the prevention of disease
61Natural history of disease — The natural history of disease refers to a description of the uninterrupted progression of a disease in an individual from the moment of exposure to causal agents until recovery or death. Knowledge of the natural history of disease ranks… …
62Prévention — Cet article possède un paronyme, voir : Prévention en procédure pénale française. La prévention est une attitude ou l ensemble de mesures à prendre pour éviter qu une situation (sociale, environnementale, économique..) ne se dégrade, ou qu… …
63Crohn's Disease Activity Index — The Crohn s Disease Activity Index or CDAI is a research tool used to quantify the symptoms of patients with Crohn s disease. This is of importance in research studies done on medications used to treat Crohn s disease; most major studies on newer …
64Plum Island Animal Disease Center — The Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) is a United States federal research facility dedicated to the study of foreign animal diseases. Since 1954, the center has had the goal of protecting America s livestock from foreign animal… …
65The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited — Infobox Book name = The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited title orig = translator = image caption = author = George E. Vaillant illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Medical textbook… …
66National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention — The National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) is a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is responsible for public health surveillance, prevention research, and programs to prevent and control human… …
67Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program — The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) is administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the Center for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC). It performs independent… …
68National Birth Defects Prevention Network — The National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) was founded in 1997. It is a 501(c)3 not for profit volunteer organization whose members are involved in birth defects surveillance, prevention and research. It was created with help from the… …
69Science and technology in the United States — The United States came into being around the Age of Enlightenment (circa 1680 to 1800), a period in which writers and thinkers rejected the superstitions of the past. Instead, they emphasized the powers of reason and unbiased inquiry, especially… …
70Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry — The United States Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, (ATSDR) is an agency for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is directed by a congressional mandate to perform specific functions concerning the effect on… …
