Word: anxiousness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...threat of terrorism makes everyone nervous, but some anxious readers misread our cover headline "Will His Plan Make Us Safer?", on the President's proposal. "I scanned the cover too quickly and erroneously thought it said, "Will His Plan Make Us Suffer?", stated a man from Spokane, Wash. "And after reading the article, I'm not so sure that wasn't the proper question to ask." A Las Vegas woman had a similar experience: "When I got my issue from the mailbox, the headline was partly covered by other mail, and I thought the word safer was suffer. I think...
...Aunt Mildreds, however, seem to be handling these screening hassles with surprising good grace-accepting and even welcoming them as a way of doing their bit in the war against terror. "I'm a little anxious," said Kathy Taggart as she prepared to board a flight to Houston with Samantha, 18 months. "It's my first flight since 9/11. But I'd rather go through this than end up with terrorists on the plane." Cyrus Daruwalla, an accountant from Malaysia, had been selected for screening at every stop on his two-week trip through the U.S. Still, he said...
...center's ambitious plans are sparking a fierce debate among fertility researchers. Is egg banking a godsend for anxious women or a recipe for heartbreak and failure? Kim claims he has the medical results to justify egg banking, and he has several healthy babies to prove it. Critics insist that it will be years before egg freezing will be ready for prime time. "It's a shot in the dark," says Dr. Richard Paulson, chief of reproductive endocrinology and fertility at the University of Southern California's School of Medicine...
...used to alleviate anxiety. Lifestyle changes, therapy, exercise and alternative treatments can all help. In this age of biochemistry, we all too often prescribe medication first and consider other options later. Overdependence on antidepressants or tranquilizers could make people feel even more helpless, out of control and, yes, anxious. Giving people active tools to help them learn to manage anxiety is always a crucial step. Medication may or may not be an appropriate form of treatment, but empowering a person is always appropriate. MARY RAYMER Williamsburg, Mich...
...anxious today? If you're a Catholic mom and your son is an altar boy, what do you really know about the priest your son is assisting? If you're someone who has to cross the Golden Gate Bridge daily, what's your bigger worry? A toll hike or that slow-flying plane overhead? Anxiety is everywhere. TRISH HOOPER Portola Valley, Calif...