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...mysterious malady is so named because it is not caused by the widely recognized A and B strains of hepatitis viruses. Symptoms include fever, nausea and fatigue and, in chronic cases, cirrhosis of the liver. About 5% of the U.S. population harbors non-A, non-B viruses. The majority of those who are exposed show no symptoms, but of the patients who come down with chronic liver disease, an estimated 10% die within five years. About 150,000 new infections occur each year because of blood transfusions...
Long a source of grim jokes and bitter complaints by the Soviet public, the chronic shortage of many consumer goods has only worsened under perestroika. Nonetheless, the Kremlin has been reluctant to dip into its hard-currency reserves (around $40 billion, according to Western estimates) to buy consumer goods from the West. But faced with rising discontent, Deputy Minister of Trade Suren Sarukhanov announced last week that the Soviet Union has signed contracts with companies from ten foreign countries to supply products with a retail value of some $2 billion in the hopes of at least temporarily quelling demand. Among...
...workers' wages. The Bush Administration is thinking of rewarding Poland for its moves toward liberalization by extending new credits, the first since martial law was imposed in 1981. Even a generous loan, however, may not be enough to help Poland surmount its $39 billion foreign debt, aging industries and chronic consumer shortages. All too many Poles are gripped with a visible depression of spirit that even the astonishing political changes have failed to lift...
Even with its growing popularity, the fitness movement still faces major hurdles. For one thing, it is difficult to maintain a healthy diet because of the country's chronic food shortages. Fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce, even in summer, and bread, sausage and potatoes are the staples of daily life. Moreover, Soviet doctors do not think the government has given enough attention or resources to the drive for good health. Dr. Vorobyev, who has written a best-selling book called Components of Health, advocates a "national campaign for fitness" and is working on a plan to set up kiosks...
...HEARD OF THE SOFT SELL, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. The Soviets have almost no advertising experience, since there has been little need for promotion in a land of few choices and chronic shortages. The basic sales philosophy can be summed up in the words of a Soviet citizen who was asked what he would do if he wanted to attract more customers to stay at his hotel. "Well," he said, "I would hope that all the other hotels were full...