World Hepatitis Day, observed July 28, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and encourage prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. It has been led by the World Hepatitis Alliance since 2007 and in May 2010, it received global endorsement from the World Health Organization.
Medical Definition of joule. : a unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one newton acting through a distance of one meter.
What is a Joule? When we raise an apple up to a height of one meter, we perform approximately one joule of work. So what is a joule? Joule is the unit of energy used by the International Standard of Units (SI). It is defined as the amount of work done on a body by a one Newton force that moves the body over a distance of one meter.