Word: neglect
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...Granted, staying together through these formative years will be tough, and the project of growing-up is undeniably messy. But the trouble is, there are always external conditions that will entice you to retreat into yourself, neglect your partner or otherwise sabotage your relationships. The sooner you hunker down and resist those enticements, the fewer greats will slip through your fingers...
Here's fresh hope for those New Year's resolutions. A study out last week shows that patients who drastically reduced fat in their diets, increased their exercise and learned to handle stress showed a marked reversal of coronary heart disease even after years of self-neglect. The five-year study found participants had, among other things, a more than 50% decrease in heart attacks and other cardiac events...
...suggested that all religions be treated withthe "same uniform, benign neglect under whichnon-Christian faiths have always grinded...
...children who were so hot-wired they were simply unreachable, and unteachable. In severe cases, the benefits of Ritalin (and the family of related drugs) on these children's ability to function and learn and cope are so direct that advocates say withholding the pills is a form of neglect...
...while you're busy tending to your physical needs, don't neglect your spiritual ones. Many patients find that praying with a minister, priest, rabbi or other counselor before or after an operation provides an extra measure of calm--and gives them a head start on the road to healing...