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Beard

  • ingrown hairs of

  • Ingrown Beard Hairs
    Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses: Folliculitis

  • ringworm of

  • Ringworm (Tinea): Beard ringworm

    Becker muscular dystrophy

    Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies

    Bedbug bites

    Insect Bites

    Bedsores

    see Pressure sores

    Bed-wetting (enuresis)

    Symptoms: Causes
    Bed-Wetting

    Beef tapeworm

    Tapeworm Infection
    A Beef TapewormFigures

    Bee stings

    Bee, Wasp, Hornet, and Ant Stings

    Behavior

  • in adolescents

  • Intellectual and Behavioral Development

  • problems in

  • Behavioral Problems

  • anxious

  • Personality Disorders: Cluster C Anxious or Inhibited Behavior

  • in autism

  • Autism: Behavior

  • bullying

  • What Is Bullying?Sidebar

  • in children

  • Social and Emotional Development
    Preventive Health Care Visits

  • mental retardation and

  • Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability: Symptoms

  • problems in

  • Behavioral and Developmental Problems in Young Children
    Behavioral Problems due to Parenting ProblemsSidebar
    What Are Stress-Related Behaviors?Sidebar
    Signs of ADHDSidebar
    ADHD: Epidemic or Over-Diagnosis?Sidebar

  • in conduct disorder

  • Conduct Disorder

  • in dementia

  • Dementia: Intermediate
    Dementia: Drugs to Control Behavior
    Dementia: Changes in Personality and Behavior

  • development of

  • see under Development

  • eccentric

  • Personality Disorders: Cluster A Odd or Eccentric Behavior

  • erratic

  • Personality Disorders: Cluster B Dramatic or Erratic Behavior

  • in infants

  • development of

  • Behavioral, Social, and Intellectual Development
    An Infant's First Year: Developmental MilestonesTables

  • in oppositional defiant disorder

  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder

    Behavior therapy

    see also Cognitive-behavior therapy
    Treatment of Mental Illness: Psychotherapy

  • in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD, ADHD): Treatment and Prognosis

  • in erectile dysfunction

  • Erectile Dysfunction (ED): Psychologic Therapy

  • in premature ejaculation

  • Premature Ejaculation
    Learning to Delay EjaculationSidebar

    Behçet's syndrome

    Some Disorders Characterized by VasculitisTables
    Behçet's Syndrome

  • mouth scores in

  • Mouth Sores: Inflammatory disorders

    Bejel

    Bejel, Yaws, and Pinta

    Belching

    Symptoms: Gas-Related Complaints

  • during pregnancy

  • Physical Changes: Digestive Tract

    Belladonna alkaloids

    Some Drugs With Increased Risk for Older People Tables

    Bell's palsy

    Bell's Palsy

    Bellybutton

  • hernia of

  • Abdominal Wall Hernias: Umbilical Hernia

    Bence Jones protein

    Multiple Myeloma: Complications

    Bends (decompression sickness)

    Decompression Sickness
    Breathing Air Under High PressureSidebar
    High Risk Factors for DivingSidebar

    Benign intracranial hypertension

    Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

    Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

    Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Benign Positional Vertigo)
    The Epley Maneuver: A Simple Cure for a Common Cause of VertigoFigures

    Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

    Benzodiazepines

  • abuse of

  • Antianxiety Drugs and Sedatives

  • in anxiety

  • Antianxiety DrugsTables
    Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Treatment

  • in dying person

  • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Pain
    Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Shortness of Breath

  • in elderly persons

  • Some Drugs With Increased Risk for Older People Tables

  • food interactions with

  • Some Drug-Food InteractionsTables

  • in panic attacks and panic disorder

  • Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder: Drugs

  • in sleep disorders

  • Sleep Aids: Not to Be Taken LightlySidebar

    Benzonatate

    Symptoms: Antitussive Therapy
    Nonprescription Cold RemediesTables

    Benzoyl peroxide

    Acne: Mild Acne
    Drugs Used to Treat AcneTables

    Benzphetamine

    Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Drugs

    Benztropine

    Parkinson's Disease: Other Drugs
    Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's DiseaseTables

    Bereavement

    Mood Disorders

  • information resources on

  • De - Dr

    Beriberi

    Thiamin: Symptoms

    Beryllium disease (berylliosis)

    Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Beryllium Disease

    Beta-agonists

  • in asthma

  • How to Use a Metered-Dose InhalerFigures
    Asthma: Treating Attacks
    Asthma: Beta-adrenergic Agonists
    Drugs Used to Treat AsthmaTables

  • in COPD

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Treatment of Symptoms

    Beta-blockers

    Site Selectivity: Agonists and Antagonists

  • after heart attack

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina): Prevention
    Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina): Drug Treatment

  • in arrhythmias

  • Some Drugs Used to Treat ArrhythmiasTables

  • in coronary artery disease

  • Angina: Drug Therapy
    Drugs Used to Treat Coronary Artery DiseaseTables

  • in glaucoma

  • Drugs Used to Treat GlaucomaTables

  • in heart failure

  • Heart Failure: Drugs for Heart Failure
    Some Drugs Used to Treat Heart FailureTables

  • in high blood pressure

  • High Blood Pressure: Drug Therapy
    Antihypertensive DrugsTables

  • in hyperthyroidism

  • Hyperthyroidism: Prognosis and Treatment
    Drugs Used to Treat HyperthyroidismTables

  • in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Treatment

  • in long QT syndrome

  • Long QT Syndrome

  • in Parkinson's disease

  • Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's DiseaseTables

  • in pheochromocytoma

  • Pheochromocytoma: Diagnosis

  • during pregnancy

  • Some Drugs That Can Cause Problems During PregnancyTables

    Beta-carotene

    Vitamin A

  • excess ingestion of

  • Jaundice: Causes

  • in porphyria

  • Erythropoietic Protoporphyria: Prevention and Treatment

    Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (ß-HCG), as tumor marker

    Selected Tumor Markers Tables

    Beta-interferon

    Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Treatment

    Betamethasone

    Labor and Timing Problems: Preterm Labor

    Beta2-microglobulin

    Selected Tumor Markers Tables

  • in multiple myeloma

  • Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis

    Beta-thalassemia

    Thalassemias

    Beverly Hills Diet

    Some Fad DietsTables
    Diets: Food-Combining and Food-Cycling Diets

    Bevicizumab

    Chemotherapy DrugsTables

    Bezafibrate

    Lipid-Lowering DrugsTables

    Bezoars

    Bezoars and Foreign Bodies

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