Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia - Medicine
Medicine is the branch of health science concerned with maintaining human health or restoring it through the treatment of disease and inj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - History Of Medicine
Medicine as it is practiced now is rooted in various traditions, but developed mainly in the late 18th and early 19th century in Germany ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Practice Of Medicine
The practice of medicine combines both science and art. Science and technology are the evidence base for many clinical problems for the g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Medicine: Encyclopedia - Ancient Medicine
Ancient Medicine is a treatise on medicine, written roughly 400 BC by Hippocrates. Category: Ancient Greek works Other related archivesA...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine Man: Encyclopedia - Medicine Man
"Medicine man" is an English term used to describe Native American religious figures; such individuals are analogous to shamans. The term...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine
Alternative medicine broadly describes methods and practices used in place of, or in addition to, conventional medical treatments. The pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayurvedic Medicine: Encyclopedia - Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic medicine. Ayurveda Sri Lankan Ayurvedic Tradition Other related archivesAyurveda, Sri Lankan Ayurvedic Tradition    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bachelor Of Medicine: Encyclopedia - Bachelor Of Medicine
The Bachelor of Medicine, abbreviated BM, is an academic degree denoting the degree obtained after studying Medicine at University. In th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sports Medicine: Encyclopedia - Sports Medicine
Sports medicine or sport medicine is an interdisciplinary subspecialty of medicine which deals with the treatment and preventive care of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Course Medicine: Encyclopedia - Course Medicine
Another meaning in Medicine is the course of a disease, a description of the speed of evolution of the disease. Diseases can have an acut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Medicine: Encyclopedia - Traditional Medicine
The term traditional medicine is used with two main meanings. The most common usage is to describe medical techniques traditionally used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Environmental Medicine: Encyclopedia - Environmental Medicine
Environmental medicine, also called clinical ecology, is a multidisciplinary field involving medicine, environmental science, chemistry a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic medicine (known as osteopathy in the past) is a branch of medicine which views the human body holistically, and emphasizes th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthomolecular Medicine: Encyclopedia - Orthomolecular Medicine
Orthomolecular medicine or optimum nutrition, emphasizes the use of natural substances found in a healthy diet such as vitamins, dietary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naturopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia - Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine is the practice of attempting to improve the health of patients through the application of natural remedies. Naturo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia - Allopathic Medicine
The term allopathic medicine is used by adherents of alternative medicine to refer to any form of mainstream medicine. This phrase is com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophical Medicine: Encyclopedia - Anthroposophical Medicine
Anthroposophical medicine is a holistic and salutogenetic approach to health. It thus focuses on ensuring that the conditions for health ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cough Medicine: Encyclopedia - Cough Medicine
A cough medicine is a drug used to treat coughing and related conditions. Dry coughs are treated with cough suppressants (antitussives) t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) also known simply as Chinese medicine (Chinese: 中醫學, zhōngyī xué, or 中药学, zhōngyaò xu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Complementary And Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia - Complementary And Alternative Medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM is a common abbreviation in the USA) is a diverse set of medical and health care systems, pra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent Medicine: Encyclopedia - Patent Medicine
Patent medicine is the term given to various medical compounds sold under a variety of names and labels, though they were for the most pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Medicines Handbook: Encyclopedia - Australian Medicines Handbook
The Australian Medicines Handbook or AMH is a medical reference text commonly used in practice by health professionals (particularly gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intensive Care Medicine: Encyclopedia - Intensive Care Medicine
Intensive Care Medicine or critical care medicine is concerned with providing greater than ordinary medical care and observation to peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Branches Of Medicine
Working together as an interdisciplinary team, many highly trained health professionals besides medical practitioners are involved in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calculus Medicine: Encyclopedia - Calculus Medicine
A calculus is a concretion of material (usually mineral salts) that forms in an organ or duct of the body. They may block the relevent du...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Medicine - Early Islamic Medicine
Islamic medicine - Prophetic Medicine. Prophetic Medicine (al-tibb) was a genre of medical writing intended as an alternative to the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Complementary And Alternative Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine defines complementary and alternative medicine as "a group of diverse medi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Criticism Of Alternative Medicine
Due to the wide range of therapies that are considered to be "alternative medicine" few criticisms apply across the board. For more infor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Support For Alternative Medicine
Advocates of alternative medicine hold that alternative therapies often provide the public with services not available from conventional ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Internal Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Internal Medicine - Subspecialties Of Internal Medicine
Internists can choose to focus their practice on general internal medicine, or may take additional training to "subspecialize" in one of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Internal Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Internal Medicine - Subspecialties Of Internal Medicine
Internists can choose to focus their practice on general internal medicine, or may take additional training to "subspecialize" in one of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Medicine - General Review Of The History Of Medicine
History of medicine - Egyptian medicine. See main article: Ancient Egyptian medicine. Medical information contained in the Edwin Smith ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sports Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Sports Medicine - Sports Medicine Today
Sports medicine has always been difficult to define because it is not a single specialty, but an area that involves health care professio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupational Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupational Medicine - What Is Occupational Medicine
Occupational medicine is the branch of clinical medicine most active in the field of occupational health. In the United States it is one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Definitions
Alternative medicine broadly describes methods and practices used in place of, or in addition to, conventional medical treatments. The pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Techniques Of Osteopathic Medicine
There are different techniques applied to the musculoskeletal system. These techniques can be applied to: (1) The joints (using High Velo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naturopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Naturopathic Medicine - The Principles Of Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathy is based on six tenets or principles [1][2]: "The healing power of nature" "Identify and treat the cause" "First do no harm"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Medical Devices
See also the main articles: implant, artificial limbs, corrective lenses, cochlear implants, ocular prosthetics, facial prosthetics, soma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naturopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Naturopathic Medicine - History Of Naturopathic Medicine
The term naturopathy was coined before 1900, by John Scheel, and used by Benedict Lust. (Lust is a German surname meaning "beautiful" or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - History
Osteopathic practice started just before the chiropractic movement in the Midwest of the United States in the nineteenth century. Early i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Criticism
In the United States Osteopathic medicine has been criticized for including unproven therapies such as cranial and cranio-sacral manipula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hospital Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Hospital Medicine - Training
About 78 percent of practicing hospitalists are trained in general internal medicine. Another 4 percent are trained in an internal medici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Criticism
Criticism of medicine has a long history. In the Middle Ages, it was not considered a profession suitable for Christians, as disease was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Regulation
Jurisdiction differs concerning which branches of alternative medicine are legal, which are regulated, and which (if any) are provided by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hospital Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Hospital Medicine - History
Hospital medicine constitutes a relatively new phenomenon in American medicine. Almost unheard of a generation ago, this type of practice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - History
Osteopathic practice started just before the chiropractic movement in the Midwest of the United States in the nineteenth century. Early i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Medical Education
See also Medical doctor (BE), Physician (AE), and Medical school. Medical training involves several years of university study followed by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Medical Education
Main articles: Medical education and Medical school Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitione...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patent Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Patent Medicine - Patent Medicines And Advertising
The phrase patent medicine comes from the early days of the marketing of medical elixirs, when those who found favour with royalty were i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cough Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Cough Medicine - Controversy
In 2002, researchers at the University of Bristol (Schroeder & Fahey) published a study in the British Medical Journal indicating tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthomolecular Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Orthomolecular Medicine - Method
In orthomolecular medicine, diseases are assumed to originate from multiple nonspecific causes, congenital and acquired. These causes giv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Medicine Around The World
There are two main schools of thought within the osteopathic world. They are so different in practice as to be separate professions, but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Techniques Of Osteopathic Manual Medicine Omm
There are different techniques applied to the musculoskeletal system. These techniques can be applied to: (1) The joints (using High Velo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Medicine Around The World
There are two main schools of thought within the osteopathic world. They are so different in practice as to be separate professions, but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Contemporary Use Of Alternative Medicine
Edzard Ernst wrote in the Medical Journal of Australia that "about half the general population in developed countries use complementary a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Internal Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Internal Medicine - Definition Of An Internist
Doctors of internal medicine may be referred to by several terms, including "internists," "general internists" and "doctors of internal m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cough Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Cough Medicine - Controversy
In 2002, researchers at the University of Bristol (Schroeder & Fahey) published a study in the British Medical Journal indicating tha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Botanical Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Botanical Medicine
Botanical medicine: another term for herbal medicine--therapies of or derived from plants.   (See also: Botanical medicine , A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Medicine - Biostatistics
Biostatistics : A Bayesian Introduction Authors: George G. Woodworth Publication data: Wiley-Interscience (August 20, 2004) ISBN 047...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Medicine - Endocrinology
Pancreatic extracts in the treatment of diabetes mellitus Author: Banting FG, Best CH, Collip JB, Campbell WR, Fletcher AA Publication ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Medicine - Pediatrics
... See also:List of publications in medicine, List of publications in medicine - Foundations, List of publications in medicine - Rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Principles
These are the eight major principles of osteopathy and are widely accepted throughout the osteopathic community. They are taken from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine - Departments Of The School Of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - Basic Science. Biochemistry and Biophysics Biostatistics and Epidemiology Cancer Biolo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Residency Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Residency Medicine - History
Residencies as an opportunity for advanced training in a medical or surgical specialty evolved in the late 19th century from brief and le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupational Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupational Medicine - What Are The Important Areas
Occupational Medicine - Occupational hazards to health. Occupationally related disease and ill-health are an important cause of morbidi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Internal Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Internal Medicine - Definition Of An Internist
Doctors of internal medicine may be referred to by several terms, including "internists," "general internists" and "doctors of internal m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuclear Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuclear Medicine - Analysis
The end result of the nuclear medicine imaging process is a "dataset" comprising one or more images. In multi-image datasets the array of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Settings Where Medical Care Is Delivered
See also clinic, hospital, and hospice Medicine is a diverse field and the provision of medical care is therefore provided in a variety o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Principles
These are the eight major principles of osteopathy and are widely accepted throughout the osteopathic community. They are taken from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Chinese Medicine - The Relationship Between Tcm And Western Medicine
Within China, there has been a great deal of cooperation between TCM practitioners and Western medicine, especially in the field of ethno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Residency Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Residency Medicine - History
Residencies as an opportunity for advanced training in a medical or surgical specialty evolved in the late 19th century from brief and le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine Lodge Kansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine Lodge Kansas - History
The area that grew into the modern town of Medicine Lodge was considered sacred ground by the Kiowa tribe of Native Americans. Carrie Nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Alternative Medicine - History Of Alternative Medicine In Eastern Culture
History of alternative medicine - Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese medicine has more than 5,000 years of history as a system of med...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Integrative Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Integrative Medicine
Integrative medicine: practitioners of integrative medicine have training and interest in both conventional Western medicine and alter...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Osteopathic Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic medicine: a system of therapy that emphasizes normal body mechanics and manipulation to correct faulty body structures. Os...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Medicine Man Medicine Woman: Parapsychology Dictionary On Medicine Man Medicine Woman
Medicine Man Medicine Woman: A witchdoctor or shaman.   (See also: Medicine Man Medicine Woman , Psychic, Psychic Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eastern Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Eastern Medicine
Eastern medicine: a broad term for Oriental, Indian, Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese medicine, all of which share philosophies about th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Holistic Medicine
Holistic medicine: philosophical approach to health care which treats the patient as a whole person, not simply as a disease process o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chinese Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Chinese Medicine
Chinese medicine: a variety of ancient and modern therapeutic methods, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, heat therapy, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthroposophic Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Anthroposophic Medicine
Anthroposophic medicine: based on the principles of anthroposophy, developed by philosopher and spiritual scientist Rudolf Steiner, Ph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Hindu Medicine
Ayurvedic medicine , Hindu medicine ,  : The traditional Hindu system of medicine which is based on customs, beliefs, and prac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Western Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Western Medicine
Western medicine: a term used by holistic health care practitioners to describe allopathic medicine, orthodox medicine, or the way med...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic medicine: 5,000-year-old system of holistic and preventive medicine from India that treats illness as an imbalance or stress...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chinese Medicine: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine: A holistic perspective on health and illness which treats the relationship of a symptom to the person as a whole. Tr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oriental Traditional Medicine: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Oriental Medicine
Oriental traditional medicine , Oriental medicine , Oriental traditional medicine, Traditional oriental medicine, Traditional orienta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurvedic medicine is India’s traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naturopathic Medicine: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine: Adhering to the principles of holistic medicine, naturopathic doctors can use various natural methods to treat ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - African Traditional Medicine: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On African Medicine,
African traditional medicine , African medicine, , African witch doctor, African witch doctors, Traditional African medicine: A sys...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kampo Medicine: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Kampo, Kanpo, Kanpo Medicine
Kampo medicine , Kampo, Kanpo, Kanpo medicine ,  : System of herbal medicine practiced in Japan by both herbalists and practit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chinese Medicine: Complementary Medicine Dictionary On Chinese Medicine
CHINESE MEDICINE: Has much in common with other Eastern systems and is the foundation of many techniques currently used in the West. P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Herbal Medicine: Complementary Medicine Dictionary On Herbal Medicine
HERBAL MEDICINE: Herbs are used in both Eastern and Western medicine. The aim is to use all parts of the herb and particular emphasis ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manipulative Medicine: Complementary Medicine Dictionary On Manipulative Medicine
MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE: Based on massage techniques and structural manipulation.######When used in the ancient Chinese way, the whole e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Medicine: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Ethnomedicine, Folk Medicine,
Traditional medicine , Ethnomedicine, Folk medicine, ,  Folk remedies, Folk remedy, Home remedies, Home remedy, Indigenous medic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Korean Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Korean Medicine
Korean medicine: A form of Oriental medicine that encompasses acupuncture and moxibustion.   (See also: Korean medicine , Body...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eastern Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Eastern Medicine
Eastern medicine: a group of methods that encompasses Chinese medicine, shiatsu, and relaxation techniques.   (See also: Easte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhist Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Buddhist Medicine
Buddhist Medicine: A method that encompasses moxibustion and shiatsu massage.   (See also: Buddhist Medicine , Alternative Hea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alternative Medicine: Health And Healing Dictionary On Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine: Any form of medicine or healing other than the type approved by medical doctors and hospitals.   (See al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Korean Medicine: Health And Healing Dictionary On Korean Medicine
Korean medicine: Form of Oriental medicine that encompasses acupuncture and moxibustion.   (See also: Korean medicine , Altern...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Medicine: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Medicine
  Medicine To dream of medicine, if pleasant to the taste, a trouble will come to you, but in a short time it will work for you...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Medicine: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Medicine
  Dream Interpretation Medicine Medicine is a magnificent symbol which could mean that your body's capacity has been activated....   » Read the article