Bi6871 Health Risks

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jiřina Hofmanová, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Alois Kozubík, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Alois Kozubík, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jiřina Hofmanová, CSc.
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:50 BFU
Prerequisites
Connected with lectures of Physiology of cell systems and Genotoxicity and carcinogenesis
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course gives an overview of the most harmful environmental factors and their impacts on human health. It describes the background and etiology of some serious so-called civilisation diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, allergies, impacts of stress, etc.. It also focuses on methods of prevention of these diseases. The organism is viewed as a hierarchical system and the basic processes that are necessary for maintaining of homeostasis are described.
Syllabus
  • 1. Harmful environmental factors Lifestyle Diet 2. Homeostasis, health and disease Causes and impact of stress Radiation disease 3. Prevention and therapeutic possibilities 4. Causes of initiation and promotion of cancer Experimental, epidemiological and clinical studies, population screning 5. Diagnostic markers Prevention, diagnostics and therapy 6. Predictive oncology Detection of specific parameters Comparison of methods and interpretation of measured parameters Data managment and data interpretation
Literature
  • STRATIL, Pavel. ABC zdravé výživy. 1. vyd. Brno: Pavel Stratil, 1993, S: iii-ix,. ISBN 80-900029-8-6. info
  • Jak vzdorovat rakovině. Edited by Olga Dostálová. [1. vyd.]. Praha: Grada-Avicenum, 1993, 205 s. ISBN 80-7169-040-6. info
  • J. Neuwirt, E. Nečas: Kmenové buňky a krevní choroby, Avicenum Praha 1981
  • STREJČEK, Jiří and Jindřich LOKAJ. Imunologie v klinické praxi. 1. vyd. Praha: Avicenum, 1985, 293 s. info
  • V. Wagner, M. Wagnerová: Ekoimunologie, Avicenum, Praha 1988
  • T. L. Walden Jr., N. K. Farzaneh: Biochemistry of ionizing radiation, Raven Press, New York, 1990
  • Free radicals, aging, and degenerative diseases (Eds. J. E. Johnson, Jr., R. Walford, D. Harman, J. Miquel), Alan. R. Liss, Inc., New York 1986
  • + speciální rewiev a separáty
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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