This move had a decisive impact on the shaping of a national job safety and health program in 1967, as the Departments of Labor and HEW promoted their competing proposals. The Bureau of the Budget accepted the Department of Labor's recommendations.
After I walk for about a minute, my legs are so tired... Q. After I walk for about a minute, my legs are so tired it feels like I've walked for miles. My doctor says it's because of poor circulation in my legs and ordered a medication, pentoxifylline, that caused dizziness, so I'm afraid to take it.
Causes of muscle atrophy. Unused muscles can waste away if you are not active. Even after it begins, this type of atrophy can often be reversed with exercise and improved nutrition. Muscle atrophy can also happen if you are bedridden or unable to move certain body parts due to a medical condition. Astronauts, for example, can also experience some muscle atrophy after a few days of weightlessness. Other causes for muscle atrophy include: 1  lack of physical activity for an extended period of time. 2  aging.  alcohol-associated myopathy, a pain and weakness in muscles due to excessive drinking over long periods of time.