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There are a large number of health professions. The terms medicine or biomedicine, and medical doctor or M.D. refer to dominant conventional practices in the West.

There are a wide range of traditional areas of health science. The most common areas are: medicine, nursing, midwifery, and various forms of therapy to supplement the healing process and restore proper activity (e.g. recreational , physical occupational, speechSpeech therapy is the corrective or rehabilitative treatment of physical and/or cognitive deficits/ disorders resulting in difficulty with verbal communication. This includes both speech (articulation, intonation, rate, intensity) and language (phonology,, and respiratoryRespiratory therapy is an allied health field involved in the treatment of breathing disorders which include chronic lung problems (i. asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema) as well as more acute health problems related to other injury. Cystic fibrosis patien). Health science includes both the study and application of preventing and curing human diseases and disorders. Medical doctorDoctor means teacher in Latin. It has been used continuously as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread to the Americas, former European colonies, and is now prevalent is include physicianA physician is a person who practices medicine. In the United States the term physician is traditional and commonly used. In Britain and Australia, the term doctor is more common as physician refers to specialists in internal medicine. Because of the extes and surgeonsSurgery is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment. Its practitioners are referred to as surgeons''. History of surgery Although surgeons are now considered to be specialised physicians, the pr. There are many different branches of medicine; the other health care professions also have specialties or focus on specific populations or settings of care. Public healthPublic Health is an aspect of Health Services concerned with threats to the overall health of the population of a community based on population health analysis. It generally includes infectious disease surveillance and infectious disease control and promo studies the effect of environmental factors such as available health care resources on the health of the general population, often focusing on particular populations, such as mothers and children. Dieticians educate people about proper nutritionNutrition is interpreted as: The organic process by which an organism assimilates and uses food and liquids for normal functioning, growth and maintenance; The study of the relationship of food and drink to health and disease. The idea of an optimal balan, particularly specific dietary needs of populations such as people with diabetes, breastfeeding women, and people with celiac disease. Other less common medical areas include first aid and triage.

Dental health has grown in importance in recent decades making dentistry a major field of health sciences. Counselling, hospice care, home care, nutrition, medical social work, alternative medicine, pharmacology, and toxicology are all considered part of health science.