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Index - M

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 60

Mammography, 47, 49, 49f, 60, 83

Mania, 133(t 8.2)

Manipulative therapies, 152-153

MD (muscular dystrophy), 107-108

Medical histories, 55-56

Meditation, 150

Men
     life expectancy, 11
     prostate cancer, 86

Mental health and illness
     anxiety disorders, 136-137
     attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 137-138
     bipolar disorder, 135
     defining, 131
     depression, 132-135
     eating disorders, 138-139
     examinations, 58
     persons affected, 131
     prevalence rates of disorders, 132t
     schizophrenia, 135-136
     suicide, 139-144

Mentoring, 47t

Mind-body interventions, 149-151

Mortality
     actual causes of death, 14
     AIDS, 126f
     cardiovascular diseases, 69t-71t
     cerebrovascular diseases, 72t-74t
     death rates for all causes, 36t-39t
     diet and, 159-160
     heart disease, 68
     leading causes of death, 12-14, 25t-31t, 40t-41t, 64t-65t
     leading causes of infant mortality, 20t-23t
     stroke, 70-71
     suicide, 140t-142t
     "Years of potential life lost" (YPLL), 11-12, 32t-35t

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), 60

MS (multiple sclerosis), 99-100

Multiple sclerosis (MS), 99-100

Muscular dystrophy, 107-108

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