Peptic ulcers result from excessive flow of the stomach acid containing digestive juices, that eat away the stomach lining, leaving a wound. Nervous tension, worry, repressed anger, and general emotional strain, stimulate the flow of these juices by increasing the acid production and the engorgement of the stomach. ... People can be trained to avoid physical disturbances that accompany the stress that leads to illness, they may learn to consciously prevent their bronchial tubes from contracting, their gastric juices from over secreting, and their blood pressure from rising. ...

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I have been on vacation from work the last two weeks. I work as a crime scene investigator for the Los Angeles Police Department. The other night I received a call from the mayor and was called to a scene where he was at three in the morning. I knew it was urgent because why would the mayor be on th...

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For a long time, no one knew that plants and animals were made of. Then, in the seventeenth century, the microscope was invented. Scientists used the microscope to study plants and animals. When sections of living things were magnified under the microscope, tiny structures could be seen for the ...

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Many people may know the Red Cross organization that focuses primarily on collecting blood from donors and providing it to patients who need it. Although the red cross does specialize in ensuring adequate blood supplies to those need, what many people may not recognize is that the Red Cross is a non...

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