The remaining patients that we were unable to capture were members of very small corporate sickness funds, railroad and mining workers, as well as self-employed individuals; all those, however, received care at the same hospitals and by the same physicians as the enrolled patients.
The hospital sector accounts for a significant part of the Norwegian labor market, so even small effects on sickness absence rates can have a large impact on resource use across the sector.
Scopolamine also known as "Devil's Breath"—can be used in very small doses to treat sickness and nausea, but too much brings on drowsiness and hallucinations.
In curing the sick, the shaman must remove the object causing the sickness: a small stone, a leaf, an insect, any substance that has been sent through the black magic of an evildoer.
The Maori nanny has disappeared, and only her magic can cure their small son's mysterious sickness.
Many addicts will maintain their drinking to avoid withdrawal sickness, drinking small amounts frequently.
"We have 200 more sick and falling sick every day; the sickness is yellow fever, small-pox and in short everything else that can be mentioned.
Sickness absence thus seems to be skewed in the sense that only a small proportion reported headache-related sickness absence, but within this proportion the rate of sickness absence was high.
