Health

If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we cant, both our personal health and our economy are doomed. – Andrew Weil

Citizens must pressure the American Hospital Association, the American Public Health Association, the Centers for Disease Control and other relevant governmental agencies to make greening our hospitals and medical centers a top priority so that they themselves dont create even more illness. – Andrew Weil

You cant afford to get sick, and you cant depend on the present health care system to keep you well. Its up to you to protect and maintain your bodys innate capacity for health and healing by making the right choices in how you live. – Andrew Weil

Oh my gosh, I feel like Im really obsessive about anything dealing with my health. – Ginnifer Goodwin

Ive always enjoyed poor health. – Taylor Caldwell

Most of the provisions designed to fix what ails our health system dont kick in until 2014, which, one wishes administration officials had noticed, is two years after he has to win an election. – Eric Alterman

TV does not care about you or what happens to you. Its downright bad for your health now, and thats not a far-out concept. I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health. – Tom Petty

I am trying to inspire people to just take control of their oral health, because if we dont take care of our oral health, it affects so many different aspects of our lives. If your smile and mouth is not together, it affects your relationship, your self-esteem, your health. – Sherri Shepherd

The biggest tab the public picks up for fossil fuels has to do with what economists call external costs, like the health effects of air and water pollution. – Jeff Goodell

Why do we have 47 million people without health care? Because America has become about me. Whats happened to we as a people? I believe in that and that resonates to most people. – Carl Lewis

Its totally different from last year because I came in with good shape with no health worries so it was about going out there and running well and enjoying it. – Paula Radcliffe

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, Whats she got to be depressed about? I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo. – Natalie Imbruglia

Im very confident my health isnt going to allow me to be a good player, especially in the spring. – Steve Yzerman

But if youre asking my opinion, I would argue that a social justice approach should be central to medicine and utilized to be central to public health. This could be very simple: the well should take care of the sick. – Paul Farmer

Weve taken on the major health problems of the poorest – tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria – in four countries. Weve scored some victories in the sense that weve cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is possible. – Paul Farmer

The biggest public health challenge is rebuilding health systems. In other words, if you look at cholera or maternal mortality or tuberculosis in Haiti, theyre major problems in Haiti, but the biggest problem is rebuilding systems. – Paul Farmer

Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system. – Larry Elder

If youre too embarrassed and want to hide behind your computer screen, thats what this is for. Its about building confidence and thats what U by Kotex does. Girls owning their bodies and health. – Khloe Kardashian

Because we spoke so loudly, opponents of reproductive health access demonized and smeared me and others on the public airwaves. These smears are obvious attempts to distract from meaningful policy discussions and to silence womens voices regarding their own health care. – Sandra Fluke

But you say, does it represent change? The change is that we are fighting an insurance industry that has killed health reform for generations. Theyre spending tens of millions of dollars right now to defeat this bill, and were on the doorstep of winning a great victory for the American people. – David Axelrod