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faint faint heart never won fair lady often used as an encouragement to action. The saying is recorded from the mid 16th century, but a related thought is found in Gower's
Confessio Amantis (
c.1390): ‘Bot as men sein, wher herte is failed, Ther schal no castell ben assailed.’
See also
damn with faint praise.
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Fainting and Latency in the Eighteenth Century's Romantic Novel of Courtship.
Magazine article from: The Germanic Review; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...half of the eighteenth century.(1) Fainting indicated physical fragility, vulnerability...perceptibility and emotionality in women. The fainting fit of the sentimental heroine in the...a systems theoretical point of view. Fainting expresses the absence of consciousness...
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POTPOURRI; Elderly tend to experience fainting spells than others
Newspaper article from: Filipino Reporter; 7/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...brain of the blood it needs can cause fainting since this organ is particularly sensitive...system busy fighting gravity to prevent fainting spells from occurring. The simple act...reason the elderly tend to experience more fainting spells is the fact that the various sensors...
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New Web Site Answers Questions About Recurrent Fainting.
PR Newswire; 12/16/1998; 700+ words
; ...Who Faint and Don't Know Why, www.fainting.com Offers Information on Possible...faint. A new web site, http://www.fainting.com , may shed light on why blackouts...what might be happening to cause their fainting, and what can be done to get to the...
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Fainting.(Life Extension)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 5/23/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: Dr. Gary S. Sy FAINTING occurs when the blood supply to your...of consciousness is usually brief. Fainting can have no medical significance or...between your knees. Discuss recurrent fainting spells with your doctor If someone...
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Fainting goats are beginning to draw public's attention.
Newspaper article from: Janesville Gazette (Janesville, WI); 7/29/2006; 700+ words
; ...ducks with Beethoven feathers on their heads. Fainting goats, however, will do no fainting at the fair. This is a shame because the goats...can't stop getting his name in the paper. Fainting goats carry a genetic condition called myotonia...
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Springfield Faintings Still Baffling;Consultant Finds Few Clues at School
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/15/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...epidemiologist, said the faintings could not be explained...hysteria or the use of fainting to gain attention...no evidence that the faintings, which became an emotional...months to explain the faintings among 26 students...before the students began fainting. He said the school...
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When the lights go out. (fainting)
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 12/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...ko-pe), but most of us call it fainting. It is a frightening experience for...as well as for those who observe it. Fainting is caused by a decrease in oxygenated...Andrea and Dan, the cause was known and fainting was not associated with serious illness...
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Experts Cite Symptoms And Dangers Of Fainting In Hot Weather.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 8/30/1999; 700+ words
; ...according to a recent USA Today article. Fainting, or syncope (SIN-ke-pee), is...oxygen. The result--dizziness and fainting. Exercising too hard, standing too...swooning spell. While doctors say that fainting due to the heat doesn't pose a serious...
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Research underscores fainting risk.
Newspaper article from: Heart Disease Weekly; 11/3/2002; 556 words
; ...amp; NewsRx.net) -- While many fainting episodes are harmless, some foreshadow...editorial. Known to doctors as syncopes, fainting episodes are common. About 6% of the...stereotype of women being more prone to fainting. Vasovagal and related fainting - the...
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FARM COUPLE FALLS FOR RARE BREED - FAINTING GOATS.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...Frighten them, and, well, these fainting goats might keel right over. "It does...But it's over in a few seconds." Fainting goats do just that when they're scared...15 seconds, they're upright again. Fainting goats are quieter than other goats...
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Fainting
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging
FAINTING Fainting is a common symptom in the elderly, generally referred to in the medical literature as syncope. Fainting is defined as transient loss of consciousness accompanied by loss of...
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Fainting (Syncope)
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Fainting (Syncope) The Attorney General Passes Out What Is Fainting? What Causes Fainting? What Happens When People Faint? Resource Fainting is a brief loss of consciousness caused by a temporary drop in blood flow to the brain. KEYWORDS for...
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fainting
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
fainting is a transient, reversible loss of consciousness due to an acute...symptoms (such as light-headedness, dizziness ); after 10 sec fainting results. Fainting is synonymous with syncope (from the Greek ‘to strike...
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Dizziness
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
...such as vertigo, mild turning, imbalance, and near fainting or fainting. Feelings of dizziness stem from the vestibular system...severe, imbalance. Included in these feelings is fainting, which results in a loss of consciousness. Vertigo...
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syncope
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
syncope The technical term for fainting . The immediate cause of loss of consciousness...but in this instance the heart rate is fast. Fainting, with a slow heart rate, occurs also with heart block Stuart Judge See fainting ; shock .
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