Unit 7: Health

Addiction

(N)

He is now fighting his ___ to alcohol.

Allergy

(N)

I have an ___ to animal hair.

Anxiety

Some hospital patients experience high levels of ____.

Diagnosis

(N)

An accurate ___ was made after a series of tests

Insomnia

(N)

Nobody knows that she has to suffer from ___ during stress.

Gene

The ___ is passed on to their children.

Life expectancy

(N)

__ __ for both men and women has improved greatly in the past 20 years.

Physician

Please consult your ____ before beginning any new exercise program.

Cure

(V)

Will you be able to ___ him?

Injured

(V)

He was ____-ed by a bomb

Prescribe

Valium is usually ___-ed to treat anxiety.

Remedy

= Cure

He can ___ the problem easily.

This situation is easily ___-ed

Trigger

= set off (set ST off)

Nuts can ___ off a violent allergic reaction.

Acute

(Adj)

He was suffering from ___ chest pains.

Chronic

The country’s ___ unemployment problem.

Hazardous

= very dangerous

A list of products that are potentially ___ to health.

Nutritious

= healthy

___ meals.

Vital

The vitamins that are ___ for health.

Back on one’s feet

= is healthy again

My brother is __ __ __ __ after being sick for 2 days.

Feel on top of the world

= feel very great/healthy

I have been feeling + + + + + since I started exercising.

Under the water

(Idiom) = not feel well

My brother has been ___ ___ ___ all day and has not gone to work.