List of basic health topics
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health:
Health
– functional and metabolic efficiency of an organism
. It is the ability to live long, function well (physically and mentally), and prosper.
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Health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
– functional and metabolic efficiency of an organism
Organism
In biology, an organism is any contiguous living system . In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homoeostasis as a stable whole.An organism may either be unicellular or, as in the case of humans, comprise...
. It is the ability to live long, function well (physically and mentally), and prosper.
Essence of personal health
- HomeostasisHomeostasisHomeostasis is the property of a system that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, constant condition of properties like temperature or pH...
- ImmunityImmunity (medical)Immunity is a biological term that describes a state of having sufficient biological defenses to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion. Immunity involves both specific and non-specific components. The non-specific components act either as barriers or as eliminators of wide...
- LifeLifeLife is a characteristic that distinguishes objects that have signaling and self-sustaining processes from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased , or else because they lack such functions and are classified as inanimate...
- Mental healthMental healthMental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
- Physical fitnessPhysical fitnessPhysical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
- SurvivabilitySurvivabilitySurvivability is the ability to remain alive or continue to exist. The term has more specific meaning in certain contexts.-Engineering:In engineering, survivability is the quantified ability of a system, subsystem, equipment, process, or procedure to continue to function during and after a natural...
of the individual - WellnessWellnessWellness may mean:* Wellness * Wellness - The scientific meaning: health, freedom from disease.* Wellness dog and cat food, a brand used by the company WellPet* Well-being * Workplace wellness...
Reproductive health
- Reproductive rightsReproductive rightsReproductive rights are legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health. The World Health Organization defines reproductive rights as follows:...
- Men's healthMen's healthMen's health refers to health issues specific to human male anatomy. These often relate to structures such as male genitalia or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, males....
- Women's healthWomen's healthWomen's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, females. Women's health issues include menstruation, contraception, maternal health,...
- Vulvovaginal healthVulvovaginal healthVulvovaginal health is the health and sanitation of the human female vulva and vagina.-Conditions:Problems affecting this area include:*Infection with Candida albicans...
- Maternal healthMaternal healthMaternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It encompasses the health care dimensions of family planning, preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care in order to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.Preconception care can include...
- Vulvovaginal health
- Family planningFamily planningFamily planning is the planning of when to have children, and the use of birth control and other techniques to implement such plans. Other techniques commonly used include sexuality education, prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections, pre-conception counseling and...
- FertilityFertilityFertility is the natural capability of producing offsprings. As a measure, "fertility rate" is the number of children born per couple, person or population. Fertility differs from fecundity, which is defined as the potential for reproduction...
- InfertilityInfertilityInfertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to contribute to conception. Infertility may also refer to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term...
- Birth controlBirth controlBirth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include contraception , contragestion and abortion...
- Fertility
- Sex educationSex educationSex education refers to formal programs of instruction on a wide range of issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, contraception, and...
- Safer sex
- Disorders
- Sexually transmitted diseaseSexually transmitted diseaseSexually transmitted disease , also known as a sexually transmitted infection or venereal disease , is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex...
- Sexual dysfunctionSexual dysfunctionSexual dysfunction or sexual malfunction refers to a difficulty experienced by an individual or a couple during any stage of a normal sexual activity, including desire, arousal or orgasm....
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Reproductive medicineReproductive medicineReproductive medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with prevention, diagnosis and management of reproductive problems; goals include improving or maintaining reproductive health and allowing people to have children at a time of their choosing...
- AndrologyAndrologyAndrology is the medical specialty that deals with male health, particularly relating to the problems of the male reproductive system and urological problems that are unique to men. It is the counterpart to gynaecology, which deals with medical issues which are specific to the female reproductive...
- GynaecologyGynaecologyGynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
- Obstetrics and gynaecologyObstetrics and gynaecologyObstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
- Andrology
Poor health
- DisabilityDisabilityA disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
- DiseaseDiseaseA disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune...
- InjuryInjury-By cause:*Traumatic injury, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident*Other injuries from external physical causes, such as radiation injury, burn injury or frostbite*Injury from infection...
- Muscle weaknessMuscle weaknessMuscle weakness or myasthenia is a lack of muscle strength. The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have true or perceived muscle weakness...
- Mental disorder
- Susceptibility to the above
Personal health maintenance
- ExercisePhysical exercisePhysical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, as well as for the purpose of...
- General Fitness TrainingGeneral Fitness TrainingGeneral fitness training works towards broad goals of overall health and well-being, rather than narrow goals of sport competition, larger muscles or concerns over appearance...
- Healthy dietHealthy dietA healthy diet is one that helps maintain or improve general health. It is important for lowering many chronic health risks, such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and cancer. A healthy diet involves consuming appropriate amounts of all essential nutrients and an adequate amount of...
- HygieneHygieneHygiene refers to the set of practices perceived by a community to be associated with the preservation of health and healthy living. While in modern medical sciences there is a set of standards of hygiene recommended for different situations, what is considered hygienic or not can vary between...
- Life extensionLife extensionLife extension science, also known as anti-aging medicine, experimental gerontology, and biomedical gerontology, is the study of slowing down or reversing the processes of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan...
- Self-medicationSelf-medicationSelf-medication is a term used to describe the use of drugs or other self-soothing forms of behavior to treat untreated and often undiagnosed mental distress, stress and anxiety, including mental illnesses and/or psychological trauma...
- NootropicNootropicNootropics , also referred to as smart drugs, brain steroids, memory enhancers, cognitive enhancers, and intelligence enhancers, are drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional foods that improve mental functions such as cognition, memory, intelligence, motivation, attention, and concentration...
s - NutrientNutrientA nutrient is a chemical that an organism needs to live and grow or a substance used in an organism's metabolism which must be taken in from its environment. They are used to build and repair tissues, regulate body processes and are converted to and used as energy...
s - NutritionNutritionNutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
- Positive mental attitudePositive Mental AttitudeThe concept of a "Positive Mental Attitude" was first introduced by Napoleon Hill in his book, "Think and Grow Rich" in 1937. He later went on to write several other books including "Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude"....
- Sleep hygieneSleep hygieneSleep hygiene can be defined as the controlling of "all behavioural and environmental factors that precede sleep and may interfere with sleep." It is the practice of following guidelines in an attempt to ensure more restful, effective sleep which can promote daytime alertness and help treat or...
- Stress managementStress managementStress management is the alteration of stress and especially chronic stress often for the purpose of improving everyday functioning.Stress produces numerous symptoms which vary according to persons, situations, and severity. These can include physical health decline as well as depression. According...
- Smoking cessationSmoking cessationSmoking cessation is the process of discontinuing the practice of inhaling a smoked substance. This article focuses exclusively on cessation of tobacco smoking; however, the methods described may apply to cessation of smoking other substances that can be difficult to stop using due to the...
(Quitting smoking) - VitaminVitaminA vitamin is an organic compound required as a nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism. In other words, an organic chemical compound is called a vitamin when it cannot be synthesized in sufficient quantities by an organism, and must be obtained from the diet. Thus, the term is conditional both on...
s - Weight lossWeight lossWeight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue...
Public health
- Health observatoryHealth observatoryA public health observatory is a public health andwellness project. It uses the word observatory, from astronomy, to emphasize a degree of detachment and objectivity in measuring well-being....
- World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
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Health science
- 10/90 gap10/90 gapThe 10/90 gap refers to the statistical finding of the Global Forum for Health Research that only 10% of worldwide expenditure on health research and development is devoted to the problems that primarily affect the poorest 90% of the world's population....
- DiseaseDiseaseA disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune...
- MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
- SleepSleepSleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from quiet wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and is more easily reversible than...
- StressStress (medicine)Stress is a term in psychology and biology, borrowed from physics and engineering and first used in the biological context in the 1930s, which has in more recent decades become commonly used in popular parlance...
History of health
- Establishment of the World Health Organization
- History of the health care industry
- History of medicineHistory of medicineAll human societies have medical beliefs that provide explanations for birth, death, and disease. Throughout history, illness has been attributed to witchcraft, demons, astral influence, or the will of the gods...
- History of public health
- Life expectancy over human history
General
- List of AIDS-related topics
- List of alternative medicine subjects
- List of anatomical topics
- List of autism-related topics
- List of clinical research topics
- List of clinically important bacteria
- List of disabilities
- List of distinct cell types in the adult human body
- List of emergency medicine topics
- List of eponymous fractures
- List of eponymous medical signs
- List of exercise topics
- List of health topics
- List of health sciences topics
- List of homologues of the human reproductive system
- List of hospice programs
- List of hospitals in the United States
- List of human blood components
- List of human hormones
- List of human nerves
- List of life extension-related topics
- List of medical emergencies
- List of medical inhalants
- List of medical organisations
- List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes
- List of medical symptoms
- List of neuroscience topics
- Lists of nutrition topics
- List of obstetric topics (pregnancy and childbirth)
- List of oncology-related terms
- List of oral health and dental topics
- List of pharmaceutical companies
- List of protective human features
- List of psychology topics
- List of psychotherapies
- List of regions in the human brain
- List of sexology topics
- List of surgical procedures
- List of eye surgical proceduresEye surgeryEye surgery, also known as orogolomistician surgery or ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa, typically by an ophthalmologist.-Preparation and precautions:...
- List of eye surgical procedures
- List of vaccine topics
- Medical equipmentMedical equipmentMedical equipment is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions.-Types:There are several basic types:* Diagnostic equipment includes medical imaging machines, used to aid in diagnosis...
- PharmacologyPharmacologyPharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
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Diseases and disorders
- List of cancer types
- List of childhood diseases
- List of diseases caused by insects
- List of eponymous diseases
- List of fictional diseases
- List of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States
- List of genetic disorders
- List of human parasitic diseases
- List of illnesses related to poor nutrition
- List of infectious diseases
- List of latent human viral infections
- List of mental illnesses
- List of neurological disorders
- List of notifiable diseases
- List of parasites (human)
- List of skin-related conditions
- List of systemic diseases with ocular manifestations
Drugs
- List of anaesthetic drugs
- List of antiviral drugs
- List of bestselling drugs
- List of drugs affected by grapefruit
- List of drugs banned from the Olympics
- List of drugs illegal in the United Kingdom
- List of fictional medicines and drugs
- List of medical inhalants
- List of monoclonal antibodies
- List of psychedelic drugs
- List of psychiatric medications
- List of psychiatric medications by condition treated
- List of schedules for drugs and poisons
- List of street names of drugs
- List of withdrawn drugs
Abbreviations and acronyms
- Acronyms in healthcareAcronyms in healthcareThe following is a partial list of acronyms commonly used in health care. The terms listed are used within the health care systems of various countries.- A :*A&E Accident and Emergency Department...
- List of acronyms on diseases and disorders
- List of medical abbreviations: Overview
- List of medical abbreviations: Do-not-use list
- List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations
- List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel
- List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions
- List of abbreviations used in healthcare IT
- List of optometric abbreviations
Glossaries
- Glossary of alternative medicineGlossary of alternative medicineThis is a glossary for terms and concepts being used in Alternative Medicine, an umbrella term for a large number of practices that fall outside the scope of conventional medicine.-Acupuncture:...
- Glossary of anatomical terminology, definitions and abbreviations
- Glossary of clinical researchGlossary of clinical researchA glossary of terms used in clinical research.- A :* Activities of daily living* Adverse drug reaction* Adverse effect* Adverse event...
- Glossary of diabetes
- Glossary of medical terms related to communications disordersGlossary of medical terms related to communications disordersThis is a glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders such as blindness and deafness.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z- A :...
- Glossary of psychiatryGlossary of psychiatryIn this glossary of psychiatric terms, mostly Greek, secondly French and German and some English terms, as used in psychiatric literature, were defined...
Publications
- List of important publications in medicine
- List of important publications in psychology
- List of medical journals
- List of defunct medical journals
- List of medical and health informatics journals
Health professionals
- List of clinical psychologists
- List of dentists
- List of dermatologists
- List of fictional medical examiners
- List of immunologists
- List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (Medical genetics, hematology, and oncology)
- List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (Medical physiology and metabolism)
- List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (Physiology and pharmacology)
- List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (Psychology)
- List of neurologists
- List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine
- List of nurses
- List of pathologists
- List of people in alternative medicine
- List of pharmacists
- List of physicians
- List of psychiatrists
- List of figures in psychiatry
- List of psychologists
General
- List of medical schools
- List of optometry schools
- List of osteopathic colleges
- List of pharmacy schools
- List of accredited naturopathic medical schools in North America
- List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
Country specific
- List of dental schools in Australia and New Zealand
- List of medical schools in Australia
- List of medical colleges in Bangladesh
- List of medical schools in Canada
- List of medical schools in Egypt
- List of medical colleges in India
- List of colleges of nursing in the Philippines
- List of medical colleges in Rajasthan
- List of medical schools in Syria
- List of dental schools in the United Kingdom
- List of medical schools in the United Kingdom
- List of pharmacy schools in the United Kingdom
- List of dental schools in the United States
- List of medical schools in the United States
External links
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
- National Center for Health Statistics (USA)
- National Institute of Health (USA)
- National Library of Medicine Pubmed Journal Search
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work EU-OSHA
- The Public Health Portal of the European Union
- World Health Organization