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The first anniversary of September 11 marks a year of intense, often unfamiliar feelings for all of us -- but especially for children.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/13/yh.cov.children.cope/index.html
These days, high cholesterol and the drugs to control it make for common cocktail party conversations. The same conversations could be moving to playgrounds and gym classes, according to a study in this week's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/parenting/09/30/kids.cholesterol/index.html
Three of four people who received organ transplants from a single donor last month have West Nile virus, and the donor also had the illness, evidence the virus could have been transmitted through the donated organs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/09/03/west.nile.organs/index.html
Saying marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug among America's youth, the director of national drug control policy and the U.S. surgeon general kicked off a new media campaign Tuesday geared toward children as well as adults.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/17/anti.drug.campaign/index.html
Jennifer Fogle Williams, 28, is a busy doctor and a new wife. Although she is not quite ready to add mom to her many titles, she and husband foresee wanting children a few years from now.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/27/yh.cov.contraceptives/index.html
A federal advisory committee is recommending stronger warning labels on products containing acetaminophen, one of the most popular over-the-counter painkillers, because of growing reports of liver damage.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/19/acetaminophen.risk/index.html
Actor Christopher Reeve -- paralyzed since 1995 -- is experiencing slight movement in his fingers and toes, his doctor told CNN on Tuesday.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/10/christopher.reeve/index.html
Five office workers at Emory University were taken to a hospital Monday after one opened an envelope containing a powdery substance, college officials said.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/09/10/emory.evacuation/index.html
At least seven patients accepted small plastic bags containing medical-marijuana-filled muffins on the steps of Santa Cruz city hall Tuesday, nearly two weeks after federal agents tore down 167 marijuana plants on a local farm legally allowed to grow the herb.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/17/medical.marijuana/index.html
A week after paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve announced he was able to move some of his fingers and toes for the first time since his horseback riding accident in 1995, his son, 22-year-old Matthew Reeve, is promoting a documentary he directed about his father called Christopher Reeve: Courageous Steps.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/17/reeve.cnna/index.html
By the end of the decade, the number of people infected with HIV in Russia, India, China, Ethopia, and Nigeria could more than triple, far exceeding the number in central and southern Africa, the current epicenter of the worldwide epidemic, a government intelligence report said Monday.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/09/30/hiv.epidemic/index.html
Editor's note: CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers medical questions submitted by e-mail on Your Health, which airs at 2:30 p.m. EDT Saturdays. Questions and answers are posted on CNN.com after the show.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/06/yh.ask.metabolife/index.html
Psychological stress from last year's terrorist attacks and smoke from the fires that burned for weeks in Lower Manhattan appear to have resulted in an increase in the incidence of asthma in New York, health officials said Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/09/05/nyc.asthma/index.html
Seat belt use in the United States has reached an all-time high of 75 percent, a new survey shows.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/10/seat.belt.use/index.html
The news that the West Nile virus may have been spread from a Georgia organ donor to four organ recipients is raising concern.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/04/ethics.matters/index.html
Editor's note: CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers medical questions submitted by e-mail on Your Health, which airs at 2:30 p.m. EDT Saturdays. Questions and answers are posted on CNN.com after the show.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/20/yh.ask.tamoxifen/index.html
Editor's note: CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers medical questions submitted by e-mail on Your Health, which airs at 2:30 p.m. EDT Saturdays. Questions and answers are posted on CNN.com after the show.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/09/27/yh.ask.soy/index.html
The number of human cases of West Nile virus reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has risen to 954, including an infection in a California woman that marks the first emergence of the mosquito-borne malady on the West Coast, the agency announced Saturday.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/09/07/west.nile/index.html
The number of deaths linked to the West Nile virus this year continues to rise, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/09/13/west.nile/index.html
The great outdoors provides unique opportunities for people to test and challenge themselves.
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/09/27/yh.ff.wilderness/index.html
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Wikipedia-Article "Health [3]"
- 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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