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==Overview==
'''[[Health sciences]]''' are the group of disciplines of [[applied science]] dealing with human and animal [[health]].  There are two parts to Health Sciences: the study, [[research]] and development of the knowledge of health,  and the application of that knowledge to improve health, cure [[disease]]s, and understand how humans and animals function.  Research builds primarily on the basic sciences of [[Biology]], [[Chemistry]], and [[Physics]] as well as social sciences (for example [[Medical Sociology]]). Other fields which have made an especially significant contribution to the Health Sciences include [[Biochemistry]], [[Biotechnology]], [[Engineering]], [[Epidemiology]], [[Genetics]], [[Nursing]], [[Pharmacology]], [[Pharmacy]], [[Public Health]], and [[Medicine]]. The Health Sciences industry, a multi-billion dollar business, is a subset of the Life Sciences, Medical Care, and Diagnosis industries.  

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to '''health science''':

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== Essence of health science ==
: ''Main article: [[Health science]]''

== Branches of health science ==
=== Conventional Western disciplines ===
*[[Athletic training]]
*[[Dentistry]]
*[[Dietetics]]
*[[Epidemiology]]
*[[Exercise physiology]]
*[[Genetic counseling]]
*[[Medical physics]]
*[[Medicine]]
*[[Medical technology]]
*[[Nursing]]
*[[Nutrition]]
*[[Occupational therapy]]
*[[Optometry]]
*[[Osteopathic medicine in the United States|Osteopathic medicine]] (Note: Osteopathy, as practiced in most countries other than the USA, is listed under complementary and alternative practices below)
*[[Pharmacology]]
*[[Physical therapy|Physical therapy (physiotherapy)]]
*[[Psychoanalysis]]
*[[Psychotherapy]], including [[Cognitive therapy]]
*[[Public health]]
*[[Physical education]]
*[[Speech-Language Pathology]]
*[[Surgery]], including [[anaesthesia|anaesthesiology]]
*[[Veterinary medicine]]

=== [[Complementary and alternative medicine]] ===
*[[Alternative Medicine]]
*[[Biomedical model]]
*[[Biopsychosocial model]]
*[[Body treatment]]
*[[Complementary medicine]]
*[[Energy medicine]]
*[[Energy (spirituality)]]
*[[Healer]]
*[[Health applications and clinical studies of meditation]]
*[[Holistic health]]
*[[Home remedy]]
*[[Homeopathy]]
*[[Manipulative therapy]]
*[[Manual therapy]]
*[[Medical model]]
*[[Mind-body intervention]]
*[[Nocebo]]
*[[NCCAM]]
*[[Placebo]]
*[[Program for Evaluating Complementary Medicine]]
*[[Rejuvenation (aging)]]
*[[Self-healing]]
*[[Traditional medicine]]
*[[Wellness (alternative medicine)]]
*[[World medical systems]]

=== Spiritually-based healing ===
*[[Christian Science]]
*[[Faith healing]]
*[[Johrei]]
*[[Maharishi Vedic Medicine]]
*[[Shamanism]]

=== Traditional medicine and folk medicine===
*[[Ayurveda]]
*[[Folk medicine]]
*[[Medical herbalism]]
*[[Native American traditional healing]]
*[[Shamanism]]
*[[Traditional Chinese medicine]], including [[acupuncture]]
*[[Traditional Korean medicine]]

== History of health science ==
: ''Main article: [[History of health science]]''

== Basic health science concepts ==
[[health]] -
[[disease]] -
doctor -
[[physician]] -
[[surgery|surgeon]] -
[[surgery]] -
[[healing]] -
[[healer]] -
[[witch-doctor]] -
[[hospital]] -
[[nurse]] -
[[medication]] -
[[Surgery|operation]] -
[[Public Health]] -

===Diagnostic methods===
[[physical examination]] -
[[medical history]] -
[[auscultation]] -
[[stethoscope]] -
[[Percussion (medicine)|percussion]] -
[[medical imaging]] -
[[X-ray]] -
[[medical ultrasonography]] -
[[blood test|blood work]] -

Medical specialities by organ system:

=== Cardiology ===
*[[Congenital heart disease]]
** [[ASD]], [[VSD]], [[Aortic coarctation]], [[Tetralogy of Fallot]]
*[[Myocarditis]]
*[[Rheumatic heart disease]]
*[[Coronary heart disease]]
*[[Cardiac arrhythmia]]s

=== Respiratory ===
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Bronchitis]]
*[[Tuberculosis]]
*[[Asthma]]
*[[Lung cancer]]
*[[Allergy]]

=== Gastrointestinal ===
*[[Oesophagus]]
*[[Gastroesophageal reflux disease|Heartburn]]
*[[Gastroesophageal reflux disease|Reflux esophagitis]]
*[[Gastroesophageal reflux disease|Barretts disease]]
*[[Hiatus hernia]]
*[[Cancer of oesophagus]]
*[[Oesophageal pouch]]
*[[Achalasia]]

==== Stomach ====
*[[Gastric ulcer]]
*[[stomach cancer]]
*[[Helicobacter pylori]]
*[[GERD]]
*[[Mallory-Weiss syndrome]]
*[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]

==== Small bowel ====
[[Duodenal atresia]] ~
[[Giardiasis]] ~
[[Coeliac disease]] ~
[[Crohn's disease]] ~
[[Intestinal volvulus]] ~
[[Lymphoma]] ~
[[Meckel's diverticulum]] ~
[[Malabsorption]] ~

==== Appendix ====
*[[Appendicitis]]
*[[Carcinoid tumour]]

==== Colon ====
*[[Infective colitis]]
*[[Intestinal volvulus]]
*[[Hirschprung disease]]
*[[Ulcerative colitis]]
*[[Cancer]]
*[[Crohn's disease]]
*[[Diverticulitis]]
*[[Diarrhea]]
*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]] or IBS

=== Liver ===
*[[Viral hepatitis]]
*[[Nonviral hepatitis]]
*[[Hepatocarcinoma]]
*[[Metastatic tumor]]
*[[Jaundice]]
*[[Liver transplant]]

==== Gallbladder ====
*[[Gallstones]]
*[[Cholecystitis]]
*[[Gallbladder cancer]]

=== Endocrine disease ===
==== Thyroid ====
*[[Thyroiditis]]
** [[Hashimoto thyroididtis]], [[autoimmune thyroid disease]]
*[[Hypothyroidism]]
*[[Graves Disease]]
*[[Thyroid cancer]]

==== Parathyroid disease ====
*[[Hyperparathyroidism]]
*[[Hypoparathyroidism]]

==== Pituitary hormones ====
*[[Acromegaly]]
*[[Prolactinoma]]
*[[Pituitary tumours]]
*[[gigantism]]
*[[dwarfism]]

==== Adrenal cortex ====
*[[Cushing's disease]]
*[[Conn's syndrome]]
*[[Adrenal failure]]

=== [[Pancreas]] ===
*[[Pancreatitis]]
*[[Diabetes]]
*[[Carcinoma of pancreas]]
*[[Cystic fibrosis]] and the pancreas

=== Obstetrics and Gynaecology ===
*[[Child birth]]
*[[Cesarean section]]
*[[Pre-eclampsia]]
*[[Amniocentesis]]
*[[Chorionic villus biopsy]]
*[[Home birth]]
*[[Premature labour]]
*[[Miscarriage]]
*[[Abortion]]
*[[Abruption]]
*[[Placenta praevia]]
*[[Hydatiform mole]]

=== Renal ===
*[[Pyelonephritis]]
*[[Glomerulonephritis]]
*[[Polycystic kidney disease]]
*[[Renal carcinoma]]
*[[Renal failure]]
*[[Renal dialysis]]
*[[Test of renal function]]
*[[Kidney stones]]

=== Urology and Andrology ===
=== [[Rheumatology]] ===
=== [[Neurology]] ===
*[[Cerebral palsy]]
*[[Mental retardation]]

=== [[Psychiatry]] ===
=== [[Dermatology]] ===
*[[Eczema]]
*[[Contact dermatitis]]
*[[Psoriasis]]
*[[Lichen simplex chronicus]]
*[[Seborrhoeic dermatitis]]
*[[Ring worm]]
*[[Tinea]]
*[[Vitiligo]]
*[[Baldness]]
*[[Lichen planus]]
*[[Viral warts]]
*[[Impetigo]]
*[[Seborrheic keratosis]]

=== [[Oncology]] ===
=== [[Ophthalmology]] ===
=== [[Palliative care]] ===
=== Surgical specialties ===
*[[Neurosurgery]]
*[[Ear nose and throat]]
*[[Ophthalmology]]
*[[Head and neck.]]
*[[Thoracic]]
*[[Abdominal and colo-rectal]]
*[[Orthopaedics]]
*[[Trauma surgery]]
*[[Plastic surgery]]

=== Diagnostic specialities ===
*[[Radiology]]
*[[Nuclear Medicine]]
*[[Anatomical pathology]]
*[[Forensic Pathology]]
*[[Microbiology]]
*[[Haematology]]
*[[Biochemical pathology]]
*[[Immunology]]

== Health science scholars ==
== Leaders in health science ==
== Health science lists ==
: ''Main article: [[List of health science topics]]''

== See also ==
== External links ==
{{sisterlinks|Health science}}
*[http://www.neaahp.org/healthlinks.html Links to Health Professions Websites]
*[http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences]
*[http://www.nlm.nih.gov The US National Library of Medicine]
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