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The makers of the emergency contraception product Plan B will meet with the Food and Drug Administration Monday to discuss changing the drug's status from prescription to over-the-counter. Plan B, often called the morning-after pill, can prevent women from becoming pregnant in case of contraceptive failure or unprotected sex.
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Alabama and Mississippi are falling out of the so-called Stroke Belt, a term given to the southeastern United States where stroke rates are highest, researchers said Wednesday.
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James Dunne sits back in his hospital bed. A former smoker, he uses an amplifier attached to a hole in his throat to speak. His voice sounds more robot than human.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/02/15/tobacco.ads/index.html
Eleven million Americans will have strokes this year. But they won't know it.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/02/16/silent.stroke/index.html
U.S. President George W. Bush has not decided whether to allow
federal funding for stem cell research, despite a letter from 80 Nobel laureates urging him to do so.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/02/22/bush.stemcells/index.html
Bud Filson is 70 now, but he's been in pain since he was 52.
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) - Although research continues, sickle cell anemia remains an orphan disease attracting little notice despite its harvest of pain and early death.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/02/22/sickle.cell.anemia/index.html
Two Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday
that would tighten controls over who can provide patients with the abortion
pill that won federal approval last September.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/02/06/abortion.pill/index.html
A medical implant in the works could offer women a chance to experience orgasms with the press of a button.
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Do our love lives bear any resemblance whatsoever to what we see on television? Researchers give a resounding no.
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We've all felt the symptoms: sniffling, sneezing, coughing, congestion.
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A cancer diagnosis is enough to throw anyone a curve -- even those who should be used to them.
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Bausch & Lomb Tuesday announced a proposal to settle an antitrust lawsuit that would include rebates, free samples and coupons for U.S. consumers.
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Preventing the growth of lymph vessels, not just blood vessels, may be a way to doctors to treat cancer, according to three new studies on human cancer growth cell in mice.
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In what is considered a groundbreaking study on genetics, alcohol, and heart disease, Harvard researchers found that while moderate drinking can be good for everyone, it's particularly good for one out of six people with a particular genetic make-up.
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Millions of people in the United States are suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and don't even know it, according to a new study.
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Children who drink sugary soft drinks are at higher risk of becoming obese, researchers in the United States report.
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Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables will help cut
a woman's chances of getting all sorts of dreaded diseases, but breast cancer isn't
one of them, according to a new study being published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Kathleen Natalie knows how it feels to lay employees off.
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Citing a health risk to children, U.S. federal regulators voted Tuesday to ban candles that contain lead in their wicks.
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The woman hospitalized in Canada with a mystery illness has
taken a turn for the worse and is now on life support and in critical condition, officials at Henderson Hospital said Thursday.
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Bill Delaney Possible Ebola case in Canada woman
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Alcohol is the biggest killer of young men across Europe, according to research published by the World Health Organisation.
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To Dr. Camilo Gomez, stroke is an enemy that deserves no quarter -- no mercy. He is one of a handful of pioneering physicians using aggressive new techniques to improve the quality of his patients' lives.
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Health officials in Canada said Wednesday preliminary tests on a woman feared to have the Ebola virus have been negative for the deadly hemorrhagic fever.
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Experts say children need at least nine hours of sleep a night to ensure good health. But chances are, they're not getting that much.
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Federal rules governing organic food products went into effect Tuesday after more than 10 years in the formulation stages.
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Sylvia Lawry, who founded the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, died after a prolonged illness February 24 in New York, officials from the organization said Monday. She was 85.
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In a pair of landmark studies that offer the first detailed look at virtually the entire human genetic code, scientists say they see remarkably few genes -- not all that many more than in a fruit fly.
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The United States faces a critical shortage of
registered nurses, a trend that threatens to undermine quality medical care, government health experts warned Wednesday.
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Citing a fire and shock hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission announced Monday a recall of 459,000 night lights.
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Jerry Fisher, the second recipient of a hand transplant in the United States, will see his new hand Monday afternoon for the first time and begin physical therapy Wednesday or Thursday, his doctors said..
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On Monday, February 12, 2001, details will be released of one of the landmark moments in the history of science -- the mapping of the human genome.
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Doctors are finding more evidence to link heart disease to infections.
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Science passes another milestone on Monday with publication of the first description of the human genome, an advance likely to revolutionize the understanding and treatment of disease.
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A new report says more research is needed to determine if using modified tobacco products like nicotine patches truly reduces the risks of disease associated with smoking.
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Brain scans show that obese people, just like drug addicts, have fewer receptors for dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps produce feelings of satisfaction and pleasure.
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Researchers with Merck and Co. have begun safety tests for an experimental AIDS vaccine. The Phase 1 trials are designed to test the vaccine for safety in humans, not for effectiveness against the disease.
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President George W. Bush announced a $2.8 billion increase in
funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Friday.
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Health officials are awaiting test results to determine if a woman who traveled to Canada from Africa is ill with the Ebola virus.
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(CNN) - Reports of a Canadian woman possibly being infected by the deadly Ebola virus have many wondering just how risky global travel can be. Experts say it's best to pack some sensible precautions along with your extra underwear.
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A draft report from the General Accounting Office says eight of 10 prescription drugs withdrawn from the U.S. market since January 1, 1997, may have posed greater health risks to women than men. But the report found in nearly half the cases, the risks were greater to women mostly because more women than men took the drug.
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A ride on a school bus may
prove hazardous to one's health, a study of air quality inside diesel
school buses said.
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A half hour's stroll can give people with hardening of the arteries in their legs or arms a boost in protection from a heart attack or stroke, a study finds.
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Teens whose parents have established rules in the house have better relationships with their parents and a substantially lower risk of smoking, drinking, and using illegal drugs than the typical teen, a new study shows.
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In a 13-hour operation overnight, a team of 18 surgeons and five anesthesiologists a gave 36-year-old gutter installer a new hand, making him the second person in the United States and the third in the world to receive such a transplant.
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(CNN) - Doctors called it beating heart surgery.
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- 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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- 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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