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health care

Implementation of a satisfactory regimen to ensure long-lasting good health. Life expectancy is determined by the overall efficiency of the body's vital organs and the rate at which these organs deteriorate. Fundamental health care concerns include:

Smoking

this is strongly linked to heart disease, stroke, bronchitis, lung cancer, and other serious diseases

Exercise

regular physical exercise improves fitness, slows down the gradual decline in efficiency of the heart and lungs, and so helps to prolong life

Diet

a healthy diet contains plenty of vegetable fibre, complex carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and enzymes, and polyunsaturated fats (which keep the level of blood cholesterol low), not saturated (animal) fats (which contribute to cholesterol storage in blood vessels)

Weight

obesity (defined as generally being 20% or more above the desirable weight for age, sex, build, and height) is associated with many potentially dangerous conditions, such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, as well as muscular and joint problems, and breathing difficulties

Alcohol

recommended maximum intake is no more than 21 units of alcohol a week for men, no more than 14 for women (one glass of beer or wine or a single ounce of liquor is equivalent to one unit.) Doctors recommend at least two alcohol-free days a week. Excessive alcohol intake may lead to dependence and causes liver damage, which suppresses the immune system and may be fatal (see cirrhosis).


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By the end of the decade, six European Union countries that currently use health insurance cards plan to issue 167 million smart cards to help residents claim state health care in other countries, according to a recent article in the Health Service Journal.
In England, cutting the length of stay to six days will translate into an estimated savings of GBP 1,500 per patient according to the Health Service Journal.
 
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