Saturday, January 23, 2010

Medicine


A statue of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, with a staff of coiled depicts the symbol associated with medicine: the staff of Asclepius with its single snake.

Medicine is an art and science of healing. It includes a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health through prevention and treatment of disease. 


Modern medicine applies health science, biomedical research and medical equipment for diagnosis and treatment of injuries and illnesses, usually by drugs, surgery, or any other form of therapy. The word medicine is derived from the Latin Medicina Ars, which means that the art of healing. 


However, medical devices and clinical trials are vital to contemporary medicine, successful face relief of actual suffering continues to require the application of ordinary human feeling and compassion, known in English as a bed way.

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