Webpages concerning "Health"
Each day in the United States, two or three women die of pregnancy-related causes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/parenting/09/11/maternal.deaths2/index.html
Robert Tools, the world's first recipient of a
self-contained artificial heart, left the hospital for a ride around town, went
to the park and then stopped for a cheeseburger at White Castle, doctors said
Tuesday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/25/artificial.heart/index.html
For rescue workers and medical teams working at the sites of the World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies, the emotional reality is starting to set in.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/14/traumatic.stress/index.html
The second self-contained artificial heart was implanted in a 70-year-old man at Jewish Hospital Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/14/second.heart/index.html
(CNN) - It was an editorial in the newspaper on an HIV vaccine trial in Atlanta, Georgia, that caught Steven Epstein's eye.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/09/06/vaccine.volunteers/index.html
The Bush administration categorically denied that it
is planning to reduce federal inspections of nursing homes around the country
and ease regulatory requirements, as reported in Friday's New York Times.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/07/nursing.homes.bush/index.html
The city's ASPCA is providing special veterinary care
for pets -- and psychological help for pet owners -- after the collapse of the
World Trade Center.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/14/pet.health/index.html
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin medical school have for the first time turned human embryonic stem cells into blood cells. It's the first published report that the cells can be turned into other human tissues.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/03/stem.cells/index.html
The bodies of the victims of Tuesday's terror attacks in New York and Washington pose no substantial health risk to the public, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/14/health.risks/index.html
A Connecticut woman in her 70s is in critical condition suffering from West Nile virus, the state's first case this year.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/07/west.nile/index.html
Along with searching for new medications to control the ravages of AIDS and HIV, scientists are striving to devise a vaccine that would stop the virus in its tracks, preventing people from getting ill if exposed.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/09/10/aids.vaccine/index.html
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin medical school announced that they have for the first time turned human embryonic stem cells into blood cells. CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen discusses this latest development.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/04/Cohen.otsc/index.html
Maryland health officials confirmed the state's first human case of West Nile virus on Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/06/west.nile/index.html
The U. S. Federal Coordinating Committee on West Nile Virus will brief members of Congress Monday about the swift expansion of the disease into the southern and midwestern regions of the United States and the emergence of year-round biting mosquitos.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/09/10/westnile.briefing/index.html
Infection with an apparently harmless, newly recognized virus seems to interfere with HIV, slowing its progression and prolonging survival of AIDS patients.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/09/06/virus.aids.ap/index.html
Seeking to curb the growing
influence exerted by drug firms over research findings, the
world's top medical journals announced steps on Sunday to
prevent firms that fund studies from manipulating results
or burying studies that are unfavorable.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/09/journals.drugfirms/index.html
For the first time, researchers say they have found an important clue through the use of a brain scan that could make it possible to predict whether a healthy, elderly person is going to develop a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, known as mild cognitive impairment.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/09/10/alzheimers.predictor/index.html
Manu Dhingra survived the attack on the World Trade Center earlier this week, but Sunday, lying in a hospital bed, he faced a long, painful road to recovery.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/16/rec.burn.victims/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/09/17/ethics.matters/index.html
West Nile virus is spreading much faster than health experts had expected. CNN Medical Correspondent Rea Blakey looks at what this means and what people can do to lessen their risk of contracting the virus.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/09/10/blakey.debrief.otsc/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/09/05/ethics.matters/index.html
It's never too late to cut back on the calories to prolong life, even in your later years, a study involving mice and low-calorie diets indicates.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/diet.fitness/09/03/anti.aging.diet/index.html
Twenty years after the first cases of AIDS appeared, researchers are still looking for a successful vaccine against HIV. The next breakthrough could be sparked by information shared by the more than 1,000 men and women meeting this week in Pennsylvania.
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/09/04/aids.vaccine.conference/index.html
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/09/19/rec.secondary.stress/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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