Word: stressful
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...were apparently a problem for Gathers, whose prolific scoring and rebounding started to fall off. He complained to his coach that the dosage was too high, and is said to have persuaded his doctors to lower it. But according to a cardiologist familiar with the case, Gathers skipped his stress-test appointment the week before his death and may have stopped taking his medication altogether -- an omission that could have increased the risk of heart failure. "He was told not to play," the unnamed doctor said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "We told Hank that...
...study by Dr. Dean Ornish of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, Calif., has provided evidence that a mind-body program of group meetings, exercise, a low-fat diet and stress-management techniques like meditation can be effective in reversing even severe coronary-artery blockage after only a year. "To the degree heart disease can be reversed, it can be prevented," says Dr. Ornish...
...study, more than 1,000 people have subjected themselves to a common cold virus in the most comprehensive such investigation ever undertaken. The objective: to see how accurately researchers can predict who will get sick based on a psychological profile and measurements of immune function before infection. "Assuming that stress puts people at higher risk," asks Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, "will people who have social support in confronting stresses be protected ((from contracting disease))?" The results are being analyzed...
...primary stress [of the Law School] oughtto be on generating and disseminating knowledgeabout the legal system," Clark said...
...with a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the parent firm, Miss Universe Inc. The company denies any ill intent toward the two. But Holt wonders, "Was it jealousy? There's a lot of tension out there." Perhaps so, but winning another rhinestone tiara may take their minds off the stress...