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Yeast | Yeast is a microscopic, one-celled organism belonging to the group of organisms called fungi |
Yeast-Free Diet | The yeast-free diet is a type of exclusion diet which requires you to avoid all sources of yeast. |
Yi-Gan San | Yi-gan san is another term for yokukansan, a traditional Asian herbal medicine. |
Yoga Therapy | Yoga is a mind-body practice in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with origins in ancient Indian philosophy. |
Yoked Prisms | Yoked prisms, another term for ambient prism lenses, are used to help improve ambient vision, the visual system related to spatial organisation. |
Yokukansan | Yokukansan, also known as yi-gan san, is a traditional Asian herbal medicine. |
Ysgol-y-Gogarth Model | The Ysgol-y-Gogarth Model is based on the educational programme provided by the Ysgol-y-Gogarth, an autism-specific school in Llandudno, Wales. |
Z Therapy | Z therapy is a form of attachment therapy, an extremely controversial group of therapies designed to help children with attachment disorders. |
Zabel | Zabel is a brand name of terbinafine hydrochloride, a type of antifungal medication used to treat athlete's foot, fungal nail infections and fungal skin infections. |
Zaponex | Zaponex is a brand name for clozapine, a type of atypical antipsychotic. |
Zarontin | Zarontin is a brand name for ethosuximide, a type of anticonvulsant. |
Zeldox | Zeldox is a brand name for ziprasidone, a type of antipsychotic drug. |
Zeolite | Zeolite is a food supplement which comes from a volcanic mineral called clinoptilolite, which is sometimes used as a chelating agent or to boost the immune system. |
Zinc | Zinc is a trace element found widely in the environment, including in many foodstuffs. |
Ziprasidone | Ziprasidone is a type of atypical antipsychotic drug, which is sometimes used to treat problem behaviours in people on the autism spectrum. |
Zispin | Zispin is a brand name for mirtazapine, a type of SSRI antidepressant used to treat the symptoms of moderate to severe depression. |
Zolafren | Zolafren is a brand name for olanzapine, a type of typical antipsychotic drug. |
Zoloft | Zoloft is a brand name for sertraline, a type of SSRI antidepressant. |
Zone Therapy | Zone therapy is another name for reflexology, the practice of stimulating points on the feet, hands and ears. |
Zyprexa | Zyprexa is a brand name for olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic drug. |
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