Health is defined as the condition of the body and the degree to which it is free from illness, or the state of being well.

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magazine article: AIDS. Number of people living with HIV/AIDS in 2004: 39.4 million / Deaths from Aids in 2004: 4.9 million / Children (under 15) with Aids by end of 2004: 2.2 million. See article

word game: Health. Practise phrasal verbs connected with health and illness. Play game

word game: Medical services puns. A pun is an amusing use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sounds like another word  Match the beginnings and ends of sentences to make puns. Play game

poem: On Chloris Being Ill: In this poem (written as a song), the great Scottish poet Robert Burns laments the illness of his loved one. See poem

cartoon: "Doctor! Doctor! Some days I feel like a wig-wam and other days I feel like a tee pee!" See cartoon

cartoon: "Doctor, you've removed my appendix, tonsils, gall bladder and ... ". See cartoon

cartoon: “Doctor! Doctor!” “What’s the matter?” “I think I’m a pair of curtains!” See cartoon

cartoon: “Doctor! Doctor!” “What is it Mr Thimble?” “My nose runs and my feet smell. What’s the matter with me?” See cartoon

cartoon: “Doctor! I’m exhausted! I just can’t sleep at night!” See cartoon

cartoon: “Doctor, Doctor, he’s just swallowed a roll of film!” See cartoon

cartoon: "Doctor, Doctor, there’s an invisible man in the waiting room!” See cartoon

poll: "How do you rate the health system where you live?" See results

trivia: Thing: Leech: a fat worm which lives in wet places and fastens itself onto the bodies of humans and animals to take their blood. See more health trivia

science: cubed. Artificial breathing: A prosthetic lung mimicking our natural lungs could save lives. Read story

science: cubed. Bandaging skin cancer: Affordable light-emitting bandage offers easier treatment for common skin cancers. Read story

science: cubed. Cancer eating superbugs. Gene technology could be the key to turning a harmful superbug into a lifesaver. Read story

science: cubed. Heart of hope: Growing replacement heart valve tissue from stem cells gives hope to heart patients. Read story

science: cubed. Hospital robots: A new Scottish hospital plans to employ a staff of super-efficient robots. Read story

science: cubed. Rhythm of life: Measuring the ‘heartbeat’ of living cells offers a safer approach to drug testing. Read story

science: cubed. Robodoc: A new surgical robot, the i-Snake, could be a surgeon’s hands and eyes. Read story

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