Archive for April, 2009
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PAIN AND GUILT: THE RATIONALIZATION OF GUILT FROM PAIN
We suffer pain. We have the feeling deep down that wrongdoing brings pain. In silence we ask ourselves, “What is it that I have done?” In the long hours of the night when pain keeps us awake, we search the past. We have all done wrong. Our mind catches on to these things, and we [...]
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TREATMENT OF ULCERS: PATIENT COMPLIANCE
Q. Patient compliance. What does that mean? A. Many people are professional pill-takers. They seem to love it, and will avidly watch the clock, work out large, written schedules and so on, and take their medication exactly as ordered by the doctor, come what may. But on the other hand, many patients are just the [...]
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SCIATICA: INVESTIGATIONS AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS. WHAT NEXT?
Depending upon what the tests will have revealed, your consultant will probably suggest one of the following courses of action: To continue treating the problem conservatively for a while longer – that is with rest and analgesics – in the hope that this approach will still ultimately bring relief if only persevered with long enough. [...]
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CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS
Although bone meal (ground animal bones) would seem to be the most logical source of calcium for keeping our bones healthy and strong, it contains significant quantities of lead. This is understandable, the U.S. Pharmacist (8#3:27) comments, since lead in the soft tissues is poisonous and the body combats this danger by storing it away [...]
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SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
Symptoms: None Home care: Parents should observe general guidelines for baby care as set by maternal and child care nurses or pediatricians. Precautions: Unfortunately there are no known ways to prevent SIDS. It is totally unpredictable. Apparent life threatening event Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) is defined as cessation of breathing for 20 seconds or [...]
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CAUSES OF STRESS AT WORK
Too old for computers “It is really just that I don’t catch on. I try to give the impression that I understand what it is all about. But the fact is I don’t. The younger ones see through me. It all comes naturally to them. Each time I have to work it all out, [...]
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ALLERGIC DISEASES: THE TREATMENT OF ECZEMA
Treatment may be specific, through the elimination of suspected foods and desensitization against inhalant allergens, or symptomatic, through local application of wet dressings, lotions, ointments, or medicated tapes on the skin to relieve itching, protect areas from friction, reduce inflammation, and stimulate healing. The following principles are used in the local “management” of eczema: a. [...]
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FERTILITY AND NUTRITION: LOW BIRTH-WEIGHT
Low birth weight is classed as any baby weighing under 2.5kg (5.51b) at birth. In my mother’s generation it was desirable to have a large baby because they were considered to be stronger. In baby competitions of that era, babies that won first prize were usually bigger and classed as ‘bonny babies’. The trend then [...]
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PREVENTION OF SUFFOCATION AND CHOKING
Suffocation • Don’t use a pillow with a very young baby (under a year), unless it is a specially made baby pillow that cannot suffocate the child. • Keep polythene bags and record sleeves away from young children and babies. • Take doors off disused refrigerators. • Keep talcum powder away from babies and young [...]
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PREVENTION OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
We all have social problems but the elderly are worse off than most for three reasons. First, they are often pessimistic and hold negative beliefs and attitudes, many of which are totally false. Many old people, for example, see old age as an inescapable downhill slide to illness and death whereas the former of these [...]