Index of health articles explained

Health is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities. This article lists major topics related to personal health.

See also: List of health sciences topics.

See also: Lists of diseases.

A

Abortion– AccidentActivities of daily livingAcupunctureAdolescent medicineAdult daycare centerAdvance health care directiveAerobic exercise– Age-adjusted life expectancy– Ageless– Aging and memoryAging– Alcoholism– AllergyAlternative medicine– Amputation– Anaerobic exerciseAnaesthesiaAnatomical pathologyAnatomical terms of motion - Anatomy– AndrologyAnimal-assisted therapyAntibiotic resistanceAppetiteAssisted reproductive technologyAthletic trainingAudiologyAutoimmune diseaseAuxology

B

BacteriumBaldnessBasic life supportBinge eatingBiochemical pathology– Biological standard of living– Biomedical researchBiomedical technologyBipolar disorderBirth attendantBirth controlBlood diseasesBlood testBody compositionBody mass index– Body shaping– Body treatment– Brain death

C

Cancer– Cell replacement therapyChemotherapy– Child birth– Chinese medicine– ChiropracticClinical deathCognitive enhancementCognitive therapyCollaborative therapyCommunity-based rehabilitationCommunity healthComplementary and alternative medicine– Complementary medicine– ConvalescenceCryosurgery

D

Death– Deficiency disease– Dental hygieneDentistryDermatologyDeterminants of healthDetoxificationDevelopmental disabilityDiabetesDiagnosisDiet (nutrition)Diet and obesityDietary fiberDietary mineral– Dietary supplement– DieteticsDieting– Digestion– Digestive system– Digestive tract– Disability– Disease registryDiseaseDoctor-patient relationshipDysarthriaDyslexia- Diphtheria

E

Ecological healthEnergy medicineEnvironmental healthEnzymeEpidemicEthnicity and healthEvidence-based medicineEvidence-based practiceEvolutionary medicineEugenicsExercise equipmentExercise physiology– Exercise

F

Fad dietFaith healingFamily-centered care– Family planning– FamineFast foodFemale infertility– Fertility– Fetal alcohol syndromeFolk medicineFood additiveFood allergyFood and cooking hygieneFood groupsFood pyramid (nutrition)Food qualityFood science– Food supplements– Food technologyFoodForensic pathologyFree clinicFunctional diversity (disability)

G

Gene therapyGeneral fitness trainingGeneral surgeryGenetic counselingGenetic engineering– Genetically modified organism– Genetics– Genital integrity– Genitourinary medicineGenome projectGenomeGenomicsGeriatric sexology– Geriatrics– GerontologyGlobal HealthGynaecology

H

HaematologyHand surgeryHealer (alternative medicine)HealingHealth applications and clinical studies of meditationHealth care deliveryHealth care industryHealth care systemHealth careHealth claims on food labelsHealth disparitiesHealth economicsHealth educationHealth geographyHealth information on WikipediaHealth literacyHealth observatoryHealth professionHealth promotionHealth scienceHealthHealthcare inequalityHealthcareHealthy dietHealthy eating– History of medicine– Holistic healthHome birth– Home remedy– HomeopathyHomeostasisHormoneHospiceHospital accreditationHospital– Human anatomy– Human cloningHuman enhancement– Hygiene

I

Illness– Illnesses related to poor nutrition– Immortality– Immunity (medical)– Immunology– Infectious diseases– Infertility– InflammationInjuryInternal medicine

L

Life– Life expectancy– Life extensionLongevity

M

Macronutrient– Male infertility– Malnutrition– Manipulative therapyManual therapyMaternal healthMaximum life spanMedical cannabisMedical case managementMedical devices– Medical herbalism– Medical historyMedical imagingMedical modelMedical physicsMedical privacyMedical schoolMedical sociologyMedical technologyMedical tourismMedication– Medicine– MeditationMegadoseMegavitamin therapyMen's health– Mental disorder– Mental healthMental hygieneMental retardationMetabolismMeteoropathyMicrobiologyMicronutrient– Midwifery– Mind-body intervention– Miscarriage– Mortality rateMultivitamin– Mutation

N

NanomedicineNanotechnologyNatalismNaturopathic medicineNeonatal infectionNeuroimmunologyNeurologyNeuroscienceNeurosurgeryNoise health effectsNon-infectious diseaseNuclear medicineNurseNursing schoolNursingNutrient densityNutrientNutrigenomicsNutrition and pregnancyNutrition– Nutritional supplement– Nutritionist

O

Obesity– Obstetrics and gynaecology– Obstetrics– Occupational hygieneOccupational medicineOccupational safety and healthOccupational therapy– Old age– OncologyOnline pharmacyOphthalmologyOptometryOral hygieneOrgan transplantOrganic foodOrganismOrthopaedicsOsteopathyOver-the-counter drugOverweight

P

Palliative careParamedicPathogenPathologyPediatricsPerioperative medicinePharmaceutical carePharmaceutical policy– Pharmaceutical sciences– PharmacologyPharmacyPhysical educationPhysical examination– Physical exercise– Physical fitnessPhysical therapyPhysician– Plastic surgery– Population healthPositive mental attitudePosture and occupational healthPre-conception counselingPregnancyPregnant patients' rightsPrenatal carePrescription drugsPreventive medicinePrimary carePrimary health carePsychiatry– Psychoanalysis– PsychoeducationPsychoneuroimmunologyPsychotherapyPublic health

Q

Quality of Life (Healthcare)

R

RadiologyRare diseaseRejuvenation (aging)Reproductive endocrinology and infertilityReproductive healthReproductive medicineRight to HealthRheumatologyRural healthRural health clinic

S

STD testing– Safe sex– SanitationSaturated fatSelf careSelf-healingSelf-medication– Senility– Sex and illness– Sex education– Sexual dysfunction– Sexual health clinicSexual healthSexuality and disability– Sexuality education– Sleep deprivationSleep hygiene– Sleep– Smoking cessationSocial determinants of healthSocial medicineSpecial needsSports medicineSports nutritionStem cell treatments– Stress (medicine)– Stress managementSupported living– Surgery– SurvivabilitySymptom

T

Therapy dogToxicityToxicologyToxin– Traditional Chinese medicine– Traditional Korean medicineTraditional medicineTrans fatTrauma surgery- Tetanus

U

Universal design

V

Vaccine– Vegetarianism– VirusVitamin– Vulvovaginal health

W

Weight lossWellness (alternative medicine)WellnessWitch-doctor– Women's health– Workplace health surveillanceWorkplace wellness– World Health Organization- Whooping Cough

X

X-ray

Y

Yoga

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