GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/hdl-cholesterol-the-good-cholesterol (last access: 15 January 2016); http://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/ldl_hdl.htm (last access: 15 January 2016). N: 1. HDL: Abbreviation for high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. cholesterol (n): white, solid substance present in body tissues, 1894, earlier cholesterin, from French cholestrine (Chevreul, 1827), from Greek khole “bile” (see cholera) + steros “solid, stiff”

GC: n S: HEAD – http://www.headachejournal.org/view/0/mostViewedArticles.html (last access: 9 November 2014); DORLAND p. 824. N: 1. Old English heafodece; see head (n.) + ache (n.). Colloquial sense of “troublesome problem” is first recorded 1934. 2. The most common type of headache is a tension headache. Tension headaches are due to

GG: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/en/ (last access: 21 September 2014); http://www.health.gov/ (last access: 21 September 2014). N: 1. Old English hælþ “wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,” from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- “whole, uninjured, of good omen” (cognates: Old English hal “hale, whole;” Old Norse heill “healthy;”

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK235460/ (last access: 2 July 2024); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/health-care (last access: 2 July 2024). N: 1. – healthcare (n.): also health care, 1940, U.S. government-ese, from health (Old English hælþ “wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,” from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- “whole, uninjured,

GC: n S: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001933.htm (last access: 26 April 2013); http://www.uhc.com/physicians.htm (last access: 3 September 2014). N: 1. An individual or an organization that can provide health care to any community member. 2. Collectively, health care providers make up the health care workforce. Health care providers include medical personnel such as

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.euro.who.int/en/who-we-are/partners/observatory (last access: 26 April 2013); WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/health_systems/en/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: 1. – health (n): Old English hælþ “wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,” from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- “whole, uninjured, of good omen” (source also of Old English

GC: n S: http://www.ohe.org/page/index.cfm (last access: 22 January 2013); http://www.healtheconomics.com/ (last access: 4 September 2014); https://www.healtheconomics.org/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: Health Economics is an applied field of study that allows for the systematic and rigorous examination of the problems faced in promoting health for all. By applying economic

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/health_education/en/ (last access: 4 September 2014); http://her.oxfordjournals.org/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: Health education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes. S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/health_education/en/ (last access: 4

GC: n S: http://www.healthfoodandmore.co.uk/home (last access: 30 July 2015); http://ukhealthfoodcentre.co.uk/ (last access: 30 July 2015). N: 1. health (adj): Old English hælþ “wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,” from Proto-Germanic hailitho, from PIE kailo- “whole, uninjured, of good omen”. Of physical health in Middle English, but also “prosperity, happiness,

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/ith/precautions/insurance_travellers/en/ (last access: 12 March 2013); https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ (last access: 4 September 2014); http://www.uhc.com/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: A type of insurance coverage that pays for medical and surgical expenses that are incurred by the insured. Health insurance can either reimburse the insured for

GG: n S: http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/HealthCenters/Women/85,P01570 (last access: 25 April 2013); http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: Childhood tuberculosis cases should be analyzed as “sentinel health events” to determine how and why they occurred and what program changes are needed to prevent future cases. S: TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 4 October

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/hrh/professionals/en/ (last access: 9 October 2015); http://www.humanservices.gov.au/health-professionals/ (last access: 9 October 2015). N: Health professionals play a central and critical role in improving access and quality health care for the population. They provide essential services that promote health, prevent diseases and deliver health care services

GC: n S: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?newsid=34396&cr=volcano (last access: 4 March 2013); http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/global_health_risks/en/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: 1. A disease precursor associated with a higher than average morbidity or mortality rate. Disease precursors include demographic variables, certain individual behaviors, familial and individual histories, and certain physiologic changes. 2. human health risk:

GG: n S: http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/Health-systems/health-service-delivery (last access: 6 March 2013); WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/health_services/en/ (last access: 4 September 2014). N: 1. Health services include all services dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease, or the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health. They include personal and non-personal health services. 2. Health services

GC: n S: http://personalhealthfreedom.blogspot.com.es/2012/08/what-is-healthiness.html (last access: 25 September 2015); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27095324 (last access: 8 May 2017). N: 1. Origin: healthy + Ž -ness. Noun: (usually uncountable, plural healthinesses) (uncountable) The state or quality of being healthy. (countable) The product or result of being healthy. 2. The condition of being sound in

GC: n S: http://www.livestrong.org/Get-Help/Learn-About-Cancer/Cancer-Support-Topics/Physical-Effects-of-Cancer/Healthy-Behaviors (last access: 28 February 2013); http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih7/healthy/guide/info_healthy-b.htm (last access: 4 September 2014). N: Health literacy and health behaviour. Health Literacy has been defined as the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways

GC: n S: UNESCO – http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001151/115117e.pdf (last access: 14 October 2012); http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-110hhrg58245/html/CHRG-110hhrg58245.htm (last access: 4 September 2014). N: S: SYN: S: CR: health

GC: n S: http://www.healthyfood.co.uk/ (last access: 30 July 2015); http://www.healthyfood.co.nz/ (last access: 30 July 2015). N: 1. 1550s, “being in a sound state;” also “conducive to health,” from health + -y. Earlier in the same sense was healthsome (1530s). Related: Healthily; healthiness. Healthsome is from 1530s in the sense “bestowing

GC: n S: http://www.rch.org.au/rchcpg/hospital_clinical_guideline_index/Wound_care/ (last access: 27 July 2015); http://www.livestrong.com/article/5671-need-checking-wound-infection/ (last access: 27 July 2015); NAVARRO p. 446. N: Any wound will obviously be red in some areas because the flesh and tissue in the area has been damaged, but there is a difference between normal wound redness and redness

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821586/ (last access: 20 April 2021); AJPH – https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.61.3.606 (last access: 20 April 2021). N: 1. – heart (n): Old English heorte “heart (hollow muscular organ that circulates blood); breast, soul, spirit, will, desire; courage; mind, intellect,” from Proto-Germanic *hertan- (source also of Old Saxon

GC: n S: CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/heatrelillness.html (last access: 5 March 2023); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heat-exhaustion-heatstroke/ (last access: 5 March 2023). N: 1. – heat (n): Old English hætu, hæto “heat, warmth, quality of being hot; fervor, ardor,” from Proto-Germanic *haita- “heat”. – stroke (n): “act of striking,” c. 1300, probably from

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.euro.who.int/en/publications/abstracts/heat-waves-risks-and-responses (last access: 4 August 2015); https://www.climatecommunication.org/new/features/heat-waves-and-climate-change/heat-waves-the-details/ (last access: 4 August 2015). N: 1. – heat (n): Old English hætu, hæto “heat, warmth, quality of being hot; fervor, ardor,” from Proto-Germanic *haita- “heat”. – wave (n): “moving billow of water,” 1520s, alteration (by influence of

GC: n S: Smithsonian – https://goo.gl/yOYs5T (last access: 28 October 2016); BSR – http://berkeleysciencereview.com/article/good-bad-hela/ (last access: 28 October 2016). N: 1. – HeLa (acronym): Henrietta Lacks 1951 patient from whom the cells were taken. – cell (n): Early 12c., “small monastery, subordinate monastery” (from Medieval Latin in this sense), later

GC: n S: Medscape – https://bit.ly/2PEONEn (last access: 1 May 2019); PMC – https://bit.ly/2V83whh (last access: 1 May 2019). N: 1. Etymology: Genus name: a helix shaped rod. Species epithet: of the pylorus (the lower orifice of the stomach). Old Species Name(s): Campylobacter pylori. Taxonomy: ||Phylum|Class|Order|Family|Genus Proteobacteria|Epsilonproteobacteria|Campylobacterales|Helicobacteraceae|Helicobacter|| Must be written