Word: counteractions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reasons that are not entirely clear, elevated levels of melatonin in the blood lull the body into sleep, while reduced levels during the day help keep it awake. So far, melatonin's best customers have been frequent flyers who use over-the-counter potions to counteract the effects of jet lag--by artificially shortening their "day" according to the number of time zones they have crossed...
...theory is that the light that is transmitted back through the retina causes the production of melatonin," says Catlin. "There is some feeling, although it is not proven, that melatonin can sometimes counteract depression...
...foundation "seeks to counteract this trend, balancing the intensifying business pressures with a renewed emphasis on the academic mission that has kept Harvard and Boston's Beth Israel at the leading edge of medicine," Tosteson and Rabkin said in a statement...
Nothing that health risks do not appear until a woman has worked a rotating shift for several years, Kawachi and Richardson advised similar ways to counteract its effects...
...RELATE TO YOUR ARTICLE ON HUMAN error in hospitals, especially the incident concerning overdoses of medication [Medicine, April 3]. Five years ago, while waking up after minor surgery to overcome infertility, I received three times the normal dosage of an anti-nausea drug to counteract side effects of the anesthetic. No one considered my size, which is much smaller than the average adult. I experienced a horrific reaction. Luckily, the effect was not lethal, as it was in the case of cancer patient Betsy Lehman; but I was traumatized to the point of avoiding further surgery, which was recommended. That...