The biomedical model of ill health has been at the forefront of Western medicine since the late 18th century and has strengthened with the advancement of modern science. This model supported the medical education of doctors. Traditionally medicine was based on folk remedies passed down through generations and ill health was surrounded by superstition and religious tradition with sin and evil spirits as the culprits and root of ill health. The emergence of scientific thinking has challenged the traditional religious worldview and is linked to the advancement of medical practice and the rise of the biomedical model. Social and historical events and circumstances were an important factor in its development as explanations about disease were found in the body's biological systems that contradicted the belief linking causality to divine intervention or superstition. Cartesian dualism and Newtonian physics had influence in academia and there was a push to break away from the superstitions of the past. (Albrecht 2003 p: 15; Giddens 2009 p: 391; Barry & Yuill 2008 p 31). In the 1920s state regulation of medicine gave it enormous power with hospitals at the top of regional hierarchies. The profession was the first body to be consulted by the government on health matters. The model of health used by a society and individual cultures has important implications. The allocation of public money to finance healthcare is just one of them. Resources are earmarked for the diagnosis and treatment of specific conditions and diseases. Social acceptance of a disease condition provides rewards including medical care, social acceptance of the sick role, and financial benefits. Even the medical view......at the center of the article......Nettleton, S. (1995). Sociology of health and illness. Oxford. Politics.Petersen, A & Bunton, R. (2000). Foucault: Health and medicine. London. Routledge.Scottish Government. Health in Scotland 2000. Available at: [Accessed 10 November 2010].Shipman Inquiry. Shipman: the final report. Available at: [Accessed 2 December 2010].WHO, (2005). Immunization against diseases of public health importance. Available at: < http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs288/en/index.html> [Accessed 10 November 2010].Wade, D., & Halligan, P. (2004). Do biomedical models of disease constitute good healthcare systems? Available from: < http://www.bmj.com/content/329/7479/1398.full> [Accessed December 2 2010].