Word: chronics
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...side effects. Some of these side effects are considered to be the treatment itself: disulfirman, also known as Antabuse, which has been used with alcoholics for many years, causes hypotension and vomiting when a person has alcohol. Naltrexone, which blocks opioid receptors in the brain, is another option for chronic drinkers, but it can cause nausea...
...vitamin that is considered the best measure of its concentration. Study participants with the lowest vitamin D blood levels were found to be much more likely to report having a recent respiratory infection. This result was even more pronounced in those with a history of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Jonathan M. Mansbach—one of the co-authors of the study and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard-affiliated Children’s Hospital in Boston—said that although vitamin D is commonly associated only with the development and maintenance of strong bones...
...Prior to the study, all participants were carefully screened for health problems; those who had serious chronic medical conditions were ruled out, as were cigarette smokers, substance abusers and the extremely overweight. However, several participants in both age groups were taking over-the-counter or prescription medications for conditions ranging from depression to high blood pressure, a situation that accurately reflects the general population, says Nixon. Researchers deliberately chose "young" adults around 30 to make sure they were at least several years removed from the undergraduate binge-drinking culture. She notes that the less consistently people binge-drink, the more...
...consider: 53% of Brazil's 190 million people now occupy the middle class, up from 42% in 2002. This increased social mobility happened at the same time the country's main stock index soared some 480% before last fall's downturn. Lula seems to have cracked Latin America's chronic conundrum: how to expand underachieving economies while reducing epic inequality. In so doing, he's created a model that's "an insurance ticket, not a lottery ticket," says Marcelo Neri, head of the Center for Social Policies in Rio de Janeiro...
...provide that push - but one that comes from within. The new study suggests a less sentimental approach for kids with chronic pain: sympathy but never pity...