1. 2005-10-01 In Cassava Cyanide Diseases News (CCDN), Issue 4,December 2004, Dr. J. Howard Bradbury wrote about a method of processing cassava that could substantially reduce the cyanide content of flour.
  2. 2010-04-01 Many complicating factors affect agricultural work, family health, and nutrition when one or more family members are HIV positive or have an active case of AIDS. In addition to those who are sick, others in the family and community are affected by the consequences of their illness. This broader...
  3. 2015-11-20 Some tropical crops contain cyanogenic glycosides, toxic substances that release hydrocyanic acid (HCN; also referred to as cyanide) when cells are crushed. Consuming these plants without cooking them can cause cyanide poisoning, with varying effects depending on cyanide levels and how long a...
  4. 2009-04-01 In many developing countries, there is no or little governmental regulation of and inspection for aflatoxin in foods and feeds. Even if there is governmental control in food processing, there is no oversight of food sold in markets or consumed right on the farm. The result is that humans are...
  5. 2009-04-01 Phosphorus in the hulls of plant seeds, especially legumes and grains, is bound up in an organic molecule called phytic acid. In addition to the bound phosphorus, phytic acid can interrupt the body’s ability to utilize minerals found in food. Unless the phytic acid molecule is broken down, either...
  6. 2013-04-20 Sometimes the smallest of things can impact human health beyond all proportion to their size. Trace elements are an example of this. Trace elements in an amount that is either above or below certain thresholds in soil, animal feed, or the human diet can have important impacts on the health of...
  7. 2015-01-20 Selenium (Se), along with iron, zinc, and iodine, is one of a number of essential micronutrients that must be consumed in sufficient amounts in order to maintain human health. Selenium is part of a number of proteins within the human body that play an important role in protecting our bodies from...
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  9. 伊波拉是一種由伊波拉病毒引起的致命性疾病。目前還沒有治療的方法或預防的疫苗。雖然它非常的危險,並且會讓人在很短的時間內就死亡,我們仍然可以做些事情來阻止它的擴散。早期治療可以增加受感染者的存活率。本影片提供了有關伊波拉疾病的症狀、散播方式、以及我們可以如何作來阻止它的擴散。
  10. 瘧疾的元兇是一種經由母瘧蚊的叮咬傳染給人類的寄生蟲。感染虐疾的人會出現以下症狀:高燒,冷顫,腹部疼痛,頭痛,以及精神疲倦。任何人在出現上述的症狀後,都應前往最近的醫療院所就診。瘧疾可能造成嚴重的併發症,特別是在嬰兒與幼童身上。預防瘧疾最重要的措施即是避免蚊蟲的叮咬。在家妥善的將蚊帳架置在床鋪或睡覺的空間周圍,以保護自己免受蚊蟲干擾也很重要。這部影片說明了正確的使用蚊帳可以幫助人們在夜晚不必擔心瘧蚊的叮咬。