A toddler or preschooler, who will have been aware of marital tension before the separation, may still react with feelings of anger at the custodial parent, whom he may blame for sending the other parent away. He will often regress in his behaviour, and become dependent and clingy. Even the briefest separations may be protested [...]
Don’t leave the doctor’s surgery without prescriptions for enough tablets to take the required dose, every six hours in this case, until your next appointment. In our example, this means you would need 112 tablets. You may not, in fact, take all of those tablets, but at least you are free to decide what’s best [...]
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(1.) Don’t panic. (2.) Assume command (someone has to). (3.) Assess the situation … Any injuries? How many? How bad? (4.) Delegate specific people to do specific things; particularly with road accidents. Block traffic or divert vehicles on one side of the accident (many a minor injury has been converted to a major one through [...]
This germ may contaminate canned or bottled food, particularly if home-prepared. The toxin is deadly. Fortunately, an antitoxin is available, but early diagnosis and treatment is essential. Food poisoning due to toxins usually develops within four to six hours but those cases due to infection with bacteria or viruses may take 12 to 24 hours [...]
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Why tissues from the womb should sometimes be found elsewhere in the body is a puzzle called endometriosis. The endometrium is the layer of cells which forms the lining of the uterus or womb. It is this layer which is under hormone control and builds up and becomes thick and spongy, ready to receive the [...]
The possible benefit of palliative anti-cancer treatments is that they may control the cancer temporarily. While the cancer is under control, there will probably be less symptoms from it. The patient may feel better, provided the symptoms due to treatment are not as bad as the symptoms due to the cancer were. Sooner or later [...]
Will the G.I. factor be appearing on food labels? Food manufacturers are increasingly interested in having the G.I. of their products measured and the G.I. concept is already being discussed on the back of some commercial breakfast cereals. As more products are measured and consumer awareness of glycaemic index increases, we may see manufacturers highlighting [...]
1. A range of factors including gender, age, race, initial level of obesity, diet and genetic influences need to be considered in the prescription of specific physical activity programs for fat loss. 2. Patients with a genetic predisposition to obesity or with a long history of obesity should have their previous exercise history carefully considered [...]
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1. People at risk for obesity-related health problems, especially adult onset diabetes, need to be particularly careful about gaining abdominal fat. 2. When assessing the health importance of obesity for an individual, total fat, fat distribution and risk of disease all need to be considered. 3. It is more crucial for abdominally obese people to [...]
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All in all, you can see that the secret of staying young is basically the secret of staying healthy. And the secret of staying healthy is closely tied to proper nutrition. More and more researchers of the noble science of Gerontology come, in their quest for the secrets of aging, to the inevitable conclusion that [...]