Word: chronics
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Which kind depends on the nature of the anxiety. If it's part of a chronic, underlying problem such as depression or something called "generalized anxiety disorder," the doctor would probably prescribe a so-called selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor such as Paxil. Such inhibitors take up to six weeks to begin working. But by putting your brain chemistry back into balance, they can get rid of the outward symptom--the anxiety...
...Vision Thing: "If we can use target identification technology to fight tumors effectively, cancer will become a chronic disease essentially like diabetes, allowing patients to live out their normal lifespan...
Last winter, UHS gave 1,000 unused flu shots to the City of Cambridge, which was in desperate need of the vaccine. Despite CDC officials recently expressing their concerns vocally, the CDC has not changed its official flu shot guidelines, which recommend that all people over age 50 and chronic illness sufferers get vaccinated...
...Despite chronic tendonitis in his knees and teammates named Jahidi and Tyronn, Michael Jordan manages to average 25+ points, five rebounds and five assists in leading the Washington Wizards (19-63 last year) to 40 or so wins and a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Although he doesn’t return fully to his IMAX glory days, MJ still ends up winning his sixth MVP award, as the voters give in to feelings of nostalgia...
...hopes eventually to offer consumers a debit card to have their visits to the doctor automatically paid out of their accounts. In such a competitive market, says Harvard Business School professor Regina Herzlinger, doctors will finally offer services that consumers really want, such as integrated teams to better treat chronic illnesses, which account for close to 80% of health-care costs...