Word: chronics
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...father has chronic pneumonia that many rounds of antibiotics couldn't clear up. Twice in the past year, an ambulance had to be called to haul him to the hospital for suctioning procedures that he found dreadful, and after talking it over with my mother, he decided he wouldn't go down that road again. He was brought home and put on hospice care, and the decision was made to take him off antibiotics. They simply weren't doing him any good. There were e-mail exchanges about this decision, which seemed grave, and my mother and sister notified...
Today it's a different story. Like most school nurses across the country, Jackson has seen her responsibilities grow dramatically in number and complexity. School nurses are managing care for more children with chronic conditions such as asthma and Type 2 diabetes. At the same time they are doling out more and more psychotropic drugs, such as Ritalin and Prozac, and performing involved medical procedures for students with severe disabilities--a population newly mainstreamed into the public schools by force of federal antidiscrimination laws. "We're not sitting in our offices waiting to clean off a skinned knee anymore," says...
PLAQUE PRONE You thought chronic infections like sinusitis or bronchitis were punishment enough? Now a study suggests that people who get repeat infections have a threefold greater risk of developing artery-clogging plaque, making chronic infections a stronger risk factor than even high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol. Why? To fight infections, the body releases substances that may make arterial walls vulnerable to clogging...
...women who took aspirin consistently over the course of two to four years were "significantly" less likely to be diagnosed with this type of ovarian cancer than women who never reported aspirin use. The study's authors speculate that the anti-inflammatory qualities of aspirin may cut down on chronic inflammation, which may contribute to epithelial ovarian cancer. Women should not, however, rush out and buy an economy-size bottle of aspirin just yet - this study is preliminary, and taking too much aspirin presents its own health risks...
...another Renaissance author, described the place in his novel The Walls of Jericho: It "remains for six nights a carnival, bright with the lights of theaters and night clubs...Then comes Sunday, and for a few hours Seventh Avenue...reflects that air of quiet, satisfied self-righteousness peculiar to chronic churchgoers...