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488 Index<br />

abdominal adiposity 4:284<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> endocrine changes<br />

3:111<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> nutrition/dietary<br />

changes 4:176<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> physical ability/fitness<br />

4:215<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> urinary system<br />

changes 3:175<br />

antidepressant medications<br />

3:361, 362<br />

black cohosh 4:61<br />

breast 3:250<br />

conditioning 4:218<br />

cystocele 3:185<br />

dysmenorrhea 3:270<br />

endometrial cancer 3:274<br />

estrogens 3:126, 127<br />

fertility 3:282<br />

fibroadenoma 3:284<br />

fibrocystic breast disease 3:286<br />

hot flashes 3:290<br />

medicinal herbs <strong>and</strong> botanicals<br />

4:83<br />

perimenopause 3:318<br />

phytoestrogens 4:94<br />

POF 3:323<br />

rectocele 3:87<br />

reproductive system 3:236–237<br />

resistance exercise 4:229<br />

sexual dysfunction 3:338<br />

sexuality 4:252<br />

strength 4:233<br />

urinary incontinence 3:224<br />

uterine fibroids 3:350<br />

uterus 3:351<br />

menstrual cycle 1:132; 3:303–304;<br />

4:66<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> reproductive/sexual<br />

changes 3:242<br />

amenorrhea 3:243<br />

breast 3:250<br />

breast health 3:254<br />

DUB 3:268<br />

endometriosis 3:276<br />

GnRH 3:129<br />

menarche 3:300<br />

menstruation 3:304<br />

mittelschmerz 3:305<br />

ova 3:309<br />

ovulation 3:314<br />

PMS 3:325<br />

pregnancy 3:321<br />

puberty 3:335<br />

reproductive system 3:237<br />

vagina 3:352<br />

menstruation 1:131, 132, 374;<br />

3:304–305<br />

abdominal distention 3:8<br />

dong quai 4:66<br />

dysmenorrhea 3:269<br />

eating disorders 3:374<br />

endometrial hyperplasia 3:275<br />

feverfew 4:68<br />

ginseng 4:72<br />

hematuria 3:194<br />

hysterectomy 3:292<br />

menarche 3:300<br />

menopause 3:300<br />

menstrual cycle 3:303<br />

ovulation 3:314<br />

progesterone 3:156<br />

puberty 3:335<br />

uterus 3:351<br />

mercury 4:17, 30–31<br />

mescaline 4:337–338, 343<br />

mesoderm 3:233, 272–273<br />

metabolic disorders 4:226–227,<br />

227t<br />

metabolic equivalent (MET) 4:225,<br />

228<br />

metabolic syndrome X. See insulin<br />

resistance<br />

metabolism 1:364; 2:7–9, 24, 33,<br />

326; 4:225–227<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> nutrition/dietary<br />

changes 4:176<br />

alcohol 4:316<br />

alcohol interactions with<br />

medications 4:318<br />

cell structure <strong>and</strong> function 4:116<br />

childhood obesity 4:291<br />

drowning 4:368<br />

drugs 4:147<br />

efficacy 4:158<br />

frostbite 4:375<br />

hangover 4:338<br />

heat <strong>and</strong> cold injuries 4:374<br />

nutrients 4:190<br />

obesity 4:299<br />

peak level 4:168<br />

pharmacodynamics 4:168<br />

pharmacokinetics 4:168<br />

weight loss <strong>and</strong> weight<br />

management 4:309<br />

metastasis 1:170, 197, 235, 237,<br />

309, 310; 2:120, 149, 151, 152,<br />

384, 390, 391; 3:90, 250, 274,<br />

310, 328, 344; 4:74<br />

methadone 4:315, 342, 342, 354<br />

methamphetamine 4:342–343,<br />

343t<br />

addiction 4:314, 315<br />

club drugs 4:328<br />

depressants 4:332<br />

ethchlorvynol 4:334<br />

illicit drug use 4:340<br />

stimulants 4:350<br />

methemoglobinemia 2:156–157;<br />

4:320<br />

methotrexate 2:258, 259, 270<br />

methylenedioxymethamphetamine<br />

(MDMA) 4:328, 338, 343, 343t<br />

methylmercury 4:30, 31<br />

MHC. See major histocompatability<br />

complex<br />

microbe 2:344<br />

microinfarction 1:86; 2:84<br />

micronutrients 4:190, 193, 204<br />

micturition. See urination<br />

middle ear 1:15, 20, 23, 35, 41<br />

middle pain. See mittelschmerz<br />

migraine headache 1:365, 366,<br />

373–374, 376t, 377; 4:67<br />

miliaria 1:176<br />

milk thistle 3:25, 57; 4:83, 89–90,<br />

90t, 338<br />

mind-body interactions 2:290, 387;<br />

4:90, 90t<br />

acupuncture 4:57<br />

alternative <strong>and</strong> complementary<br />

approaches to conventional<br />

medicine 4:52<br />

art therapy 4:59<br />

bi<strong>of</strong>eedback 4:61<br />

craniosacral massage 4:65<br />

hypnosis 4:78<br />

meditation 4:88<br />

Native American healing 4:91<br />

visualization 4:104<br />

mineralocorticosteroid 3:111, 135<br />

minerals <strong>and</strong> health 1:313–315;<br />

2:50, 118–119; 4:186–189,<br />

188t–189t<br />

minimal change disease 3:205–206<br />

minimally invasive cardiac surgery<br />

2:86, 394<br />

minimally invasive surgery 1:304;<br />

4:258, 260, 266–267, 268,<br />

284–285<br />

mini-stroke. See transient ischemic<br />

attack<br />

mitochondria 4:116, 134, 139, 232<br />

mitochondrial disorders 4:129,<br />

134<br />

mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)<br />

4:129, 134<br />

mittelschmerz 3:305

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