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Alternative medicine includes practices that differ from conventional medicine. Some alternative medicine practices are homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, and herbal medicine. A typical definition is “every available approach to healing that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine”.
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A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions, associated with specific symptoms and signs.
In human beings, “disease” is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense Read the rest of this entry »

Tobacco smoke used to fill the air of Irish pubs before the smoking ban came into effect on March 29, 2004Passive smoking is the involuntary inhalation of smoke from tobacco products. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by all people within that environment. Such smoke is called secondhand smoke (SHS) or Read the rest of this entry »

Prozac was launched in 1987 and became popular faster than any drug previously used in psychotherapy. It starred on magazine covers and was the hot topic on talk shows. Compared to other anti-depressants Prozac had fewer side effects and made people feel ‘better than well’. It was believed to be a modern ‘wonder drug’.
The era of ‘wonder drugs’ began Read the rest of this entry »

Medical technology is today a feature not just of hospitals, clinics and GP surgeries but also of homes. The practice of medicine has been revolutionized by computers, digitization, new materials and good old-fashioned laboratory research. Yet this has been accompanied by increased patient anxiety about the risks and consequences of medical intervention.
The introduction of new medical technology has not been so rapid in developing countries, but the sense of ambivalence is the same Read the rest of this entry »