Word: chronical
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...friend, “For the last three years my hearing has become weaker and weaker. The trouble is supposed to have been caused by the condition of my abdomen.” Doctors suggested that swimming in the Danube River would assuage the pain of his chronic diarrhea, and that infusions of oil would soften the buzzing in his ears. “In all biography, there are few images more grotesquely sad than that of Beethoven, racked with cramps, bathing in fortified water and trying to drown the noise in his head with almond...
Gross says his hands are tied by Harvard’s chronic space crunch...
Habits acquired in those years--notably addiction to tobacco--can markedly increase the risk of chronic disease in later life. Men in their 30s and 40s often injure themselves by engaging in contact sports or exercising improperly, while men in their 50s and 60s are often too sedentary. One of the secrets of healthy aging is knowing how to evaluate the riskiness of your behavior. Another is being willing to let go of behaviors more suited to younger bodies...
Finally, flexibility and balance training are increasingly important as the body ages. Aches and pains are high on the list of complaints in old age. Many of them are avoidable, the result of chronic muscle tension and stiffness of joints; simple flexibility training can prevent these by toning muscles and keeping joints lubricated. Some of this you do whenever you stretch. If you watch dogs and cats, you'll get an idea of how natural it is. The general principle is simple: whenever the body has been in one position for a while, it is good to briefly stretch...
...often marginalized during disasters. Nevertheless, he said that complete hurricane recovery will necessarily entail work on mental health issues.“If we leave out the mental health approach, then the recovery is dramatically delayed,” he said. “It may lead to chronic mental illness.” Eric Scott, a University of New Orleans student enrolled at the Harvard Extension School for this semester, said he hoped the response would involve as multifaceted an approach a possible. Overdramatized coverage of the crisis, he said, favors sensationalism over an accurate portrait of victims?...