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The state's chief medical examiner is trying to determine whether a medical error made during a heart-lung transplant surgery was what ultimately claimed the life of 17-year-old Jesica Santillan.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/24/transplant.error/index.html
For the first time, doctors have proven that long-term treatment with low doses of a standard blood thinner can reduce the risk of dangerous recurring blood clots in the legs and lungs by two-thirds.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/24/clot.treatment.ap/index.html
The British, long ridiculed for pampering their pets, can now indulge their cats with a costly kidney transplant.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/28/offbeat.cat.transplants.reut/index.html
The American Cancer Society, suggesting that the cancer risk in flab is as bad as the risk in tobacco, is about to start a drive to encourage people to lose weight and get more active.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/19/cancer.weigh.in.ap/index.html
Some dietary fats might help prevent Alzheimer's disease, others may increase the risk and -- contrary to some reports -- antioxidant vitamins may have no effect on the mind-robbing ailment, two studies suggest.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/17/alzheimers.diet.ap/index.html
America's population of senior citizens is expected to double by 2030 to 71 million, and the nation needs to begin preparing for the demands they are going to put on the health care system, the government said Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/13/aging.population.ap/index.html
The first county-by-county atlas of U.S. stroke deaths confirmed in graphic detail Thursday that Southerners and blacks are more likely to die from strokes than other Americans.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/20/stroke.deaths.ap/index.html
Cipro, the antibiotic that became a household word during the 2001 anthrax scare, is becoming increasingly ineffective against other dangerous germs because of overuse, a study found.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/18/cipro.resistance.ap/index.html
Millions of Americans are flocking to eye doctors, wanting laser surgery to correct their vision problems. Many people are happy with the results, but for some, it can do more damage than good.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/26/laser.eye.surgery/index.html
Researchers are offering a computerized screening tool to high schools for free in hopes of identifying teenagers who are suffering from depression.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/parenting/02/21/teenagers.depression.ap/index.html
Hampered by fewer volunteers than expected, Connecticut is revising its plan to create smallpox response teams in hospitals, an official said Wednesday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/13/conn.smallpox.ap/index.html
Could eating a mere 100 fewer calories a day improve Americans' health by fighting the weight creep that adds up to, on average, 2 pounds a year?
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/07/100.calories.ap/index.html
A program to improve kidney dialysis appeared to narrow the racial and gender gaps in the quality of care given to patients.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/26/dialysis.disparities.ap/index.html
The initial results of a three-year trial of an AIDS vaccine showed the experimental treatment failed to protect most high-risk people, but the results for blacks and Asians indicate promise.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/24/otsc.gupta.aids.vaccine/index.html
A synthetic form of vitamin B1 that is used in Europe to treat nerve problems has been found to prevent the most common form of diabetes-related eye disease in rats.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/17/diabetes.eyes.ap/index.html
A synthetic form of vitamin B1 that is used in Europe to treat nerve problems has been found to prevent the most common form of diabetes-related eye disease in rats.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/16/diabetes.eyes.ap/index.html
McDonald's may be giving British customers something extra with their Big Mac and fries: a calorie count. The fast-food giant plans to put nutritional information on its packages in the United Kingdom.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/10/otsc.cohen/index.html
Medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has been in Durham, North Carolina, reporting on the story of 17-year-old Jesica Santillan, who underwent a second heart-lung transplant at Duke University Hospital after the first was rejected by her body because the organs had an incompatible blood type.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/22/otsc.cohen/index.html
The death of three monkeys that had gotten an AIDS vaccine in a Boston lab suggests that a closely watched strategy intended to blunt the deadly progression of HIV may not provide total protection from the disease.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/12/aids.vaccine.ap/index.html
Teresa Lamesch endured a constant, incapacitating headache for almost two years. The slight touch of wind blowing against her forehead caused shocking jolts of pain. Bright sunlight or loud noises could make her retch.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/18/zapping.headaches.ap/index.html
Mysterious white particles found in donated blood appear to be clumps of platelets that form when blood banks don't pull that natural substance out of the red cells that make up most transfusions, government scientists said Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/27/blood.particles.ap/index.html
Thanks to a single ingredient that has been sold for decades, dozens of brands of prescription cough syrup must be taken off the market by the end of November, the government said Wednesday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/27/cough.syrup.ap/index.html
A U.S. advisory panel Friday urged regulators to approve the use of an injection of collagen and tiny plastic beads as a long-term fix for wrinkles.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/28/wrinkle.fda.reut/index.html
The Food and Drug Administration will require warning labels on products that contain ephedra, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Friday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/28/ephedra.fda/index.html
No potentially life-threatening reactions were experienced by any of the more than 7,350 people who received smallpox vaccinations in the four weeks that ended last Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/27/smallpox.reactions/index.html
Three people vaccinated against smallpox as part of U.S. preparations for a possible biological attack developed symptoms that could be an adverse reaction to the shots, health officials said on Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/27/smallpox.reactions.reut/index.html
Physicians in Florida closed their offices Wednesday to protest ballooning malpractice insurance rates, calling the situation a ticking time bomb.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/06/doctors.strike/index.html
A flu outbreak has forced schools in Kentucky and neighboring states to shut down in recent weeks. Thousands of children have fallen ill.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/parenting/02/07/flu.schools.ap/index.html
In a study that could lead to new treatment for congestive heart failure, researchers have shown that an abnormal form of a protein can be a fundamental cause.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/28/heart.gene.ap/index.html
A Mexican teenager fighting for her life after she mistakenly received the wrong organs in a heart and lung transplant tops the list for replacements.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/18/transplant.error/index.html
One of the nation's largest health maintenance organizations has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle reimbursement claims from its members in Washington state for alternative health care, such as acupuncture and the use of midwives.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/12/group.health.settlement.ap/index.html
Double transplant recipient Jesica Santillan has no brain activity, a hospital spokesman said early Saturday, although the hospital has not officially declared her brain dead.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/21/transplant.error/index.html
A spokeswoman at the American Red Cross headquarters said Wednesday she has no idea when the CDC will provide the organization with more information about the unknown particles that led to blood quarantines in Georgia and Tennessee.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/05/tainted.blood/index.html
Doctors from across Illinois left their practices Wednesday in the latest protest against rising liability insurance premiums.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/26/doctors.strike.reut/index.html
The U.N. Children's Fund and Iraqi health teams began a five-day campaign Sunday to vaccinate 4 million Iraqi children against polio.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/24/iraq.children.polio.ap/index.html
Waiting for the medical examiner to identify his father's remains has made the second year tougher than the first, a 12-year-old boy tells the other children in his September 11 grief support group.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/11/attacks.children.ap/index.html
Adult liver transplants that use partial organs taken from live people carry a higher-than-expected 1-in-7 chance of serious complications for the donor but a lower risk of death than doctors thought, a study says.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/27/liver.transplants.ap/index.html
Three serious reactions have been reported out of more than 100,000 military vaccinations against smallpox, the Army's deputy director for military vaccines said Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/13/military.smallpox.vaccine.ap/index.html
Chicago spinal surgeon Stephen Ondra tries to keep his elderly patients mobile, but he says outdated Medicare rules are preventing him from getting new technology for them.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/26/medicare.technology.ap/index.html
After a weeklong work stoppage brought by New Jersey doctors seeking lower medical malpractice insurance premiums, a state legislative committee announced Sunday that it will hear testimony on revamping the state's tort system.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/09/nj.doctors/index.html
Physicians throughout New Jersey have temporarily stopped non-emergency work to protest high malpractice insurance premiums. They plan activities through Tuesday and are expected to return to their jobs Wednesday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/04/nj.doctors/index.html
Physicians throughout New Jersey have temporarily stopped non-emergency work to protest high malpractice insurance premiums. They plan activities through Tuesday and are expected to return to their jobs Wednesday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/03/nj.doctors/index.html
No serious reactions have occurred so far from the smallpox vaccinations given to more than 4,000 American civilians, according to federal officials.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/23/smallpox.vaccinations.ap/index.html
The condition of a patient's eyes may be one way to diagnose West Nile virus, doctors at Northwestern University say.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/11/west.nile.eyes.ap/index.html
Children could face an increased lifetime risk of developing lung or bladder cancer from using playground equipment made of wood treated with arsenic, the nation's top product safety official said Friday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/parenting/02/10/playgrounds.cancer.ap/index.html
A possibly cancer-causing substance appears not only in popular fast foods, but in everyday, nutritious staples, too, government scientists say.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/25/cancer.foods.ap/index.html
Practice may not make perfect when it comes to spotting cancer on mammograms.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/18/reading.mammograms.ap/index.html
Children are getting asthma at more than double the rate two decades ago, and one of every dozen women of childbearing age has blood mercury levels that could hinder brain development in a fetus, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/24/children.pollution.ap/index.html
Remember that wonderful day when Bugs Bunny hugged you at Disneyland? A study presented Sunday shows just how easy it can be to induce false memories in the minds of some people.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/16/false.memory.ap/index.html
Only a small percentage of breast cancer cells appear capable of spreading the disease, a finding that researchers hope will lead to ways to target the most dangerous cells.
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/25/cancer.cells.ap/index.html
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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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