Talk:Illness

What
what does it mean to be ill


 * Heavens, what a deep question on a boring Sunday evening! JFW | T@lk  22:57, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Would it be possible to add a new section to this article on coping with illness of a loved one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Clbratt (talk • contribs) 17:59, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

article
why is one section headed "treatment of AIDS" then goes on to say nothing about that subject? Thedreamdied 00:06, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

WHO reference
The link is outdated, and a formal citation is needed. Also, I have doubts on whether the WHO would drop the serial comma. --69.229.121.126 17:21, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * This was I. Oops.  --AaronRosenberg 17:22, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Synonymous with disease
This NIH site says that illness and disease are synonymous. I think we should consolidate them. Illness may be the better, broader term because it easily fits with mental illness. Comments? If I hear nothing for a long time, then I'll just go ahead to consolidate them. Changed my mind. ImpIn | {talk - contribs} 20:13, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

The Definition of Illness
I have looked into illness after being Dx with MS. There has never been a definition of illness that can be applied to everyone, everywhere that was useful or valid. I came up with one that can be found on Google Books at. Essentially, the definition is Chapter 2 'The Theorem' and it has not been challenged or questioned since I began in 1990. All researchers, doctors, dentists and other medical professionals want the model and go away to think about it and never return. Basically, I offer it to you for your posting on Wikipedia, since this is the widest distributed material that I can think of and perhaps it will get better coverage and more discussion on the issue and the definition of illness. Illness is no longer a mystical occurrence but instead should be looked at as a predetermined incidence similar to a fire, where elements must be present before it can take place. I am willing to discuss the definition with anybody, at anytime. Your feedback and comments are important to me. Thank you, Richard Diaz —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.242.164 (talk) 17:14, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

The relevance of the section "Religion and Illness".
The are no reference points in the aforementioned section, it looks like original work. The section need to be rewritten or removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.238.50.176 (talk) 16:57, 16 January 2011 (UTC)