Plastic ornaments used year after year can cause odor irritation, as the breakdown of the plastic occurs produces chemical air contamination. The heat from light bulbs may cause more of these plastic chemicals to be released in the air. Plastic Christmas trees are another source of plastic odors. A major problem may be mold and dust that have accumulated on tree ornaments stored in the cellar of attic. Settipane recommends wrapping ornaments in tightly sealed plastic bags and storing them in a dry area of the house.
Gatherings are frequently a time when old family battles are rejuvenated.
Sibling rivalries, problems with parents, and childhood habits return when there is only a dining room table instead of a telephone separating family members. Brown professor of psychology Lewis Lipsitt speaks about the reasons for these problems and how to avoid them. R.I. Tuberculosis is another disease that has rapidly emerged as a global problem, according to the World Health Organization. Opal and the clinic's physicians offer immunizations and antibiotics to maintain good health while traveling, advice on vaccine preventable dieseases, tips on food and water consumption, traveling with children and traveling during pregnancy, as well as phone numbers to U.S. embassies and local physicians throughout the world. Richardson's work questioned whether the biological clocks in SAD sufferers were abnormal.