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Insomnia, chronic
Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of: > >First, the diagnosis and treatment of underlying medical or psychological problems. >The identification of behaviors that may…
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Show more- Bubonic plague The most common form of the plague, named for the characteristic buboes -- buboes are enlarged lymph nodes…
- Tolerance, immune See: Immune tolerance
- Itching Itching: An uncomfortable sensation in the skin that feels as if something is crawling on the skin or in the…
- Antipsoriatic Directed against psoriasis. Sunlight is antipsoriatic, as are a number of drugs
- Therapy, maintenance See: Maintenance therapy
- Cancer, skin Cancer, skin: Cancer of the outer surface of the body. The most common cancer in the U.S. There are many…
- Lead poisoning Lead poisoning: An environmental hazard capable of causing brain damage. In the US lead poisoning is formally…
- Elbow joint Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm…
- Deficiency, alpha-galactosidase A See: Fabry disease
- Sore, canker Sore, canker: A small ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth that is often painful and very sensitive. Also…
- Aristotle Aristotle of Stagira (384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher and scientist. The son of a physician, Aristotle was a…
- Miasmic Pertaining to a miasma, a poisonous vapor or mist that was once widely believed to be made up of particles…