Getting a life: Limits to health in the 21st century Our health and longevity are affected by a multitude of...
Lifestyle diseases: The burden of choice? Take exercise, wear seatbelts, eat the right food, stay off...
Birth control, Death control and the Demographic Transition The improving survival rates of children, and the freedom to...
Hygeia and Panacea: Is prevention better than cure? Better sanitation and hygiene, coupled with immunization, have dramatically reduced...
Pathogens and parasites; plagues and pandemics The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding...
The Times of Our Lives: A history of longevity Notwithstanding Bible stories, the average human lifespan has reached "three...
Nanotechnology - Are the promises of it being the next industrial revolution being realised? Dr Alan Smith, Associate Director of the UK Government's Micro...
Front line infectious disease control at Britain's borders The series ended with a lecture bringing us up-to-date with...
The Pathology of Discovery and Conquest This lecture examined the spread of diseases that accompanied European...
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