Headaches Project

HEADACHES PROJECT

OBJECTIVES

Students (team of 2) will do the following:

·  Research about different types of headaches, their causes, and treatments; and create a commercial for a headache treatment

PROCEDURE

1. Give a definition of the word “Headache” and report on different types of headaches. (i.e. tension headaches, exercise headaches, sinus headaches, migraines, and cluster headaches.) Which of these headaches is most common? Which are most severe? What are some symptoms that should cause you to seek help? Briefly discuss the cause, symptoms, and treatments for each type of headache.

2. Create a commercial in PowerPoint format for one type of headache treatment. You may focus on an over-the-counter medicine; a prescription drug; or a service such as acupuncture, massage therapy, or yoga. Use facts and statistics from your own research. Your commercial should address the following questions:

·  What type of headache does this treatment claim to remedy?

·  Who gets this type of headache? (How many Americans does it affect?)

·  What does it feel like (i.e. what are the symptoms)?

·  What are other symptoms, if any?

·  What are some external causes of this type of headache?

·  What are the internal causes?

·  Why does this treatment work?

The Web sites below from Discovery Health Online provide helpful information:

Headache
http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/2939.html

Migraine
http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/572.html

Cluster Headache
http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/565.html

Tension Headache
http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/1791.html

Pain Medications
http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/1668.html

What to hand in (via email):

1.  Word document (Font: Normal, Arial. Size: 12):

a.  The report

b.  A list of any additional websites that you found useful (For each Web site you should note the name, URL, and a list of interesting facts about it)

c.  A list of the medical words with their definitions

d.  A list of the academic words with their definitions

2.  PowerPoint presentation

Format of your Word Document:

Last name/first name/student number/email: 1. ______

2. ______

Collaborative Report: (essay, max 5000 words)

Websites consulted (list of additional websites)

List of Medical words (max 20)

Format:

TERM / Example in context / Word class information / Dictionary definition / Greek translation
catheter / … / … / … / …
hemodialysis / …the victim can be saved by regular use of a renal hemodialysis machine. / noun / A treatment used to cleanse the blood of patients whose kidneys are defective / αιμοκάθαρση
… / … / … / … / …

List of Academic words (max 10)

Format:

TERM / Example in context / Word class information / Dictionary definition / Greek translation
approach / …. / … / … / …
formula / …Coca-Cola’s patented formula. / noun / A list of the substances used to make a medicine / συνταγή,
τύπος
… / … / …. / … / …

EXTENSION

You will get extra credit for submitting articles you have found on the Internet related to your topic. These should be submitted along with their sources, a five-to-eight-sentence summary on the article, and a three-to-five-sentence personal reflection on why you chose the article you did and further presented to the class. A possible starting point is the Discovery Health Web site <http://health.discove

ry.com/> or the NBC portal at <http://www.msnbc.com/news/HEALTH_Fro

nt.asp?0dm=B---H&ta=y>. These sites offer daily highlights related to health issues.

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