Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

492 Index
nevus 1:139, 141, 178–179, 197
nicotine 2:72, 93, 105, 230;
4:345–346, 345t
drugs 4:145
nicotine replacement 4:297
smoking and health 4:303
smoking cessation 4:304
substance abuse 4:311
tobacco 4:353
tobacco use other than smoking
4:306
nicotine replacement 4:297–298,
304, 315, 345, 346, 354
night blindness 1:102, 114
NIH. See US National Institutes of
Health
nitrates 2:83, 85t
NK cell. See natural killer cell
nociceptor 1:381
acupuncture 1:365
aging and changes in pain
perception 1:364
neurogenic pain 1:380–381
pain and pain management
1:361, 362
phantom pain 1:382
pruritus 1:187
tension headache 1:373
nocturia 3:212, 212t, 224
nocturnal emission 3:306
nodule 1:63, 131, 156, 161, 164,
179
noise exposure and hearing 1:30,
36–37, 45, 48
noncancerous tumor. See tumor,
noncancerous
noncoding DNA 4:109, 116, 143
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 2:152,
153
nonimpact exercise 4:230, 231
nonself antigen 2:282, 296
nonself cells 2:235, 236, 246, 247,
267, 283
nonseminoma 3:343, 345
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) 2:286–287, 286t
nonstriated muscle. See smooth
muscle
norepinephrine 3:152
adrenal glands 3:107, 108
aldosterone 3:112
anger and anger management
4:240–241
antidepressant medications
3:361
dopamine 3:124
ECT 3:375
endocrine system 3:99
epinephrine 3:126
metabolism 4:225
nicotine 4:345–346
pheochromocytoma 3:154
tobacco 4:353
yohimbe 4:107
normal flora 2:346–347; 4:150
antibiotic medications 2:308
bacteria 2:311
botulism 2:312
candidiasis 2:314–315
E. coli infection 2:324
fungus 2:327
GALT 2:265
pneumococcal pneumonia
2:349
nose 1:4, 37–38; 2:197, 346; 4:339
blowing of 1:12–13
blowing the nose 1:12–13
broken nose 1:13
cluster headache 1:374
epistaxis 1:22
foreign objects in 1:24
functions of 1:4
nasal polyp 1:36
postnasal drip 1:45
rhinoplasty 1:47
rhinorrhea 1:47
septal deviation 1:49
septal perforation 1:49–50
sinuses 1:51
sneeze 1:54
nose-associated lymphoid tissue
(NALT) 2:284, 287–288
nosocomial infections 2:215, 222,
347; 4:41, 147, 151, 260, 281
NSAIDs. See nonsteroidal antiinflammatory
drugs
NTI. See narrow therapeutic index
nucleic acid 2:361, 362; 4:111, 187
nucleotide 4:109, 127, 135
nursing. See breastfeeding
nutrient density 4:185, 190, 300,
309
nutrients 2:49, 280, 378, 382;
4:190–193, 191t, 192t
bariatric surgery 4:286
dieting 4:293
genetic predisposition 4:130
metabolism 4:225
nutrient density 4:190
nutritional needs 4:194
nutrition and diet 4:175
sports drinks and foods 4:231
nutrition 2:201, 207
aging and gastrointestinal
changes 3:10
breastfeeding 3:254
fiber and gastrointestinal health
3:45
gastrectomy 3:48
gastrointestinal system 3:1
IBD 3:64
ileum 3:61
malabsorption 3:77
pancreatitis 3:81
sexual health 3:339
short bowel syndrome 3:88
substance abuse treatment
4:351
training 4:233
triceps skinfold 4:307
upper arm circumference 4:307
nutritional deficiency 1:309; 3:21,
77; 4:104–105, 177, 180, 186,
194, 194t
nutritional needs 4:93, 176,
194–196, 195t, 198, 295, 309
nutritional supplements 1:366;
3:35, 92; 4:196–197
antioxidant 4:177
enteral nutrition 4:182
malnutrition 4:186
metabolism 4:226
nutritional therapy 4:93
performance-enhancing
substances 4:348
starvation 4:202
nutritional therapy 4:92–93, 92t,
100, 177
nutrition and diet 4:174–175,
174–209
nystagmus 1:12, 62, 102, 102t
O
obesity 1:39, 301; 4:299–300, 300t
abdominal distention 3:8
aging and nutrition/dietary
changes 4:176
amphetamines 4:321
BMI 4:289
CAD 2:45
CVD 2:34
food cravings 4:295
lifestyle variables: smoking and
obesity 4:283
malnutrition 4:185
nutritional therapy 4:92
pulmonary embolism 2:225
renal cancer 3:216