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healthExtent of continuing physical, emotional, mental, and social ability to cope with one's environment. Good health is harder to define than bad health (which can be equated with presence of disease) because it must convey a more positive concept than mere absence of disease, and there is a variable area between health and disease. A person may be in good physical condition but have a cold or be mentally ill. Someone may appear healthy but have a serious condition (e.g., cancer) that is detectable only by physical examination or diagnostic tests or not even by these. Health agate symbolizes health; supposed to relieve snake and scorpion bites. [Class. and Medieval Legend: Leach, 27] symbolizes well-being. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 397] goddess of physical fitness. [Rom. Myth.: Leach, 192] goddess of health. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 409] goddess of health; daughter and personification of Asclepius. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 123] symbol of fertility and fitness. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 396–397] |
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The Committee on Ethical Issues in Housing-Related Health Hazard Research Involving Children, Youth, and Families, a project of the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, was carefully chosen to represent a variety of stakeholders in this research enterprise. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Solomon Hamburg of Encino, Anna Wu of Los Angeles and Thomas Mack of Manhattan Beach to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. These can be a potential health hazard when used in unventilated spaces. |
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