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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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- Transcranial Through the cranium. As, for example, in transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Keratoderma hereditarium mutilans See: Vohwinkel syndrome
- Risk factor Something that increases a person's chances of developing a disease
- Ambidextrous 1. Able to use both the right and left hands with equal dexterity. Neither right- nor left-handed.2. By…
- Laceration A cut. All that is required to care for most cuts is to wash them with soap and water and keep them clean and…
- Environmental medicine The interactions between risk factors in the environment and human health. Environmental medicine focuses on…
- HCV PCR viral load test See: HCV PCR
- HHV-1 Human herpesvirus 1. A herpes virus that causes cold sores and fever blisters in and around the mouth. Here…
- Rooting reflex A reflex seen in newborn babies, who automatically turn their face toward the stimulus and make sucking…
- Hypnos The Greek and Roman god of sleep. From his name is derived the term hypnosis. Hypnos was the twin of…
- Hives Hives: A raised, itchy area of skin that is usually a sign of an allergic reaction. It can be rounded or…