Archive for April 23rd, 2009
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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 [...]