Facts on File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

guaifenesin 19
Gualtheria procumbens
Guillain-Barré syndrome 255
gum disease 39, 44
gum tissue 25, 39
gustation 4–5
guttate psoriasis 188–189

H
HAART (highly active antiretroviral
therapy) 168
Haemophilus influenzaetype b (Hib)
21
hair 125, 127–129, 162, 162 t,
166–167
hair cell (ear) 16–17, 30, 36, 37, 58
hair follicles
acne 131
carbuncle 143
furuncle 160
goose bumps 160–161
hidradenitis suppurativa 164
integumentary system 125, 129
keratosis pilaris 170, 171
nasal vestibulitis 36
sebaceous glands 194
skin 195
skin cancer 196–197
sweat glands 202
hair loss. Seealopecia
hair replacement 162–164, 163 t
hair root 129
hairy leukoplakia 32
hairy tongue 26
halitosis 20, 26, 44
Haversian systems 308
head 373
headache 235, 373–377, 376 t
headache journal 375
healing 194, 361
hearing aid 6, 10, 26–28,29–30
hearing impairment (sign language)
51
hearing loss 28–30
acoustic neuroma 7
audiologic assessment 9–10
barotrauma 11
BPPV 12
breakthrough research and
treatment advances 6
cholesteatoma 15
cochlear implant 17
disorders of the ears, nose,
mouth, and throat 5
ear 20
hearing aid 26–28

labyrinthitis 31

Ménière’s disease 33–35

myringitis 35

noise exposure and hearing

36–37

otosclerosis 41

ototoxicity 42t, 43

presbycusis 45–46

sign language 51

speech disorders 54–55

tinnitus 58

hearing loss, age-related. See

presbycusis

heart 353. See alsocardiovascular

disease

heart attack 57, 211

heat laser 172

heat rash. Seemiliaria

heavy-metal poisoning 275

heel 349

Heimlich maneuver 18

hematoma 234

hemorrhagic stroke 234

hepatitis C 173

hepatoxicity 368

herbal remedies 26, 366

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome

(HPS) 136

hernia 325–326

herniated nucleus pulposus

326–327

herpes simplex 17–18, 74, 99, 103,

207, 210

herpes zoster 74, 99, 103, 269

hiatal hernia 325

hidradenitis suppurativa 164

highly active antiretroviral therapy

(HAART) 168

hindbrain 232

hinge joint 294

hip fracture in older adults 327

hippocampus 231, 260

Hippocrates 218

histamine 187, 206

HIV/AIDS 32, 168, 169, 384

hives. Seeurticaria

HLA-B27 gene 303

HLAs. Seehuman leukocyte antigens

hordeolum 79, 96, 106

hormone 131, 145, 310, 362, 374

hormone replacement therapy

(HRT) 346

hormone therapy 355

hot tub folliculitis 159

HPS (Hermansky-Pudlak

syndrome) 136

HPV. Seehuman papillomavirus

HRT (hormone replacement

therapy) 346

human genome 130

human growth hormone (hGH)

248

human growth hormone (hGH)

supplement 298

human leukocyte antigens (HLAs)

267, 303, 352

human papillomavirus (HPV) 133,

180, 209

humerus 353

Huntington’s disease 218, 242, 256

hyaline cartilage 293, 316

hydrocephaly 256–257, 298

hydrophilic contact lens 83–84

hydroquinone 145

hydroxyzine (Vistaril) 206

hygiene 132–133

hyperhidrosis 128, 141, 164–165

hyperkeratosis 170, 173–174

hyperkinesis 252

hyperlipidemia 124, 211

hyperopia 73, 82, 96, 111

hyperpigmentation 145, 175

hypersensitivity reaction

analgesic medications 368

erythema multiforme 156

headache 377

myoclonus 265

neural blockade 380

piercings 185

urticaria 205–206

hypertension

aging, neurologic changes that

occur with 221

brain 233

brain hemorrhage 235

cognitive function and

dysfunction 244

ototoxicity 42t

retinopathy 115

tinnitus 58

hyperthyroidism 88, 94–95

hypertrophic scar 194

hypnosis 365, 375

hypoglossal nerve 246, 247t

hypopigmentation 175, 207–208

hypothalamus 161, 231–232

hypothermia (frostbite) 159–160

hypoxia 238

I

iatrogenic CJD 248

Index 403

361

human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) 168