Index - A

Abdominal examinations, 57

Accidents, 14

Acupuncture, 149

AD (Alzheimer's disease), 101-104

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), 137-138

Adolescents
     disease prevention, 54t
     teen birth rates, 4

Agoraphobia, 137

AIDS. See HIV/AIDS

Alcohol consumption, 162-163, 165(f10.18), 166f

Alexander, Frederick, 150-151

Alexander Technique, 150-151

Alternative medicine
     acupuncture, 149
     Ayurvedic medicine, 149
     biofeedback, 151
     chiropractic, 152-153
     definition, 145-146
     dietary supplements, 151
     energy therapies, 153-154
     hierarchy of evidence, 145f
     hormone replacement, 151-152
     manipulative and body-based methods, 152-153
     meditation, 150
     mind-body interventions, 149-151
     naturopathic medicine, 148-149
     Reiki, 153-154
     therapeutic and preventive services, 146t
     traditional Chinese medicine, 149
     types, 145, 147
     White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, 154
     zero balancing (ZB), 153

Alzheimer's disease, 101-104

American Indians and Alaska Natives
     cancer incidence rates, 79t-81t
     cancer screening, 78t
     cardiovascular diseases, mortality rates for, 69t-71t
     cerebrovascular diseases, mortality from, 72t-74t
     death rates for all causes, 36t-39t
     infant mortality, 16t-18t
     respiratory diseases, 87t-89t
     sickle cell disease prevalence, 111t
     suicide, death rates for, 140t-142t
     "Years of potential life lost" (YPLL), 32t-35t

Amniocentesis, 61

Anencephaly, 8

Angina pectoris, 63-64

Angioplasty, 66

Animals, 166

Anorexia nervosa, 138

Antibiotics, 114, 117

Antidepressants, 134, 134t

Anxiety disorders, 132, 136-137

Arthritis, 95-97

Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
     cancer incidence rates, 79t-81t
     cancer screening, 78t
     cardiovascular diseases, mortality rates for, 69t-71t
     cerebrovascular diseases, mortality from, 72t-74t
     death rates for all causes, 36t-39t
     infant mortality, 16t-18t
     respiratory diseases, 87t-89t
     sickle cell disease prevalence, 111t
     suicide, death rates for, 140t-142t
     "Years of potential life lost" (YPLL), 32t-35t

Asthma, 87-90, 90f

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 137-138

Autoimmune diseases, 95-96

Avian influenza, 121

Ayurvedic medicine, 149