study of illnesses

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• Millennium Cohort Study (United States) — The Millennium Cohort Study is an ongoing longitudinal cohort study designed to evaluate any long term health effects of military service, including deployments.[1] It is the largest population based prospective health project in US military… …   Wikipedia

• The China Study (book) — The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long Term Health   …   Wikipedia

• British Doctors Study — The British doctors study is the generally accepted name of a prospective cohort study which has been running from 1951 to 2001, and in 1956 provided convincing statistical proof that tobacco smoking increased the risk of lung… …   Wikipedia

• medicine — medi|cine W3S2 [ˈmedsən US ˈmedısən] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin medicina, from medicus; MEDICAL] 1.) [U and C] a substance used for treating illness, especially a liquid you drink ▪ Medicines should be kept out of the reach… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• virology — vi|rol|o|gy [ vaı ralədʒi ] noun uncount MEDICAL the treatment and study of illnesses caused by VIRUSES …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• medicine — noun 1 (C, U) a substance used for treating illness, especially a liquid you drink: take medicine: Have you taken your medicine? 2 (U) the treatment and study of illnesses and injuries: He studied medicine at Yale. | homeopathic medicine 3 the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• virology — UK [vaɪˈrɒlədʒɪ] / US [vaɪˈrɑlədʒɪ] noun [uncountable] medical the treatment and study of illnesses caused by viruses …   English dictionary

• Gulf War syndrome — (GWS) or Gulf War illness (GWI) is an illness reported by combat veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War typified by symptoms including immune system disorders and birth defects. It has not always been clear whether these symptoms were related to… …   Wikipedia

• Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety.       In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …   Universalium

• mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …   Universalium

• Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks — There has been growing concern over the health effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Within seconds of the collapse of the twin towers and Building 7 of the World Trade Center, pulverized building …   Wikipedia