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...more for an annuity, and young drivers spend more on auto insurance. Industry officials warn that if insurers must set the same prices for all, the result will be a rate free-for-all that could make certain high-risk groups, like male teen-age drivers, uninsurable. Moreover, they contend that converting to unisex could cost the industry billions in added liabilities and administrative expenses. "The near-term jolt will shake the insurance and pension systems to their foundations," says Daniel McGinn, an official with the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. "And the long-term impact could be disastrous...
That bible is, of course, Masters and Johnson's Human Sexual Inadequacy. Published in 1970, the book revolutionized the fledgling discipline of sexual therapy with its unprecedented clinical prescriptions for treating frigidity, impotence and premature ejaculation. Faultfinders contend that both Human Sexual Inadequacy and a subsequent Masters and Johnson study of homosexuality are marred by vague language and fail to provide basic criteria and measures to assess the actual number of patient failures and relapses. In cases of low sexual desire, for example, M & J report a "nonfailure" rate of 80% without explaining precisely what that means. By contrast...
Those favoring divestiture contend that the flow of foreign capital has not improved conditions for Blacks in the country the gap between white and Black wages was not significantly altered during the years in which economic growth was fueled by foreign investment. Moreover, few Blacks have been accepted in managerial positions in commerce and industry. In some cases increased American investment has made industry more capital intensive and actually reduced the number of Black employees. And, during the period of great economic growth. Black political rights have, if anything, been reduced by the growth of discriminatory and repressive legislation...
...care for their pets, spending about $800 million annually. Says Dr. Joan Arnoldi, president of the American Association of Feline Practitioners: "There is a need for this product. It is an excellent idea for feline fanciers of all sorts and a special boon to breeders, who often have to contend with very expensive outbreaks of the disease...
...biofeedback and other relaxation techniques gain acceptance, doctors are testing them against all sorts of ills. Duke Psychologist Richard Surwit has shown that biofeedback and progressive musclerelaxation exercises can help diabetics maintain steadier glucose levels. At Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle, Dr. William Womack helps youngsters contend with the strains of growing up. Kurt Russell, 16, was immobilized by migraines for days at a time until Womack taught him a self-hypnosis technique. Now symptom-free, the teen-ager travels twice a day to a peaceful place in his mind. "You imagine yourself in the woods or skiing...