Unit 7.1 Heal Yourself

3. An infection is something which does this to your body's defenses, which is why you get a fever.
5. This is what your body does when it repairs itself after an injury—a doctor is someone who helps this process.
7. Willow bark is a plant that people have used for centuries to do this to pain. It is also what aspirin does.
8. This is the official note that patients who need specific medication must take to a pharmacy.
9. This word describes treatments which are standard and widely used — doctors who follow traditional methods prefer them.
10. This is the period when a patient gets better; exercises that a doctor suggests often speed it up.

1. This is the idea or belief that people hold about something, even when it is not always accurate.
2. This word describes an approach that is new and creative — scientists who think differently are often described this way.
4. This adjective describes the system which your body uses to fight infections and diseases.
6. This is the help that a nurse or doctor provides to someone who is injured or in pain.