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31Vienna school of medicine — At the beginning of the 18th century, Western medical science still accepted the doctrine of the four humors present in human body fluids. Disease was present when one or more of the humors were out of balance; the common cures for restoring… …
32Rx — On a prescription the symbol Rx (or R) stands for the word Recipe, meaning (in Latin) to take. It is usually a part of the superscription (or heading) of the prescription. The other parts of the prescription are: {{}}the inscription which… …
33Niacin for high cholesterol — Niacin or nicotinic acid, one of the water soluble B vitamins, improves all lipoproteins when given in doses well above the vitamin requirement. Nicotinic acid lowers the total cholesterol, bad LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels, while… …
34Hippocratic Oath — One of the oldest binding documents in history, the Oath written by Hippocrates is still held sacred by physicians: to treat the ill to the best of one s ability, to preserve a patient s privacy, to teach the secrets of medicine to the next… …
35overmedicate — over·med·i·cate med i .kāt vb, cat·ed; cat·ing vt to administer too much medication to: prescribe too much medication for vi to administer or prescribe too much medication over·med·i·ca·tion .med i kā shən n …
36overprescribe — over·pre·scribe pri skrīb vb, scribed; scrib·ing vi to prescribe excessive or unnecessary medication vt to prescribe (medication) unnecessarily or to excess over·pre·scrip·tion pri skrip shən n …
37Naturopathy — A system of therapy based on preventative care, and on the use of heat, water, light, air, and massage as primary therapies for disease. Some naturopaths use no medications, either pharmaceutical or herbal. Some recommend herbal remedies only. A… …
38Psychiatry — The medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. Psychiatrists are MDs who receive additional training and serve a supervised residency in their specialty. They may also have additional training in… …
39Conjunctivitis — Inflammation of the conjuctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids and the membranes covering the whites of the eyes. These membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses, allergy provoking agents, irritants and toxic agents.… …
40NP — Abbreviation for nurse practitioner. A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) who has completed an advanced training program in a medical specialty such as family practice, pediatrics or internal medicine. An NP may function as a primary… …
