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Then complete these activities:
Write 10 keywords related to that video. Next to each word, write the part of speech (adjective, verb, noun, adverb, preposition, etc) and write a sentence for each word or a paragraph including all words. Post this part as a comment.
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Due date: December 1st.
1)Randomized Clinical Trial or RCT. Part of the speech: The key to RCT is at the subjects are randomly assigned to their study groups. Example: A study in which people are allocated at random (by chance alone) to receive one of several clinical interventions is called a Randomized Clinical Trial.
ResponderBorrar2)FDA: Food and drug administration. Part of the speech: The US food and drug administration often requires at least two (RCT) to be conducted before a new drug can be marketed. Example: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
3)Epidemiological study. Part of the speech: The problem is that an RCT is not possible in many cases, either because is not practical or would require too many volunteers, in such cases, scientist use an epidemiological Study. Example: A study that compares 2 groups of people who are alike except for one factor, such as exposure to a chemical or the presence of a health effect is called an epidemiological study.
4)Cohort. Part of the speech: We will find those who already take the ingredient in their everyday lives, this group is called the cohort. Example: a cohort is a group of subjects who have shared a particular event together during a particular time.
5)Comparison group. Part of the speech: We will also need a comparison group, people who do not have exposure to the ingredient. Example: A comparison group is necessary to prove that the ingredient change something if you take it.
6)Causal Relationships. Part of the speech: So why can’t we rely on these studies to establish causal relationships between substances and their effects on health. Example: A scientific study does not find real causal relationships, only relationships.
7)Inherent flaws. Part of the speech: The problem is that even the best conducted epidemiological studies have inherent flaws. Example: All scientific studies have inherent flaws, that is what makes them less trustable.
8)Confounding variables. Part of the speech: This factors that can affect results in addition to the factor been study are known as confounding variables. Example: Not all the subjects that are been studied have the same life so the confounding variables are inevitable in a scientific study.
9)Correlation. Part of the speech: Means that a single study can only demonstrate correlation between a substance and a health outcome. Example: A scientific study is not trustable because it only find correlation and not cause & effect.
10)Scientific study. Part of the speech: We are bombarded by attention grabbing news backed up by Scientific Studies. Example: There is a new scientific study that said that yoga can improve health.
1) Cancer (noun): Unfortunatelly, my uncle has cancer since may.
ResponderBorrar2) Herbs (noun): i'm taking a treatment with herbs.
3) Scientist (noun): I have a friend that want to be a scientist and work with the NASA.
4) Diet (noun): I want to lose some pounds, so I'm on a diet now.
5) Drugs (noun): My grandma is taking drugs for headaches.
6) Nausea (noun): When I'm traveling on a boat, I feel nausea.
7) Tests (noun): This new drug has passed all the tests.
8) Research (noun): There is a new research about how good are the vitamins for our bodies.
9) Health (noun): My cousin Carolina has a very good heatlh.
10) Studies (noun): There are a lot of studies about how to treat stomachaches.
1) epidemiological (adj): There have been many epidemiological studies to determine the risk of a new treatment.
ResponderBorrar2) Herbs (noun): There is a new kind of herbs that would be good for your disease.
3) relationship (noun): Nowadays, cyber-relationships have been increasing.
4) drugs (noun): Drugs can be beneficials for your health if it is supervise by doctors.
5) correlation (noun): It has not correlation with what I am saying.
6) vitamins (noun): There are all kinds of vitamins in the market and I do not know which is the best for me.
7) investigation (noun): An investigation is being done to determine the impact of this new product on environment.
8) humans (noun): Between all kinds of animals on Earth, humans are the most dangerous.
9) behavior (noun): Your behavior can not determine your personality.
10) effects (noun): The effects of your way of study are passing the bill.
Cancer (noun): four members of family have overcome cancer.
ResponderBorrarDrugs (noun): drugs has been a problem for many years.
Herbs (noun): there're a lot of herbs you can use to relieve different pains.
Vitamins (noun): I had to take a vitamin pills because I wasn't eaten.
Scientist (noun): Without scientists we would still living like our predecessors.
Diet (noun): my grandpa has heart problems, so he's in non-salt diet.
Test(verb): this pill was tested several times before it was commercialized.
Health(noun): some times we never take care of our health.
Investigation(noun): there's an investigation in your house as a result of your neighbor's murder.
Human(noun): there're a lot of countries around the world where human rights are being violated day by day.
Memory(Noun) : My old aunt is presenting memory troubles
ResponderBorrarReliable(adjective): I made my own researches so I can assure you that they are the most reliables results that you can found.
Attemps(Noun): I cant do this, no matter how many attemps I make
Medication(noun): I am under medication right now
Flaws(noun): In the outlet store were some plates with flaws in them
Assign(verb): The teacher has assigned the task to the class
Randomized (Verb): The order of the questions was randomized, but anyone did notice it
Daily(Adverb): The mall is open daily
Cohort(Noun): A cohort of teenagers are going to the beach tomorrow
Health(noun): I am working on my fitness every day, so I think that I have a very good health
• Study: verb, to look something carefully to learn about it. Sometimes we heard that some studies in aliments says that are bad to our health, even when old people says that have all their life eat it.
ResponderBorrar• Health: noun, the condition of the body or mind and the degree to which it is free from illness, or the state of being well. The health care is something important if you want to have a pretty long life.
• Treatment: noun, the use of drugs, exercises, etc. to improve the condition of an ill or injured person, or to cure a disease. If someone get ill need a treatment based on antibiotics if want to restored their health
• Volunteers: a person who does something special for an organization willingly and without being forced or paid to do it. There are people that are volunteers in some studies to develop new drugs for the health care.
• Randomized: adjective, relating to experimental research where subjects are selected for particular treatments by chance. A randomized clinical trial consist in make studies in a group chosen without take care in some variables.
• Epidemiological: adjective, relating to epidemiology (the scientific study of diseases and how they are found, spread and controlled in groups of people). In the universities Scientifics develop epidemiological studies to discover the origin of some illness.
• Effects: noun, the result of a particular influence, something that happens because of something else. One of the effects of smoke is lung cancer.
• Inherent: adjective, existing as a natural and permanent quality of something or someone. The drug has certain inherent side effects.
• Flaws: noun, a fault or weakness, one that happens while something is being planned or make and that makes it not perfect. There was a car accident in high way by the flaws of a old car without maintenance.
• Substances: noun, a material with particular physical characteristics. The water or H2O is a very important substance in our planet.
1. Cancer (noun): My cousin's friend had brain cancer
ResponderBorrar2. Scientific Studies (noun): The objective of Scientific Studies is to find a solution to medical problems.
3. Drug (noun): In order to cure your headache, you must take these drugs.
4. Test (verb): This drugs hasbeen tested for a month.
5. Scientists (noun): Scientifics are constantly searching for new medical drugs.
6. Cohort (noun): The drug was tested in a cohort of people older than 35
7. Epidemiological (adjective): Many epidemiological studies have been developed.
8. Treatment (noun): She needs a treatment to cure her allergy
9. Inherent (adjective): There was an inherent weakness in the design
10. Flaws (noun): This test have many flaws.
-vitamins (noun) : many people think that consuming many vitamins is good to yourself, but not necesarily.
ResponderBorrar-studies (noun) : for a study to be reliable it has to be perform in human subjects.
-randomly (adverb): Today some scientists believe life is a combination of randomly caused factors.
-medication (noun): through the years some medication proves has become controversial.
-volunteers (noun): On this context volunteers are who are given the medication for proves.
-cohort (noun): It is a study of a substance done on people who were exposed to it before during a long or medium lapse of time .
-exposure (noun): People involved in complex treatments can suffer dangerous exposures.
-confounding (adjective): Sometimes studies become confounding when they are not randomly assigned.
-correlation (noun) : studies only show a correlation between human beings and substance.
-epidemiological (adjective): Most of effords in medicine are on epidemiological aspects.
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ResponderBorrarCancer(noun): My family medical history is 50% cancer.
ResponderBorrarRelationship(noun): My relationship with my parents have been good lately.
Medication(noun): I'm getting better, I think I don't need this medication anymore.
Vitamins(noun): My sister confused the vitamins pills with candys.
Drugs(noun): I saw some kids doing drugs on the street, I wish they could leave that.
Nausea(noun): Nausea is a very common symptom of the cold.
Ramdomized(adjetive): When something needs randomized numbers, people use the numbers that the nuclear reactors throws because is very difficult to get this kind of numbers.
Humans(noun): Humans should worry more about the planet.
Diet(noun): I did diet once but never again while alive.
Test(noun): The paternity test got really bad results to the mother of the child.
-Cancer (noun): Sadly my grandfather died the last year because he had cancer.
ResponderBorrar-Health (noun): The new study reveals new ways to improve our health.
-Treatment (noun): I'm feeling so sick, I think that it is not the correct treatment for me.
-Researchers (adjetive): I dream with the day when I could work with famous researchers.
-results (noun): She have to wait until the next week to know her medical results.
-Scientist (noun): There are some scientists working in TEC.
-cohort (noun): There's a cohort of children allergic to cinnamon.
-Variables (noun): Math gets harder as the number of variables increase.
-Study (noun): The new study reveal the benefits of drink water in the morning.
-Control (noun): It is important to go frequently to the doctor, because we need to have control of our health.
-Cancer (noun): The mother of a friend have cancer
ResponderBorrar-Drugs (noun): drugs can become a really problem for those that can't control them self
-Vitamins (noun): The vitamins can be a healthy tool if we used with care
-Clinical(adj): As a child I need clinical treatment because I used to suffer from asthma
-improve(verbal): By the exercise we can improve our healthy
-Memory(Noun): In some cases old people suffer from memory issues
-Health (noun): I try to keep a good health
-Herbs (noun): Sometimes natural herbs can be better than expensive medicine
-Medication(noun): For some diseases the medication can be as painful as the disease
-Reliable(adjective): I only know a few reliable doctors
Health (noun) : One of the most important tasks in our lives is preserve the health.
ResponderBorrarMemory (noun): Some people think that caffeine helps to improve the memory.
Cancer (noun): Avoid to smoke cigarettes can help to prevent different kinds cancer.
Scientific(adjective) : Scientific studies in some cases are influenced by some particular interests.
Research (noun, verb): there are some scientists that make their research without ethical foundations.
Medication (noun): The medication should be taken with caution.
Drug (noun, verb): The biggest drug dealers are the pharmaceutic transnationals.
Epidemiological (adjective) : One alternative to RCT medical studies are the epidemiological studies.
Statistics (noun): A lot of statistics are manipulated by economic and political interests
Effect (noun, verb) : Auto-medication could have bad effects your health
1. Cancer (noun): We will find a cure for cancer
ResponderBorrar2. Medication (noun): I am on medication for my leg problem
3. Drug (verb / noun): You need some drugs to cure your stomachache
4. Study (verb / noun): The study shows great advances on his illness
5. Health (noun): Your health is more important, you must be careful
6. Research (verb / noun): They are making a research about public health
7. Scientific (adjective): We should check this by making scientific studies
8. Effects (noun): This drug have some side effects, you should be careful
9. Treatment (noun): I am in a very exhausting treatment to cure this disease
10. Flaw (noun): We have found a flaw in the treatment, we need to change it
1. Vitamins (noun): The vitamins are very good for our health.
ResponderBorrar2. Cancer (noun): The cancer is a very common disease among the elder people.
3. Health (noun): My grandma must take care her health.
4. Memory (noun): For improve our memory, we should take vitamins.
5. Drugs (noun): Consume drugs get bad our health.
6. Researcher (noun): I work as a researcher in the university.
7. Results (noun): The results of the clinical tests were good.
8. Treatment (noun): My grandma has a treatment for her disease.
9. Effects (noun): Consume drugs brings bad effects for our health.
10. Statistics (noun): Scientists use statistics to create treatments.
1.Memory (noun): the intake of some substances like vitamins can improve the person's memory.
ResponderBorrar2.Cell (noun): research indicates that stem cells could replace damaged cells from heart disease, diabetes, Parkinson's and other diseases.
3.Vitamin (noun): the vitamin A is necessary for growth and bone development.
4.Scientific (adjective): the scientific studies can contribute to find out the cause of some disease.
5.Medication (noun): people should follow the medication provided by the doctor if they want to have positive results.
6.Drug (noun, adjective, verb): the drugs can have a negative effect in the body if they are not consumed correctly.
7.Cohort (noun): cohort is a group of people who share a common characteristic or experience within a defined period.
8.Health (noun, adjective): doing exercise and having a good diet can reduce the risk of a disease and improve the health.
9.Epidemiological (adjective): the epidemiological studies allows to establish the relation between the causes of an illness and the influence of them in the emergence of the disease.
10.Study (noun, verb): the studies of some diseases have contributed to find out their possible cure.
1. Vitamins (Noun): Anna usually drinks plenty of vitamins, she doesn't want to be sick.
ResponderBorrar2. Liver (Noun): Is important for your body as you take care your liver.
3. Proclaim (Verb): It is important to proclaim the side effects of a drug.
4. Daily (Adverb): I do cardio daily, is very tired!
5. Diets (Noun/Verb): I don't believe most diets that appear on internet.
6. Standard (Noun): Anna doesn't meet the standard of height, she is very high.
7. Randomized (Verb): We performed randomized exercises in the laboratory.
8. Guarantee (Verb): Always check the guarantee of a product when you buy it.
9. Herbs (Noun): My grandmother always drink tea with natural herbs.
10. Flaws (Noun/Verb): Everyone has flaws, so you don't worry about being perfect.
Liver (noun): If you drink too much alcohol, you could get liver problems.
ResponderBorrarAnimals (noun): Some days ago, I saw some African animals at the zoo.
Research (verb, adjective, noun): We are researching, about good health drugs.
Involving (verb): My family are involving on some legal problems with the community.
Clinical (adjective): My grandfather have a lot of clinical problems.
Study (noun, verb): My sister can not come with us because she need to study.
Medication (noun): The medications against cancer are so expensive.
Age (noun, verb): I like the first movie of ice age with scratch.
Almost (adverb): Your mom is almost ready, but we need to wait more.
Casual(adjective, noun): I prefer use casual clothes than formal clothes.
1. Epidemiological (adjective): There have been many epidemiological studies trying to determined the cancer cure.
ResponderBorrar2. Herbs (noun): There are good herbs for heath that you need to take.
3. Drugs (noun): There are good drugs and bad drugs.
4. Relationship (noun): Relationship with friends you have to take.
5. Correlation (noun): You need correlation in your studies.
6. Vitamins (noun): The Vitamins A and B are in the oranges.
7. Humans (noun): I love humans.
8. Investigation (noun): I have been making an investigation.
9. Behavior (noun): Your behavior can not determine your personality.
10. Effects (noun): This effects on the movies are awesome.
1. Effects (noun): Taking medicines without consulting a doctor can have negative health effects
ResponderBorrar2. Age (noun, verb): The dose of a drug varies according to age.
3. Study (noun, verb): Behind an article about the cure of a disease there is a whole study.
4. Smoking (Verb): My father has been smoking since 2002.
5. Memory (noun): I have all the memories of my youth in my memory
6. Researcher (noun): I am a researcher in TEC, i work with sea wrack
and environmental treatments.
7. Drugs (noun): Drugs causing detrimental health
8. Scientific (adjective): A scientist is a creative, organized and observant person
9.Medication (noun): A patient must follow the medication from a doctor to heal
10. Cancer (noun): Cancer is a disease that can become very aggressive and take the life of a person.
1. Cancer (noun): My father's friend has tongue cancer because smoking.
ResponderBorrar2. Drugs (noun): Drugs have been a problem specially for the young ones, they get addicted so easily.
3. Scientist (noun): Without scientists we would die very young; the medical advances will not exist.
4. Test (verb): I have a test tomorrow and it is very difficult, I am afraid.
5. Diet (noun): I want to have a healthy life, that’s why I'm on a diet now.
6. Human (noun): Sometimes the human being doesn’t seem very smart, we act so stupidly when we don’t think in the consequences.
7. Research (noun): There is a new research about the effects of heavy vitamins from the flowers in the Amazon River.
8. Treatment (noun): My mother needs a treatment to cure her hair problems.
9. Studies (noun): There are a lot of studies about how to treat headaches.
10. Control (noun): It is important to go frequently to the doctor, because we need to have control of our health.