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What's the Definition of Health

WebAccording to the World Health Organization, health is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”. The apparent …

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Planetary Health: Foundations and Key Concepts

WebMarch 3, 2023. 11 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. The field of planetary health explores the connections between human health and the …

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What’s the Difference between Pandemic, Epidemic, and …

WebThe World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a pandemic.This is a landmark event. As an epidemiologist listening to the steady stream of conversation around the …

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The Idea of “Good Nutrition” Has Changed Over Time

WebAs political scientist Tripp Rebrovick writes, views of these issues in European and white American society have shifted over time, from a framework based on bodily humors to …

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The False Promises of Wellness Culture

WebDunn’s ideas have gained a steady following, approaching near-ubiquity in the 21st century—in 2015, the global wellness industry was valued at $3.7 trillion. But without the …

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The Origins of the CDC

WebWhen the war ended, the MCWA staff and their bosses quickly developed the idea of the CDC—which then stood for Communicable Disease Center. A month after the CDC …

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John Snow and the Birth of Epidemiology

WebBy: Matthew Wills. May 28, 2018. 3 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. An 1854 cholera outbreak in London confounded those who …

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The Health Risks of Living in Ancient Rome

WebFrom parasites to malaria, the health risks facing ancient Rome were numerous. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Ancient Rome pioneered such …

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The Man Who Invented Modern Infection Control

Web5 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Ignaz Semmelweis is known as the nineteenth-century doctor who discovered the cause of …

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A Glimpse at Women’s Periods in the Roaring Twenties

WebThe report contains details of the types of commercial pads available in the late 1920s. All had their downsides. Women complained that the washable “Mi Ladi Dainti” was too …

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The Flu Pandemic of 1918, As Reported in 1918

WebThe 1918-1919 influenza pandemic killed more people than combat did in the First World War.Maybe a lot more: fatality estimates range from 20-40 million to twice that around …

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"The Yellow Wallpaper" and Women's Pain

WebThe tale, which follows its protagonist’s slow descent into madness as she gradually discerns a woman trapped inside the yellow wallpaper of her sickroom, has long been …

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Why Air Pollution Is a Socioeconomic Issue

WebFor children, SIDS risk increases when there is a smoker in the household, and more affluent or more educated people are less likely to smoke. Socioeconomic factors affect …

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The Black Church and Mental Health Support

WebBlack counselors Keith Dempsey, S. Kent Butler, and LaTrece Gaither suggest that churches could play a role in helping Black people access mental health support in their …

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Bioethics: Key Concepts and Research

Web9 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Bioethics is a field of inquiry centered around the uses and moral implications of medicine and the bio …

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The Lasting Fallout of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study

WebThe now-infamous 1932 Tuskegee Syphilis Study was conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service in Macon County, Alabama. During the experiment 600 impoverished black men …

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Covering Viagra, But Not Birth Control

WebJSTOR is a digital library for scholars, researchers, and students. JSTOR Daily readers can access the original research behind our articles for free on JSTOR. Viagra Spawns Birth …

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Art Is Good for Your Brain

WebIn a painting, the brain searches for order and objects. Even when an artist is painting, the brain aims to represent or paint objects as the painter sees them. Zeki writes, “I shall …

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Better Living Through Nudity

WebBetter Living Through Nudity. In England in the 1920s and ‘30s, nudism was ideological and utopian. Then the Nazis coopted the concept for their eugenicist Nacktkultur movement. …

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