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A substance that opposes the action of lactase.  

An American federal law that prohibits health care providers from obtaining bribes, payments, or rebates in exchange for the referral of patients to a health care facility or the purchase of health-related products or services.  

The prevention or inhibition of formation of ketone bodies. In starvation, diabetes, and certain other conditions, production of ketones is increased, but they accumulate in the blood because cells do not use them as rapidly as they would carbohydrate energy sources. Increased carbohydrate intake will help to prevent or treat this. Carbohydrates are therefore antiketogenic.…

A blood product derived from human plasma that is used to augment the effects of clotting factors given to patients with hemophilia. Patients with hemophilia who have received repeated injections of clotting factors may develop antibodies to those factors, decreasing the effectiveness of hemophilia treatments. Anti-inhibitors are used to counteract the effect of the unwanted…

Preventing or relieving jaundice.  

Preventing or inhibiting sleep.  

Relieving or preventing the effects of high blood levels of prolactin.  

A substance that interferes with the action of a hormone. Certain compounds possess the ability to obstruct or impede the ordinary impact of specific hormones.  

A substance that opposes the action of hemolysin.  

Preventing the formation of a goiter.