Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

Index 457
aging and drug metabolism/drug
response 4:149
aging and physical ability/fitness
4:215
aging and pulmonary changes
2:182
alcohol 4:317
atherosclerosis 2:21–22
bariatric surgery 4:288
cardiovascular system 2:5
chelation therapy 4:62
cholesterol, dietary 4:181
cholesterol blood levels 2:37
coenzyme Q10 4:64
diabetes and cardiovascular
disease 2:48–49
disability and exercise 4:220
drugs 4:146
exercise and health 4:221
fitness: exercise and health
4:210
fitness level 4:222
garlic 4:69
health risk factors 4:28
heart rate 2:60
heredity and heart disease
2:63–64
immune system 2:237–238
integrative medicine 4:78
lifestyle and cardiovascular
health 2:72
lifestyle variables: smoking and
obesity 4:282
living with cardiovascular
disease 2:73–74
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease
2:76–85
nutrients 4:191
nutrition and diet 4:175
obesity and cardiovascular
disease 2:89–90
obesity and health 4:301
preventive medicine 4:3
pulmonary edema 2:224
rheumatic heart disease 2:103
risk factors for cardiovascular
disease 2:102–103
sexual activity and
cardiovascular disease 2:104
smoking and cardiovascular
disease 2:105
smoking and health 4:303
soy 4:98
substance abuse treatment
4:351
syncope 2:108
tai chi 4:101
tobacco 4:353
tobacco use other than smoking
4:306
triglyceride blood level 2:112
valvular heart disease 2:113–114
cardiovascular disease prevention
4:14–17
aspirin therapy 2:20–21
CVD 2:34
DASH eating plan 2:47
diet and cardiovascular health
2:49–50
lifestyle and cardiovascular
health 2:72–73
omega fatty acids and
cardiovascular health 2:90
Ornish program 2:91–92
physical exercise and
cardiovascular health 2:97
cardiovascular health, body shape
and 2:25
cardiovascular system 1:3, 4;
2:1–117, 2, 5t, 341; 4:241, 346,
376
cardioversion 2:18, 23, 34, 69
carotenoids 2:379t; 4:79, 107, 177
carotid arteries 2:21, 35, 37, 53
carotid bruit 2:34–35, 35
carotid stenosis 2:35, 111
carpal tunnel syndrome 1:275,
315–316
carrier 2:315
cartilage 1:316; 4:64
achondroplasia 1:298
aging and musculoskeletal
changes 1:299
back pain 1:306
cauliflower ear 1:14
chondritis 1:318
crepitus 1:319
herniated nucleus pulposus
1:326
knee injuries 1:330
kyphosis 1:332
meniscectomy 1:336
musculoskeletal system 1:294
osteoarthritis 1:341–342
spinal cord 1:283
catabolism 4:225, 226
cataract 1:67, 77–78, 78t, 103;
4:60, 79, 83
cataract extraction and lens
replacement 1:68–69, 76, 78–79;
4:79
catecholamines 3:99, 154
catheter 4:261, 274, 276
cauliflower ear 1:14
cavities, dental. See dental caries
CD4 cell (helper T-cell) 2:246, 253,
254, 269, 296, 334, 335
CDC. See US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
cecum 3:4, 21, 61
celiac disease 3:21–22
cell division 4:111, 113, 117, 143
cell-mediated hypersensitivity
reaction. See type IV
hypersensitivity reaction
cell-mediated immunity 2:235,
246, 253, 272, 275, 286, 296,
334, 348
cell structure and function 1:270,
340; 4:115–116
antigen 2:246–247
bone marrow 2:132
cancer risk factors 2:370
dysplasia 2:380
granulocyte 2:139
hematopoiesis 2:141
hemolysis 2:143
hyperplasia 2:381
leukocyte 2:148
lymphocyte 2:152
monocyte 2:157
oncogenes 2:384–385
phagocyte 2:162
platelet 2:163
reticulocyte 2:165
tumor suppressor genes 2:397
cellular metabolism 4:168, 187,
221, 303, 304
cellulitis 1:143–144, 155
central nervous system 1:238;
2:267, 341, 345, 350
aging and drug metabolism/drug
response 4:149
aging and neurologic changes
1:220
alcohol interactions with
medications 4:318
amphetamines 4:321
barbiturates 4:323
benzodiazepines 4:324
brain 1:230–233
caffeine 4:326
cocaine 4:328
cranial nerves 1:246–247
depressants 4:331
dextromethorphan 4:332
drug interaction 4:155