Word: cardiovascular
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...show-biz metaphors is not equal to the dramatic tasks at hand. Indeed, some of Fosse's conceits are embarrassing. An angel of death (Jessica Lange) trots in and out to recite banal Freudian explanations of Gideon's workaholism and promiscuous sexuality. Ben Vereen and dancers in cardiovascular body stockings hoof it up to songs with lyrics about death. A hospital fantasy sequence looks at once like an elaborate antismoking commercial, a parody of Fellini and a Vegas floor show. The results are shocking, but not in the way that Fosse intended...
Where China has industrialized, it has been at a price. Peking and other cities reek from the effusion of belching smokestacks. Water pollution is so serious a problem that no one drinks unboiled water. Doctors report increases in the rates of cardiovascular and lung diseases, as well as cancer, all of which may have some environmental origin...
...effects can be dramatic. Less blood is available to deliver oxygen to the brain. The heart must pump faster. For anyone with cardiovascular problems, long immersions in hot water can be especially dangerous. If the bather also imbibes-an all too common practice-the alcohol will increase the strain on the heart, and affect the heat-regulating mechanisms in the brain as well. Besides damaging the heart and brain, excessive heat can also cause irreversible harm to the liver and kidneys. Unless bathers get out of the hot tub and replace the lost fluid, they will feel tired. Sometimes they...
...activities at such centers are aimed more at strengthening the cardiovascular system than building muscles. After having their medical history reviewed, taking a series of tests (including a treadmill "stress test"), and having body fat measured, participants are given a set of individual goals. Clients are carefully monitored as they go through their paces...
...kidney machine at home. A patient, for instance, can safely sleep through the procedure without the risk of bleeding to death if a tube is disconnected. Also, CAPD puts less strain on the heart, since no blood ever leaves the body, and thus is preferable for some people with cardiovascular problems...