Word: stressful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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UNEMPLOYMENT TOLL How stressful can losing a job be for a family? Serious enough to affect the health of an unborn child. A study in December's Journal of Health and Social Behavior reveals that as male unemployment increases, so does the incidence of low-birth-weight infants. Among pregnant women, stress is a risk factor for giving birth to such babies. The research suggests that jobless families should consider enrolling in stress-management programs where possible...
...somebody say repetitive stress injury (RSI)? It looks as though Harvard's decorators forgot about everyone's favorite epidemic in their rush to "think different." Dartboard likes a little postmodern color as much as the next person, but not when it means endangering our wrists. It won't be too long before someone figures out that typing on a keyboard the size of a napkin while standing in front of a terminal carrying a hefty backpack can't be good for the nervous system...
Whatever students feel about the University's commitment to student fitness, whether it be a matter of activities or equipment, nearly all stress that maintaining one's health is a personal decision...
...decision we as Masters would have chosen for him to make, and we are deeply saddened by it," Naddaff and Haffrey wrote. "All of us can understand, though, the stress Kyriell has felt in the wake of the various homophobic incidents targeting him this fall...
...after only an hour sitting transfixed in Mr. Arribas' English class this week, his talent for teaching becomes evident. And, while all of us might stress over the run-of-the-mill response paper, Layton's efforts actually affect the lives of 20 other people...