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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for rituals
  1. Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
    ... provides short-term relief. Not doing the obsessive rituals can cause great anxiety and distress. ... and over Not everyone who has habits or rituals they like to perform has OCD. But, the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000929.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Life after weight-loss surgery 
    ... surgery and weight loss. You miss certain social rituals such as sharing food with friends or family, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000350.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Help your teen cope with stress 
    ... sodas and high-calorie, sugary snacks. Create family rituals. Family routines can be comforting for your teen ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000814.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Can't sleep? Try these tips 
    ... week. Give yourself time for a soothing bedtime ritual to help prepare you for sleep, such as ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000853.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
    ... of dead relatives as part of a funeral ritual) Scrapie (found in sheep) Other very rare inherited ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000788.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Ebola virus disease 
    ... needles, and medical equipment. Avoid funeral or burial rituals that require handling the body of someone who ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001339.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Kuru 
    ... of dead people as part of a funeral ritual. This practice stopped in 1960, but cases of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001379.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Adolescent development 
    ... act alike, dress alike, have secret codes or rituals, and participate in the same activities. As the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002003.htm - Medical Encyclopedia