Word: chronical
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...makes people a little crazy; it's a staple of (anti)war movies, from Paths of Glory (1957) to Born on the Fourth of July (1989). But what happened at Fort Bragg may turn out to be more mundane--and in a way sadder--since domestic violence remains a chronic problem...
...form of exercise, of course, can do only so much. "For older individuals, Tai Chi will not be the end-all," says William Haskell, an expert in chronic-disease prevention at Stanford University. "But Tai Chi plus walking would be a very good mixture." Younger people probably need more of an aerobic challenge, but they can benefit from Tai Chi's capacity to reduce stress...
Attention, shoppers! your store manager's special today is chronic depression. We are offering rock-bottom prices on every variety of human misery--alienation, anomie, suppressed anger, sexual restlessness...
...qualities may come simply from being touched by another human. "We shouldn't put too much weight on its benefits, but at the same time we should make it available to everyone," he says. "Massage does decrease anxiety, reliably. It does decrease pain in a number of people with chronic-pain syndrome. It does improve mood. Exactly how it does it, I don't think we know...
...Deep tissue: Slow strokes and heavy finger pressure applied to areas of chronic tension...