Word: stressful
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Jones was another Crimson runner who barely made it out of the medical tent. Since suffering a pelvic stress fracture this summer, Jones has been at rehab more than practice. The senior's performance was the highlight of the Crimson's afternoon, however. Jones finished the 3.1-mile course in 18:19, a minute-and-one-half behind winner Sonia O'Sullivan of team champion Villanova...
...Jerilynn Prior believes that reduced levels of the hormone progesterone -- which was suppressed in women with cycle disruptions -- may explain the damage. Some studies have indicated that this hormone helps with bone formation. Prior is not certain what causes the menstrual disturbances. The most likely candidate, she says, is stress...
...mothers argue that the truly wanted child of a single mother is better off than a child who must contend with constant conflict between divorced or unhappily married parents. Jane Mattes, a New York City psychotherapist and director of Single Mothers by Choice, advises her fellow single mothers to "stress the positive" with their children and emphasize how loved they are. She tells how her son, age 10, once commented, "Wasn't my dad silly not to want to be a dad? He is missing out on all this fun." Little did that youngster know it is precisely the desire...
...difficult to generalize, but a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics describes some pitfalls. Children from single-parent homes face an array of risks, ranging from mild cognitive delays in preschoolers to withdrawal and depression in older kids. Children pressured by aggressive scheduling often show signs of chronic stress. "With the amount of anxiety and juggling," suggests San Francisco clinical psychologist Jeree Pawl, there is a risk that the next generation could grow up "thinking that they're nuisances. An unhandy bundle, a shelf for which is not always easy to find...
Women's center advocates stress Harvard's failed responsibility to female faculty, staff and students as a primary reason why Lyman does not address the need for a women's center. "Harvard is not contributing any money to the Lyman Common Room," Blais says. "Aside from the issue of finances and space, we would be effectively releasing Harvard of its responsibility toward women if we accepted the Lyman Common Room as the answer to our demands for a women's center...