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