groups, Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees, Research Design, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Clinical Protocols, Regional Medical Programs, Government Agencies, Health Planning Support, Neoplasmas Ureterales, Estadificación de Neoplasmas, recurrencia local del neoplasma, Ensayos Clínicos, Estudios Multicéntricos

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)

The creation of the EORTC was greeted, by the US National Cancer Institute, as the most important development in therapeutic research on cancer in Europe\". Today, the EORTC stands as a firm and r...
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Resource added in: 20/09/2002
Available languages: English
Drug Therapy, Radiotherapy, General Surgery, Classification, Neoplasms, Drug Therapy, Radiotherapy, Quality of Life, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Neoplasmas del Pene, Estadificación de Neoplasmas, recurrencia local del neoplasma, Cirugía, Grupos de Investigación, Protocolos Clínicos, Proyectos de Investigación, Ensayos Clínicos, Estudios Multicéntricos, Comités de Monitoreo de Datos de Ensayos Clínicos, Educación del Paciente

Sociedade Brasileira de Alimentação e Nutrição - SBAN

Fundada em 1985, na Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo - USP, a SBAN é uma sociedade civil de cunho científico, sem fins lucrativos. O site informa sobre seu histór...
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Resource added in: 19/09/2002
Available languages: Portuguese
Public Health, 24439, 52503, Alimentação e nutrição, PESQUISA

Education Development Center

It promotes the use of knowledge and information to support human development needs in countries around the world. It brings articles, publications, special sections, prominences and news.
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Resource added in: 19/09/2002
Available languages: English
Education, Technical Cooperation, Developing Countries, 32441, 23927, Training Support