Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

Index 471
food allergies 2:236, 244, 258,
260–262, 261t, 269
foodborne illnesses 2:261,
311–313, 326–327, 327t, 348; 4:2,
24, 26, 31. See also waterborne
illnesses; specific foodborne illnesses,
e.g.: salmonellosis
food poisoning. See foodborne
illnesses
food pyramid 4:186, 194
food safety 1:248, 249; 4:24
foot 1:297, 298, 349–350, 358
foreign objects in the ear or nose
1:24, 47
foreskin (prepuce) 3:263, 315, 318
formaldehyde 2:365, 392
formulary 4:158
foxglove 4:84, 145
fracture 1:322–323
fragile X syndrome 3:364, 365;
4:126
freckles. See lentigines
free radicals 2:50, 376; 4:62, 105,
177, 193, 207
frontal lobe 1:231t, 242; 4:240
frostbite 1:159–160, 159t
FSH. See follicle-stimulating
hormone
fungal infection 1:179, 204–205.
See also yeast infection; specific
infections, e.g.: candidiasis
fungus 2:308–309, 327, 327t,
346–347; 4:34
furuncle 1:160
G
gabapentin 3:367, 377
GAD. See generalized anxiety
disorder
gag reflex 1:25
Galen 2:6, 121, 122
gallbladder 3:1, 18, 22, 36, 46
gallbladder disease 3:22, 46–48,
46t, 67; 4:287, 302
gallop 2:55
gallstones 3:46, 80, 189; 4:302
GALT. See gut-associated lymphoid
tissue
gamete 3:233, 340, 356; 4:115,
118, 122, 124, 127, 139
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
3:360; 4:316–317, 323, 330–332,
339
gammaglobulin 2:239, 263, 275, 289
gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
4:328, 336
gangrene 1:144, 159, 323
garlic 4:69–70, 70t
gas-permeable contact lens 1:83,
99
gastrectomy 3:48
gastric acid 3:11, 50, 85, 90
gastric binding 4:284–287
gastric mucosa 3:3, 90, 94
gastrin 3:3, 35, 94
gastritis 3:48
gastroenteritis 3:33, 48–50, 49t, 88,
89, 94; 4:2
gastroesophageal reflux disorder
(GERD) 1:18, 45; 2:188, 201,
202, 267; 3:50–51, 51t
antacids 3:12
Barrett’s esophagus 3:17
esophageal cancer 3:40
esophagitis 3:42
gastrointestinal system 3:5
hiatal hernia 3:58
gastrointestinal bleeding 1:368;
2:20, 204; 3:45, 51–52, 51t, 77;
4:363
gastrointestinal disorders 3:34, 62,
90; 4:179, 319
gastrointestinal irritation 4:62, 72
gastrointestinal system 3:1–95, 2
antidepressant medications
3:362
anus 3:14
borborygmus 3:20
bowel movement 3:20
bowel sounds 3:20
cecum 3:21
colon 3:26
digestive hormones 3:35
endoscopy 3:38
ERCP 3:38
fiber and gastrointestinal health
3:45
gallbladder 3:46
hemochromatosis 3:133
IBD 3:61
IBS 3:65
nausea 3:78
peristalsis 3:82
small intestine 3:89
stomach 3:90
gastrointestinal tract 2:263, 265,
306–307, 346, 347, 366; 4:150,
171
gastroparesis 3:52
gene 2:397; 4:109, 113, 119, 127,
132, 135, 299
gene mutation. See mutation
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
2:257, 284–285; 3:280, 360, 369,
376, 380, 385; 4:104
generational health-care
perspectives 4:3–4, 247
generic drug 4:146, 153, 158–159,
163
gene therapy 1:296; 3:7, 43; 4:119,
121, 125, 127–128, 139
genetic carrier 4:128
genetic code 2:305, 330; 4:128
chromosome 4:118, 119
DNA 4:122
genetics and molecular medicine
4:109
genotype 4:131
nucleotide 4:135
RNA 4:139
sex chromosome 4:140
genetic counseling 1:256; 2:144,
170; 4:128
Down syndrome 4:123
genetic testing 4:131
mitochondrial disorders 4:134
PKU 4:138
porphyria 4:138
Tay-Sachs disease 4:143
genetic disorders 4:128–129
achondroplasia 1:298
AFP 3:243
Alport’s syndrome 3:176
amenorrhea 3:243
blood disorders 2:121
cardiomyopathy 2:31, 32
CMT disease 1:317–318
congenital anomaly 4:120
congenital heart disease
2:37–40
CVS 3:262
cystic fibrosis and the lungs
2:201
ethical issues in genetics and
molecular medicine
4:124–125
familial Mediterranean fever
4:125
family medical pedigree 4:126
Fanconi’s syndrome 3:190
FAP 3:43
gene 4:127
hemochromatosis 3:133
hemophilia 2:143, 144
heredity and heart disease 2:63
hirsutism 3:134
hypogonadism 3:291
ichthyosis 1:166