Word: normalization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...past 25 years, doctors in the U.S. have warned their patients about the dangers of high blood pressure, a generally symptomless condition that increases the risk of heart disease, kidney failure and stroke. By aggressively treating folks whose readings exceed the normal limit of 140/90 mm Hg at rest, physicians have prevented millions of premature deaths and untold suffering. But it looks as if we've stopped getting the message. A national health survey released two years ago showed that blood-pressure rates are no longer falling; at the same time, the incidence of stroke has started to rise...
...other. Or we worry, sometimes with reason, that if the source of our malaise isn't obvious after a few blood tests, our physicians will consider us hypochondriacs and malingerers. One survey found that 25% of patients in doctors' offices were so tired that their condition interfered with their normal activities but that only half of them actually talked to their physician about...
...instance, Natelson has found, somewhat to his surprise, that gentle conditioning exercises such as tai chi help some of his patients with chronic-fatigue syndrome. Similar results have been reported for folks being treated for cancer and long-term hepatitis infections. So don't assume fatigue is normal. You might be giving up your best chance for finding relief...
...started out life as a normal Dodge van. He had lowered the floor, torn out the driver's seat, steering wheel, brake and gas pedals, and substituted his two magical, Copernican creations: on the right, a long, horizontal column coming out of the dashboard, ending with a small steering wheel that turned with no resistance, as seamlessly as a radio dial; and on the left, a more delicate lever--pull in for brake, push out for gas. With each effortless motion came a whooshing sound as the vacuum pump he'd devised moved the brake or accelerator...
...just because sensory and emotional deprivation leads to damage, argues Bruer, that doesn't mean extra stimulation will make a child better than normal. And on that too just about everyone agrees. "The assumption that if a normally stimulating environment is good, a 'superenvironment' must be better," says Nelson, "has no basis in science." In fact, argues Melmed, it can be worse: "If you try to give your baby more stimulation than she can handle, she'll shut down...