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http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/31/meat.recall.ap/index.html
Although President Bush has authorized
federal funding for research on 60 existing stem cell lines, some say getting
access to them could pose challenges.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/20/stem.cell.patents/index.html
If your exposure to arthritis is limited to those aspirin commercials where a senior winces while opening a jar, Tino Mantella has a message for you.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/31/arthritis.foundation/index.html
So far, Wendy Housel has undergone surgeries to replace nine of her joints -- both shoulders, both wrists, both hips, both knees, and her left elbow.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/31/arthritis.patient/index.html
Lillian Kolisch frequently got sick when she was young, including two bouts of diphtheria and a case of scarlet fever. But that was years ago.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/27/longevity.participants/index.html
In many ways, the man who received a first-of-its-kind artificial heart last month remains a mystery.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/01/heart.information/index.html
Tuesday may be one of the longest days members of the Linthicum family have ever spent.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/28/liver.transplant/index.html
Patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis could soon have a new treatment option.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/16/new.arthritis.drug/index.html
LITOMBE ISLAND, Democratic Republic of Congo (CNN) -- Fanning across African countries, the legion of volunteers set out to eradicate an affliction that hobbles the legs and psyches of those who lack access to vaccines.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/14/polio.congo/index.html
From the streets of Brooklyn to the Louisiana bayous, the recent West Nile virus scare has Americans scrambling for mosquito repellent.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/24/mosquito.illness/index.html
The pitch is all in the verbs: Absorb. Block. Burn. Metabolize. The names and promises of obesity drugs make it sound as if the pills will do all the work -- consuming, searing and routing fat right out of a body.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/22/prescription.weightloss/index.html
A pacemaker device that could help up to half of all heart failure patients live a more active life was approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday. The device is Medtronic's InSync Biventricular Pacing System.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/28/pacemaker.approved/index.html
The safety of two drugs used to treat arthritis will be discussed by the Food and Drug Administration's Arthritis Advisory Committee Friday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/17/arthritis.drug.safety/index.html
The rate of recalls and safety alerts for pacemakers and defibrillators, devices that regulate heart rhythm, increased during 1990 to 2000 with the sharpest rise occurring since 1999, according to a new study.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/14/pacemakers.recall/index.html
It's part of the routine for at least one child in every classroom across the country: starting the school day with a dose of Ritalin or other stimulant drug.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/parenting/08/29/ritalin.schools/index.html
Congress wants to know where the 60 human embryonic stem cell lines that can be used for federally funded research are coming from.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/24/stemcell.registry/index.html
A paraplegic rat may be the key to helping Dr. John McDonald get his patient, Christopher Reeve, walking again.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/03/stemcell.research/index.html
An estimated 27 percent of the U.S. population has
high blood pressure, but only one-fourth of those with hypertension take medication to control the condition. Most of these people who don't are over 65, a new study showed Wednesday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/16/hypertension.drugs/index.html
The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a ban on all forms of human cloning, and the Senate is likely to consider a similar ban when it returns from summer recess after Labor Day.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/06/ethics.matters/index.html
China is beginning to acknowledge the severity of its AIDS epidemic.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/23/china.aids/index.html
The controversy over embryonic stem cell research centers on the source of the research material: human embryos, which are destroyed in the process of harvesting the stem cells.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/09/stem.cell.alternative/index.html
Artificial heart recipient Robert Tools celebrated a milestone on Thursday, marking two months since an implanted machine began pumping blood through his veins.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/30/artificial.heart/index.html
An unidentified 50-year-old man who is the first recipient of a fully self-contained artificial heart has passed the 30-day mark since the device was implanted at a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Doctors had told him he had 30 days to live due to impending heart and renal troubles and his diabetes condition. CNN anchor Carol Lin spent some time speaking on Thursday with one of the artificial he...
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/02/transplant.access.cnna/index.html
CNN anchor Daryn Kagan talked Monday with Art Caplan, Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, about the ethics of human cloning.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/06/kagan.caplan.cnna/index.html
Two crows found in Milwaukee County have tested
positive for the West Nile virus, the first time the virus has been found in
the state, officials said Friday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/31/west.nile.wisconsin/index.html
More than 300 people have called an FBI hot line, alarmed by the news that a Kansas City pharmacist has been accused of diluting chemotherapy drugs, the FBI said Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/16/diluted.drugs.1123/index.html
The number of AIDS-related deaths in the United States continues to level off after a steep drop in the 1990s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/13/aids.plateau/index.html
An Australian company which holds rights to four stem cell lines is offering them up for free to researchers -- provided the company gets a cut of any potential profits down the road.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/21/free.stem.cells/index.html
Americans at high risk for adult onset diabetes, known as Type 2 diabetes, can sharply lower their chances of getting the disease with a low-fat diet and daily exercise as an alternative to drug treatment, a new study showed Wednesday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/08/diabetes.study/index.html
Robert Tools, 59, the first recipient of the first fully contained artificial heart, spoke at a news conference at Jewish Hospital, making his first public appearance since the July 2 operation.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/21/dowling.cnna/index.html
A doctor for a man who received a totally contained artificial heart said Thursday the patient is doing very well just a month after his revolutionary surgery and could be released relatively soon.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/02/artificial.heart/index.html
As part of a new study, doctors are urging people who
use over-the-counter weight-loss drugs and supplements not to assume that such
products are completely safe.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/22/weightloss.drug/index.html
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says many people with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are missing out on some important treatments because they are not being diagnosed early enough. Dr. Helene Gayle is director of the CDC's National Center HIV, STD and TB Prevention. CNN's Daryn Kagan spoke with Dr. Gayle Thursday about the importance of early diagnosis of HIV.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/16/helene.gayle.cnna/index.html
98-year old comedian Bob Hope is responding well to treatment for pneumonia and could be released from the hospital in a few days, his doctor said Wednesday. CNN Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joined Leon Harris to discuss the impact of Hope's age on his illness.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/30/gupta.otsc/index.html
Six British victims of the human form of mad cow disease are waiting to hear if they will be offered a possible treatment for the condition.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/14/cjd/index.html
Health officials in Fulton County stepped up their campaign Saturday to battle mosquitoes and inform citizens about West Nile virus after the announcement that an elderly woman died earlier this month from the virus.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/17/west.nile/index.html
Although makers of over-the-counter weight-loss products promise amazing results, medical experts say there is no pill, drink or food that will take weight off on its own. CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen looks at how people approach weight loss and the appeal of over-the-counter products.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/22/cohen.debrief.otsc/index.html
Five pharmaceutical companies received letters from the Food and Drug Administration Thursday granting them the right to sell fluoxetine, the lower-priced generic version of the popular antidepressant Prozac.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/02/prozac.barr.0904/index.html
Five pharmaceutical companies received letters from the Food and Drug Administration Thursday granting them the right to sell fluoxetine, the lower-priced generic version of the popular antidepressant Prozac.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/01/prozac.barr/index.html
A 64-year-old woman is in the hospital undergoing
treatment for West Nile virus, the second human case confirmed in this state, a
spokesman for the health department said Saturday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/04/west.nile/index.html
A newly discovered genetic process offers tantalizing clues for cancer researchers and reveals possible obstacles to cloning, scientists report.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/09/dna.switch/index.html
Human cloning has been a hot topic recently, especially since the U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive ban of it last week.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/06/boisselier.clone.cnna.cnna/index.html
In response to recent questions about popular cholesterol lowering drugs called statins, two national medical groups are trying to reassure patients that the medicines are safe and effective.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/30/baycol.fallout/index.html
A consumer advocacy group is pushing for a special warning label to be added to cholesterol-lowering medications called statin drugs.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/20/statins.warning/index.html
A consumer advocacy group plans to petition the Food and Drug Administration to heighten the warning labels on certain cholesterol-lowering drugs after one brand was linked to 31 patient deaths in the United States.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/10/cholesterol.drugs/index.html
A man who received a totally contained artificial heart is doing remarkably well, one month after the revolutionary surgery, one of his doctors said Wednesday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/08/01/artificial.heart.update/index.html
The recipient of the first fully contained artificial heart said Tuesday there was no decision to make when given the chance to undergo the surgery.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/20/artificial.heart/index.html
Discounting fears of critics who argue the technology is not ready, a team of reproductive specialists is expected to announce plans Tuesday to clone up to 200 human beings.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/06/human.cloning/index.html
Cloning may be less complicated in humans than in sheep because of a subtle genetic difference between humans and most other animals, according to researchers at Duke University.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/14/human.animalcloning/index.html
Lisa and Jack Nash are the parents of Molly Nash, who has chronic anemia. Doctors told the Nashes that Molly's best chance for survival was for them to have another child to provide a bone marrow transplant for Molly.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/10/nash.stem.cells.cnna/index.html
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Wikipedia-Article "Health"
- For the science of human and animal health, see Health science.
Defined negatively, health is the absence of illness, functionally, as the ability to cope with everyday activities, or positively, as fitness and well-being. In any organism, health is a form of homeostasis. This is a state of balance, with inputs and outputs of energy and matter in equilibrium (allowing for growth). Health also implies good prospects for continued survival. In sentient creatures such as humans, health is a broader concept.
Many definitions of health have been offered from time to time. Webster's Dictionary defines health as "the condition of being sound in body, mind or spirit, especially freedom from physical disease or pain". The Oxford English Dictionary defines health as "soundness of body or mind; that condition in which its functions are duly and efficiently discharged". Dubos (1968) defined health as " a modus vivendi enabling imperfect men to achieve a rewarding and not-too-painful existance while they cope with an imperfect world".
However, the most widely accepted definition is that of the World Health Organization Constitution. It states that "health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (World Health Organization, 1946). In more recent years, this statement has been amplified to include the ability to lead a "socially and economically productive life". The WHO definition is not without criticism, mainly that it is too broad. Some argue that health cannot be defined as a state at all, but must be seen as a process of continuous adjustment to the changing demands of living and of the changing meanings we give to life. It is a dynamic concept. the WHO definition is therefore considered by many as an idealistic goal rather than a realistic proposition. Using the WHO definition classifies 70-95% of people as unhealthy. In spite of the above limitations, the concept of health as defined by WHO is broad and positive in its implications. It sets out a high standard for positive health. It represents the overall goal that nations should strive to reach.
The most solid aspects of wellness that fit firmly in the realm of medicine are the environmental health, nutrition, disease prevention, and public health matters that can be investigated and assist in measuring well-being.
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See also
- Disease
- Health care
- Health disparities
- Health profession
- Healthcare delivery
- Healthy eating
- Longevity
- Medicine
- Mental health
- Natural Hygiene
- Nursing
- Physical fitness
- Population health
- Public health
- Sexuality
- Wellness (alternative medicine)
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Notes and references
- World Health Organization, Constitution, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1946. Available online at [http://w3.whosea.org/aboutsearo/pdf/const.pdf http://w3.whosea.org/Accessed October 24, 2005.
- WHO (1979)Health for All, Sr. Nos. 1, 2
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