* Bush offers peace treaty for disarmament* US pushes for world trade deal* Typhoon pounds Tokyo* Twist in search for Madeleine* Modena prepares for Pavarotti funeral* Pope arrives in AustriaDarcy Lambton reports.
The typhoon prompted flood warnings and left thousands of commuters stranded.
Whale meat in some Japanese school lunches is found to be toxic. Tests on meat from the pilot whale, popular in Japan, have shown high levels of mercury. The meat has been used in school lunches in the town of Taiji, west of Tokyo, but there are plans to
Medicine
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For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. For other uses, see Medicine (disambiguation). See also: Portal:Medicine
The Rod of Asclepius, with its single snake, is an ancient Greek symbol associated with medicine. The American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, the Royal Society of Medicine, the Australian Medical Association, the British Medical Association, and the World Health Organization display the Rod of Asclepius in their logos or emblems.
Medicine is the science and "art" of maintaining and/or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. The term is derived from the Latin ars medicina meaning the art of healing.[1][2]
The modern practice of medicine occurs at the many interfaces between the art of healing and various sciences. Medicine is directly connected to the health sciences and biomedicine. Broadly speaking, the term 'Medicine' today refers to the fields of clinical medicine, medical research and surgery, thereby covering the challenges of disease and injury.
