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Word: chronical (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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Doctors typically tell patients who have the chronic condition to avoid heavy lifting, since lymphedema can flare up and cause infection easily. Many women are advised to not pick up their children, to not use heavy handbags or lift more than 10-15 lb. at a time and to limit exercise to milder forms such as walking, swimming and light aerobics. (See TIME's special report on advances for breast-cancer patients...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Benefits Seen in Postcancer Weight-Lifting | 8/12/2009 | See Source »

...study published in June in the journal Neurology found that older people who exercise at least once a week are 30% more likely to maintain cognitive function than those who exercise less. Another study, released by the University of Alberta a few weeks ago, found that people with chronic back pain who exercise four days a week have 36% less disability than those who exercise only two or three days a week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin | 8/9/2009 | See Source »

...good news is that H1N1 is not, so far, a particularly severe disease for those who are healthy. Through July, 353 Americans were confirmed to have died from the new flu out of an estimated 1 million infected. With the exception of certain populations - including pregnant women, children with chronic diseases and people with respiratory ailments - H1N1 tends to be no worse than the seasonal flu. A few days in bed and lots of liquids, and most patients get better. The bad news is that H1N1 is highly contagious and, unlike many other flus, is particularly hard on children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Fight Against a Flu Pandemic | 8/6/2009 | See Source »

...everyone will be recommended for the H1N1 vaccine. The target group includes pregnant women, caretakers of infants, adults with chronic illnesses like diabetes and asthma and every child, teen and young adult between the ages of 6 months and 24 years. H1N1 is particularly tough on these populations. Pregnant women, for example, are more than four times as likely as others to be admitted to the hospital for the flu. Because the serum, which is still being developed, won't be ready until at least mid-October, full immunity may not kick in until early December - after the second doses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Fight Against a Flu Pandemic | 8/6/2009 | See Source »

...least 2012. In the meantime, most people will probably continue to use their general physician for front-line psychiatric care. That may be preferable to not seeking care at all, but for high-risk patients - such as those who have a family history of depression, recent stressful life events, chronic illness or substance abuse - it would be wiser to seek specialized attention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Doctors Don't Always Spot Depression | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

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