"Early intervention can be the difference between life and death.
But at the same time no military intervention can be a solution".
However, non-medical intervention can be an umbrella to hide bad practice under, and that is the danger.
"My main priority with diagnosing a patient with oral cancer is to get them referred, as early intervention can be so crucial.
"Therefore, the determination of when exactly a modification is 'substantial,' and whether it was caused solely by the [court's] intervention, can be a judgment call".
For Dr. Zeisel, that intervention can be as simple as encouraging patients to pick up hobbies that they enjoy, like baking or planting vegetables in a garden.
American air strikes in Iraq since early August have shown that military intervention can be an effective weapon to blunt Isis advances in Iraq.
"It's very doubtful whether intervention can be successful against the market trend," said Ernst Welteke, president of Germany's central bank, in remarks carried by Bloomberg News.
If, however, there are other contributing factors that can be identified, "the potential for intervention can be reassessed" in the future, he says.
In industries like defense, government intervention can be justified more easily, but "I'm not sure this was such an example," he said.
Government efforts need to be intensified to understand epidemics and health disparities so that effective prevention and intervention can be developed.
