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A Use the given words to complete the sentences.
1-Compared to drug ___________ for equivalent conditions, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for chronic pain, acupuncture is a very safe therapy.
2-If you are considering having acupuncture, you should also look for a personal _______________, from someone who has been treated by them, or from a doctor who knows them
3-Overdoses of iron supplements can be fatal to ___________ and pills should be kept out of reach of children. 4-About 600 children younger than 4 years of age are hospitalised each year after ____________ iron tablets. _____________ are rare, but an average of one toddler dies because of an iron overdose each year in the UK. B
1-The most common side effects during the 4-week period by 574 professional acupuncturists were severe nausea and ___________. Seven patients experienced an unexpected aggravation of ___________. Aggravate= annoy; get angry 2-All participants were questioned on their drinking habits in recent years and assessed for other health and lifestyle factors that could affect the aging brain.
3-The researchers found that, when all factors were considered, moderate drinkers (about a drink per day) had a lower risk of silent stroke and white matter abnormalities, compared with ______________.
4-Differences in diet, including a greater ______________ of meat products rather than meat itself in the north, has also been cited as a possible cause.
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1-``The present studies ____________ a basis for evaluating antidepressant treatments,'' both their effects on cells and in reversing structural changes in the brain caused by depression.
2-``These findings...___________ that pharmacological treatments should be sought to reverse structural changes (within the) brain,'' they write.
3-For older people, he noted, the decision to drink or not to drink--or ____________ back--must be made on an individual basis, with a doctor's advice.
4-The longer a person had _____________ smoking, the greater the reduction in sick days.
5-According to Reeves, chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis and cancer, will ______________ most people living in the US (and other developed nations).
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1-New research show that the flu virus may be even more sneaky than previously thought--highlighting, scientists say, the importance of remaining prepared for _____________ flu outbreaks.
2-Employees who smoke take more _____________ days and may be less productive than other workers, new study findings suggest.
3-_______________ women and mothers of infants commonly take dietary iron supplements, but parents are often unaware of the risks to children.
4-The proportion of the population that is following basic ____________ lifestyles is extremely low.
5-Many studies have found moderate drinking--particularly wine consumption--to be _____________ to heart health. As for the brain, the effects are less clear.
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