The study and control of procreation as a means of improving the hereditary characteristics of a race; includes
scientific, social, political, and philosophical aspects; selective sterilization; etc..
See also: BIRTH CONTROL; GENETICS AND HEREDITY; RACE
MeSH map: Eugenics; Abortion, Eugenic
EUTHANASIA
Includes mercy killing; extermination of the aged, disabled, and others.
See also: DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; POLITICS
MeSH map: Euthanasia; Euthanasia, Passive
EVOLUTION
Includes natural selection of species; modifications of disease organisms, etc.
See also: BIOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; GENETICS AND HEREDITY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND
GROWTH; RACE
MeSH map: Evolution(+); Cultural Evolution; Biogenesis
EXHIBITS
Includes expositions, displays, and the like of artistic or other historical objects, as well as studies of past health-related exhibits from any period; may examine changing techniques or functions of exhibits.
See also: LIBRARIES; MUSEUMS
MeSH map: Exhibits; Health Fairs
FAITH HEALING
Mental or religious healing, whether organized or individual; includes Christian Science and other groups or
systems.
See also: PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; THERAPEUTICS
MeSH map: Mental Healing
FAMILY HEALTH
Health care activities carried out in the home by family members or others.
For the modern specialty of family practice, see GENERAL PRACTICE.
See also: FOLK AND POPULAR MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH AND HYGIENE
MeSH map: Family Health; Home Nursing
FAMINE
Large scale deprivation of food; starvation and death from hunger.
See also: DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD AND FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITION AND DIET
MeSH map: Starvation
FAMOUS PERSONS
Includes collective accounts of the relationships to medicine or the diseases of notable nonmedical persons(artists,
presidents, writers, royalty, actors, etc.).
For accounts of specific notables, search under individual personal names as subjects.
See also: ART; LITERATURE; MUSIC; POLITICS
MeSH map: Famous Persons
FEES AND CHARGES
Charges for services of health professionals; also includes standard fee bills set by medical societies, etc.
See also: ECONOMICS
MeSH map: Fee Schedules; Fees and Charges; Fees, Medical
FERTILITY
Quantitative aspects of childbirth, conception, etc.
For social, clinical, and scientific aspects, see CHILDBIRTH; OBSTETRICS; and GENERATION AND
REPRODUCTION, respectively.
See also: BIRTH CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY
MeSH map: Fertility; Birth Rate; Birth Intervals; Birth Order
FOLK AND POPULAR MEDICINE
Traditional, non-scientific and non-organized medical practices among peoples. Includes lay attitudes toward
medicine and health.
For non-Western medical systems or traditions, see AYURVEDIC MEDICINE; MEDICINE; UNANI MEDICINE.
For supernatural practices, see MAGIC; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; WITCHCRAFT.
For shamanism, totemic medicine, and other practices among native Americans, see AMERINDIANS.
For so-called "primitive" medicine generally, see ANTHROPOLOGY.
See also: ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH AND HYGIENE; QUACKERY; SELF CARE