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( Illness) Illness (sometimes referred to as ill-health or ail) can be defined as a state of poor health.

It is sometimes considered a synonym for disease.[1] Others maintain that fine distinctions exist.[2] Some have described illness as the subjective perception by a patient of an objectively defined disease.[3]

The mode of being healthy includes, as defined by the World Health Organization, " [...] a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". [4] When these conditions are not fulfilled, then one can be considered to have an illness or be ill. Medication and the science of pharmacology is used to cure or reduce symptoms of an illness or medical conditions. Developmental disability is a term used to describe severe, life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical impairments.

Conditions of the body or mind that cause pain, dysfunction, or distress to the person afflicted or those in contact with the person can be deemed an illness. Sometimes the term is used broadly to include injuries, disabilities, syndromes, infections, symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts these may be considered distinguishable categories. A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host. A passenger virus is a virus that simply hitchhikes in the body of a person or infects the body without causing symptoms, illness or disease. Foodborne illness or food poisoning is any illness resulting from the consumption of food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites.

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A Look At Treatment For Lung Cancer by Jon Simms
Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don't serve right, division very swift, and goods too much hankie that forms a lump. The lungs, a brace of clean-like, shaft-shaped organs, are part of the body's respiratory structure. When we breathe ...

The Disease Diabetes in Cats by Omer Ashraf
Diabetes Mellitus is a hormonal ailment that influences the metabolism of glucose. It is divided into two types, I and II. Type I is characterized by a decreased production of the hormone insulin from pancreas whereas Type II, uncommon in cats, occur...

Cancer: A matter of "Terrain", not Genes by FSB Authors
By David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, Author of Anticancer: A New Way of Life Genes account for at most 15% of cancers. What matters most in prevention or getting the most of treatments is not our genetic makeup but the biology we create within our b...

Fighting Fatigue by Sandra Powers
Fighting Fatigue by Sandy Powers

My daughter was complaining how tired she is. Kay is in her middle thirties and had just started a new job in Human Resources.

“I am so tired, “she sighed. “I’m dragging through the day. I’m...

What is life insurance? by Daniel Collins
An early form of life insurance can be traced back to Roman times when, because of the high costs of funerals, clubs were formed, known as ‘burial clubs’. The guarantee of such an organisation for its members was that for a regular contribution they ...

Menopause - Causes and its Treatment by Rick hutch
Menopause is not a disease or an illness. It is a transition between two phases of a woman's life. Menopause occurs when a woman permanently stops menstruating (having periods). Many women experience a variety of symptoms as a result of the hormonal ...

Anti-Aging Action for Health by Carson Danfield by Carson Danfield
There can be no improvement in your health and no expectation of living to 100 if you don't take action.

You know that eating the right food will make you healthier and if you are healthier you will be less inclined to succumb to illness and ...

Immune System Builder with Interferon Builds Better Health by Vicki Zerbee
Building a strong immune system is a challenge. Our bodies are under constant stress. Every single day we are exposed to food, people and products that can make us sick.

Immune System Builders are targeted to build better health so that w...

Breakthrough Digest for the latest medical discoveries and treatment by Robert Bell
So often when you are suffering from an illness, it can be extremely difficult to find the information that you need. And when time is of the essence, difficulty finding information about your illness and its treatment is an added stress that you do ...

Conversational Hypnosis - Mystery Power Wait For Reveal by Rayno Pon
How well do you know about this word, "Hypnosis"? Well, believe it or not, when most of the peoples heard about this Spooky word, they will though that this is a black magic or supernatural power, that use for cheating or hurting other innocent peopl...

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