ABSTRACT
Parece que por fin el hombre ha tomado conciencia del ambiente en que vive y la necesidad de preservarlo. A nivel mundial y muy especialmente en los países con niveles culturales altos, el estudio del medio interesa no sólo a la población en general sino al medio universitario. En las universidades de prestigio existen departamentos o secciones dedicadas por completo a los estudios medio ambientales; se han enfocado estos estudios en dos direcciones; de cómo el hombre destruye su hábitat contaminándolo y de cómo ese hábitat contaminado incide en la salud de los seres humanos. Para la medicina no es nuevo este enfoque, no es sino que regresemos en la historia. Cuando se inició la Universidad en el medioevo sólo se estudiaba Teología, Canon (Derecho) y Física(Medicina).La Teología estudiaba la relación del hombre con Dios, el Derecho, la relación del hombre con los demás hombres y la Medicina la relación del hombre con el medio ambiente. Físicos se llamaron los primeros estudiosos de la Medicina en esos tiempos, de ahí el nombre de "physician" que se emplea en los idiomas anglosajones para denominar al médico...
Subject(s)
Environment , Environmental Pollution , MedicineSubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Stomatitis , Candidiasis, Oral/diagnosis , Candidiasis, Oral/therapy , Stomatitis, Herpetic/diagnosis , Stomatitis, Herpetic/therapy , Stomatitis, Aphthous/diagnosis , Stomatitis, Aphthous/therapy , Stomatitis/classification , Stomatitis/diagnosis , Stomatitis/therapySubject(s)
Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Humans , Male , Female , Deficiency Diseases , Nutritional Requirements , Nutritive Value , ObesityABSTRACT
A gravity-operated mechanism for measuring fluoride dosage is described. It would be suitable for rural areas and communities which lack the funds to purchase an electric mechanism, or which have not electricity
The fluoridator described has functioned with proved accuracy for the four years of the test, in a community whose aqueduct has a constant flow of 12 liters per second and whose population is 4,500 inhabitants
The cost of the accessories and tanks which make up the fluoridator is only 2,420 Colombian pesos, or US$138.28
The fluoridator parts are simple, easy to obtain, economical and safe. These qualities make it feasible to build and use in any area. Moreover, because of its simplicity, and ordinary workman can operate it with easily understood instructions and with the assurance that there is no risk of any kind(AU)
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Water Purification/methods , Water Purification/economics , Water Purification/standards , Fluoridation/methods , Fluoridation/economics , Rural Health , ColombiaABSTRACT
A gravity-operated mechanism for measuring fluoride dosage is described. It would be suitable for rural areas and communities which lack the funds to purchase an electric mechanism, or which have not electricity
The fluoridator described has functioned with proved accuracy for the four years of the test, in a community whose aqueduct has a constant flow of 12 liters per second and whose population is 4,500 inhabitants
The cost of the accessories and tanks which make up the fluoridator is only 2,420 Colombian pesos, or US$138.28
The fluoridator parts are simple, easy to obtain, economical and safe. These qualities make it feasible to build and use in any area. Moreover, because of its simplicity, and ordinary workman can operate it with easily understood instructions and with the assurance that there is no risk of any kind(AU)
