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Health is a term that refers to a combination of the absence of illness, the ability to cope with everyday activities, physical fitness, and high quality of life. In any organism, health can be said to be a "state of balance," or analogous to homeostasis, and it also implies good prospects for continued survival. Wellness is a term sometimes used to describe the psychological state of being healthy, but is most often used in the field of alternative medicine to describe one's state of being. The most widely accepted definition of health is that of the World Health Organization. It states that "health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". In more recent years, this statement has been modified to include the ability to lead a "socially and economically productive life." The WHO definition is not without criticism, as 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. The WHO definition is therefore considered by many as an idealistic goal rather than a realistic proposition.
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Health News
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1.) Business Cool Toward McCain?s Health Coverage Plan - New York Times
3 hours, 15 minutes ago | Tue Oct 7 4:51:00 PDT 2008
 New York Times | Business Cool Toward McCain?s Health Coverage Plan New York Times, United States - That is largely the argument made in recent days by Mr. McCain?s opponent, Senator Barack Obama, who has revived a dormant campaign debate over health care ... McCain Is the Real Health-Care Reformer Whose Health Plan? A Princeton economist reviews the candidates' health plans |
2.) Health care information tech summit today - Sioux Falls Argus Leader
8 hours, 6 minutes ago | Tue Oct 7 0:00:00 PDT 2008
Health care information tech summit today Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - South Dakota's second annual Health Information Technology Summit gets under way at the Holiday Inn City Centre in Sioux Falls today. ... Report says SD nursing homes providing better care |
3.) Rhode Island Reports First Human Case Of West Nile Virus - eMaxHealth.com
21 hours, 52 minutes ago | Mon Oct 6 10:14:00 PDT 2008
 Discover Magazine | Rhode Island Reports First Human Case Of West Nile Virus eMaxHealth.com, NC - Today, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) confirmed the state?s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in 2008. This case of WNV occurred in ... Health Department confirms first human case of West Nile this year Bird Diversity Lessens Human Exposure To West Nile Virus Jones leads state in W. Nile cases |
4.) Mental health finally receives equal treatment - Indianapolis Star
8 hours, 57 minutes ago | Mon Oct 6 23:09:00 PDT 2008
 Chatter Shmatter | Mental health finally receives equal treatment Indianapolis Star, United States - By Stephen C. McCaffrey The enactment of a federal mental health and substance abuse parity law by Congress this month will broadly outlaw insurance ... Bailout measure gives parity to mental health insurance coverage Equal treatment A bailout law bonus ? equal coverage for mental ... Mental-Health Bill Signed |
5.) Prison health care ruling likely against state - San Francisco Chronicle
2 hours, 7 minutes ago | Tue Oct 7 5:59:00 PDT 2008
Prison health care ruling likely against state San Francisco Chronicle, USA - (10-06) 17:25 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The federal judge who took control of California's decrepit prison health care system in 2006 made it clear Monday that ... Judge: Calif. must pay for prison health care Judge blames California officials for lack of prison health funds Judge demands $250 million from California, stat |
6.) The National Children?s Study to Launch in January - InjuryBoard.com
Over one day ago | Mon Oct 6 0:58:00 PDT 2008
 Chatter Shmatter | The National Children?s Study to Launch in January InjuryBoard.com, FL - Health officials are hopeful that the study, to be conducted at 105 locations (counties or groups of counties) across the United States, can help to detect ... University of Arizona to take part in National Children?s Study UA researchers get $44M contract to study children's health $14.5 million award expands UCI's role in landmark child health study |
7.) Dick Durbin and Steve Sauerberg spar over health care - Chicago Tribune
8 hours, 2 minutes ago | Tue Oct 7 0:04:00 PDT 2008
Dick Durbin and Steve Sauerberg spar over health care Chicago Tribune, United States - Dick Durbin and Republican Steve Sauerberg clashed over the nation's health-care crisis Monday, with the Democratic incumbent accusing the family practice ... Senate candidates Durbin, Sauerberg face off |
8.) City of Charlotte Enters Agreement to Use Gordian Health Solutions ... - MarketWatch
1 hour, 26 minutes ago | Tue Oct 7 6:40:00 PDT 2008
City of Charlotte Enters Agreement to Use Gordian Health Solutions ... MarketWatch - Gordian, a leading personal health coaching company, offers health coaching, self-health and healthy workplace products to employers, health plans and ... |
9.) Goodrich to Equip US Army UH-60 Helicopters with Vehicle Health ... - MarketWatch
2 hours, 9 minutes ago | Tue Oct 7 5:57:00 PDT 2008
Goodrich to Equip US Army UH-60 Helicopters with Vehicle Health ... MarketWatch - has received a contract from the US Army to provide up to 1000 Vehicle Health Management Systems (VHMS) for UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters. ... |
10.) New York Health Department launches campaign against obesity - Press Trust of India
9 hours, 39 minutes ago | Mon Oct 6 22:27:00 PDT 2008
 New York Times | New York Health Department launches campaign against obesity Press Trust of India, India - New York, Oct 7 (PTI) "Read them before you eat them" is the new slogan in the New York Health Department campaign to control fast increasing obesity in the ... Watch Those Calories, City Tells Subway Riders NYC Subway Ads To Feature Calorie Counts Calorie Info Now Following You Down Into the Subway |