Word: chronics
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...Chronic understaffing exacerbates the resource problem. OFA Director of Programs Cathy McCormick calls understaffing and lack of space “burning emergency-level issues.” Just two employees are responsible for the technical needs of every Harvard theater space outside the Loeb, taking care of safety and training for hundreds of students a semester. “We have kept kids from getting injured literally by running from space to space,” McCormick says. But she says FAS shot down the OFA’s request to add a new technical position...
...Chronic stress can increase the risk of heart disease and lead to unhealthy habits like smoking, abusing alcohol and eating junk food. Exercise, yoga and meditation can reduce stress; so can getting enough sleep every night. If you are depressed, get support or treatment as necessary. --By David Bjerklie
...means in practical terms depends a lot on how physically active you are. Star athletes who have not built up their core strength have slower reaction times and are more prone to injury. Office workers whose trunk muscles have turned to flab behind their desks are apt to suffer chronic back pain. Older folks with poor core strength are likely to lose their balance and fall...
...short run its about finding someone to talk to...and getting through the moment safely. If the urges are more immediately drastic, you might need to find a safe place to be,” she said. “In the longer one, if someone has a chronic episode of suicidal urges, in the context of good therapy [one can] talk about where the urge comes from...
...truly serious philosophical problem," wrote Albert Camus, "and that is suicide." It never fails to puzzle society when someone claims to have solved it. On March 31, Britons Robert and Jennifer Stokes flew to Zurich to kill themselves with the help of professionals. The Stokes were in chronic discomfort - Jennifer, 53, suffered from diabetes and Robert, 59, was epileptic - and both reportedly were prone to depression. But neither was terminally ill, according to relatives. In Zurich, the Stokes were greeted by staff members from Dignitas, an assisted-suicide group in Switzerland, where the practice is legal - for patients suffering "intolerable...