preventive and curative interventions
1Preventive medicine — or preventive care refers to measures taken to prevent diseases,[1] (or injuries) rather than curing them or treating their symptoms. The term contrasts in method with curative and palliative medicine, and in scope with public health methods… …
2Lifeline Express — The Lifeline Express or Jeevan Rekha Express is a mobile hospital in a train run by the Impact India Foundation . It was developed in collaboration with the Indian Railways and Health Ministry and has been funded by Impact UK, international… …
3Pre- and perinatal psychology — Prenatal and perinatal psychology is an interdisciplinary study [McCarthy WA Nurturing the Possible: Supporting The Integrated Self from the Beginning of Life retrieved from [http://www.sbgi.edu/news/featured3.html] on May 16, 2007. Quote:… …
4HEALTH SERVICES — Before Statehood At the beginning of the 19th century, the Land of Israel (Ereẓ Israel) was ridden with disease. Wide areas were infested with malaria; enteric fever, dysentery, and trachoma took a heavy toll; and infant mortality was very high.… …
5United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
6United Nations Children's Fund — Infobox UN name = image size = 250px caption = UNICEF Logo type = Fund acronyms = UNICEF head = Ann Veneman status = Active established = 1946 website = http://www.unicef.org parent = ECOSOC commons = United Nations footnotes = is called… …
7Qigong — For the artist, see Qigong (artist). Qigong Traditional Chinese 氣功 Simplified Chinese 气功 …
8Health care — For The Office television show episode, see Health Care (The Office). Health care (or healthcare) is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is… …
9Health care provider — A health care provider is an individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to individuals, families or communities. An individual health care provider (also …
10Medical analysis of circumcision — Numerous medical studies have examined the effects of male circumcision with mixed opinions regarding the benefits and risks of the procedure. Opponents of circumcision say it is medically unnecessary, is unethical when performed on newborns, is… …
