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Beard

  • ingrown hairs of

  • Ingrown Beard Hairs
    Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses: Folliculitis

  • ringworm of

  • 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

  • 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

    Behçet's Syndrome

    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: Symptoms and Complications

    Bends (decompression sickness)

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

    Benign intracranial hypertension

    What Is Pseudotumor Cerebri?Sidebar

  • papilledema and

  • Papilledema

    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 mania

  • Mania: Treatment

  • 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

    Drugs Used to Treat AcneTables

    Benzphetamine

    Obesity: Drugs

    Benztropine

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

    Bereavement

    Depression and Mania

  • information resources on

  • De - Dr

    Beriberi

    Thiamin: Symptoms

    Beryllium disease (berylliosis)

    Who Is at Risk for Occupational Lung Diseases?Sidebar
    Beryllium Disease

    Beta-agonists

  • in asthma

  • How to Use a Metered-Dose InhalerFigures
    Asthma: Treating Attacks
    Asthma: Short-acting 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

  • in acute intermittent porphyria

  • Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Prevention and Treatment

  • 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

    Diets: Food-Combining and Food-Cycling Diets

    Bevicizumab

    Chemotherapy DrugsTables

    Bezoars

    Bezoars and Foreign Bodies

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