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ActionBio Science

Actionbioscience.org is a non-commercial, educational website created to promote bioscience literacy.

Antibiotic Resistant Germs: Serious Health Threat of Antibiotic Resistant Germs. CDC Director’s Briefing. (Video:2:06)

CDC director’s briefing on the health threats of antibiotic resistant germs.

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Biomedical: Resources on All Things BioMedical

Breast Cancer Awareness Resource Download

Document on breast cancer awareness.

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Cancer.Net

From the website: Cancer.Net offers individualized guides for more than 120 types of cancer and related hereditary syndromes. Each guide provides comprehensive, oncologist-approved information on Overview, Medical Illustrations, Risk Factors, Prevention, Symptoms & Signs, Diagnosis, Stages, Treatment Options, About Clinical Trials, Coping with Side Effects, After Treatment, Latest Research, Questions to Ask the Doctor, and Additional Resources.

Cells Alive

Visit this site to view animated illustrations on cell processes.

Congenital Heart Defects: American Heart Association

Learn more about congenital heart defects.

COPD: Foundation Website

From the website: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term used to describe progressive lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, refractory (non-reversible) asthma, and some forms of bronchiectasis. The COPD Foundation’s mission is to prevent and cure chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and to improve the lives of all people affected by COPD.

COPD: Treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD #2 (Video: 0:14)

Symptoms and treatment for COPD.

COPD: Understanding Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD #1) (Video: 3:13)

The basics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

COPD: Understanding COPD (Video: 4:35)

The pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Colonoscopy of Crohn's Disease (Video:5:50)

Crohn's disease, also termed ileitis, regional enteritis, or granulomatous colitis, is a chronic inflammation of the intestine, often involving the lower section of the small intestine called the ileum. Crohn's disease is relatively rare and can often be controlled with medical management. Around 70% of Crohn's sufferers will require surgery at some point, typically to correct obstruction, abscesses, or perforations. While surgical treatment can alleviate the symptoms, it does not cure Crohn's disease. The timing of a colonoscopy in Crohn's disease depends on several factors. A colonoscopy is performed to assess which parts of the lower bowel (rectum, colon and terminal ileum (end of the small bowel)) are affected to:

1. Initially make a diagnosis
2. Assess the effectiveness of treatment
3. Assess whether ongoing symptoms such as pain and diarrhea are due to active Crohn's inflammation in order to guide a change in therapy, or from any complications such as strictures (narrowings) in the bowel
4. Assess if there are changes in the bowel that might increase the risk of bowel cancer. This is usually only done in patients where extensive amounts of the colon are involved. There is a small increase in the chance of developing colon cancer after many years (usually more than 10) of disease in these patients. In this situation, colonoscopy is usually performed yearly from 8 to 10 years since diagnosis.

Crohn's Disease

Videos and information to increase your understanding of Crohn's disease.

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Diabetes Pathophysiology - 3D Medical Animation (Video:6:48)

Review the pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

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Focus on Disease: Presentation Series

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HBP Patient Guide American Heart Association

Understanding and Monitoring High Blood Pressure interactive guide for patients.

Heart Disease and Stroke: Director's Briefing (Video:1:23)

One in three deaths in the United States is due to cardiovascular disease. Review preventions.

Heart Sounds: Video Series

Hepatitis C: Conversations From CROI 2015: CDC’s Dr. John Ward on Hepatitis C (Video:5:05)

Hepatitis C was in the spotlight last week at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle. So Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, spoke with Dr. John Ward, Director of CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis about some of the key science findings being discussed as well as some of CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis activities focused on enhancing our nation’s response to viral hepatitis. blog.aids.gov.

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Irritable Bowel: Mayo Clinic

Visit the website and watch the video How Irritable Bowel Syndrome Affects You.

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (Video:4:50)

Video on cancer with a special introduction by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee

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The Medical Biochemistry Page

Visit this site for a detailed explanation of hemostasis and coagulation.

The Merck Manual

Learn more about benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Multiple Sclerosis (Video:5:14)

On The Doctors, Freda Lewis-Hall, MD, and Dr. Travis Stork speak with dancer Courtney Galiano about continuing to dance despite a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

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National Cancer Institute

Visit this site to become familiar with the U.S. government’s primary agency for cancer research.

National Institutes of Nursing Research

A U.S. government program devoted to clinical and basic research efforts in patient care. Included on the site are many publications and an online course for nurses who wish to conduct research.

National Kidney Foundation

Learn more about chronic kidney disease.

Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Medline Plus

Visit for more information about infant respiratory distress syndrome.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Health care workers are occupationally exposed to a variety of infectious diseases during the performance of their duties. Visit this site for regulations and safety and resource information.

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Pain Care: Disparities in Pain Care

Click the link above to download the document.

Pain Management: Discontinuing Opioids (Video:10:10)

Interview with a patient on opioids for chronic pain management who is demonstrating aberrant behaviors. The interview demonstrates a motivational interviewing approach.

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Quick Stats: Document Series

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The Respiratory System: Video Series

Anatomy of the lower respiratory tract and the lungs (Video:3:13)

Anatomy of the upper respiratory tract (Video:3:25)

Inspiration and Expiration (Video:3;48)

Organs of the respiratory system (Video:7:04)

The function of the respiratory system (Video:1:37)