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Health Encyclopedia: Stress Complications
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Complications
In prehistoric times, the physical changes in response to stress were an essential adaptation for meeting natural threats. Even in the modern world, the stress response can be an asset for raising levels of performance during critical events such as a sports activity, an important meeting, or in situations of actual danger or crisis.
If stress becomes persistent and low-level, however, all parts of the body's stress apparatus (the brain, heart, lungs, vessels, and muscles) become chr...
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Expert & Community Posts
Sleepy in Seattle: Sleep Aids from Behavioral Therapy to Rozerem
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Aromatase Inhibitors: A Silent, Potentially Deadly Side Effect - Osteoporosis
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...the hormone-therapy drug of choice for preventing breast cancer recurrence. Arimidex, Femara,... Read more »
Sleep Disorders and Breast Cancer Treatment
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Survivorship: Cancer’s Next Phase
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Aromatase Inhibitor FAQs: Hormone Therapy (Arimidex, Femara, and Aromasin) for Breast Cancer
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Health Guide
Insomnia: Causes of Chronic Insomnia
Causes of Chronic InsomniaSleep problems seem to run in families. About 35% of people with insomnia have a family history of insomnia, with the mother being the most commonly affected family member.... Read more »Insomnia: Causes of Short-Term or Transient Insomnia
Causes of Short-Term or Transient InsomniaA reaction to change or stress is one of the most common causes of short-term and transient insomnia. This condition is sometimes referred to as adjustment... Read more »Insomnia: Risk Factors
Studies estimate that between 25 - 33% of adults experience some insomnia each year. In spite of this widespread problem, however, studies suggest that only about 30% of American adults... Read more »Hodgkin's Disease: Outlook
...male survivors. In particular, women who received chest radiation are at very high risk for developing breast cancer. Still, in a 2000 study, 20 years after treatment, 90% of patients who had... Read more »Hodgkin's Disease: Highlights
...female patients who had chest radiation should receive early and frequent mammograms to help screen for breast cancer.Other research, presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Society... Read more »Images
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Online Sleep Therapy
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