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  • 41Therapy freedom — is the freedom of a physician to apply whichever therapy he or she believes to be appropriate, considering all his or her medical knowledge. This often means: # Such a physician has the legal right to prescribe an unlicensed drug. # A health… …

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  • 42Therapy interfering behavior — Therapy Interfering Behaviors or TIB are tendencies that are tracked on diary cards as part of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program, and distract or hinder patient progress. TIB are often issues tracked specific to the issue(s) the… …

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  • 43Therapy (disambiguation) — Therapy is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis. Therapy may also refer to:*Therapy (novel), a novel by David Lodge *Therapy?, a band from Northern Irelandee also* List of therapies * Shock therapy… …

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  • 44Therapy cap — In 1997 Congress established per person Medicare spending limits, or therapy cap for nonhospital outpatient therapy, but responding to concerns that some people with Medicare need extensive services, it has since placed temporary moratoriums on… …

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  • 45Therapy dog — A therapy dog is a dog trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, mental institutions, schools, and stressful situations such as disaster areas.Therapy dogs come in all sizes and breeds. The… …

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  • 46Therapy, gene — Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by replacing, altering, or supplementing a gene that is absent or abnormal and whose absence or abnormality is responsible for a disease. In studies …

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  • 47Therapy, human gene — Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by replacing, altering, or supplementing a gene that is absent or abnormal and whose absence or abnormality is responsible for a disease. In studies …

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  • 48Therapy cat — Some nursing homes have therapy cats that are used to be companions to their elderly residents. Therapy cats are also sometimes used in hospitals to relax children who are staying there. Most therapy animals are usually cats or dogs.It is proven… …

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  • 49Therapy, biological — Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease. Biological therapy is thus any form of treatment that uses the body s natural abilities that constitute the immune system to fight… …

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  • 50therapy generation — n. The generation of people who grew up with, and are comfortable with, using therapy to solve personal problems. Example Citation: Mr. Lorch began therapy at Columbia s campus counseling center. He estimates that he attended a dozen sessions… …

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