Word: ulcer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...good reporter, she did not ask anyone about it is not clear. The tension led to an embarrassingly stubborn case of acne, and Quinn found herself drinking heavily in the afternoon to help her sleep, until a doctor told her to stop because she was developing an ulcer...
...with earlier observations showing that aspirin inhibits the aggregation of platelets-blood components involved in clotting; for this reason, doctors have recommended against its use by women about to deliver babies or others facing major surgery. Large doses of aspirin can cause serious bleeding in the stomach-especially in ulcer victims-and can also damage the kidneys...
Cheatham has suffered a "study deterioration of his emotional well-being" due to an ulcer and the pressures of his work, Koocher said...
Faisal shuns modern dress for the traditional long cotton lhawb that Arabs wear beneath an abayeh or robe. His meals are bland and include much .boiled rice because of a series of ulcer operations. The King routinely works a 16-hour day, which leaves him little time for a private life. For other Saudis, however, Faisal is slowly relaxing the stark imperatives of Islam. As the King has grown older, his reign by the standards of conservative desert Arabs has become surprisingly benevolent. Although members of the royal family are expected to behave at home, they and other well...
Well aware that his state of Alabama had long liked Nixon, Flowers seemed the most likely Democrat to vote against impeachment. He had developed an ulcer over the problem. Gently, Rodino urged Flowers to seek meetings with the moderate Republicans to see if they might find areas of agreement. The chairman asked the articulate and diplomatic Mann to do the same thing. By Tuesday, private meetings had begun among three Southerners and four uncommitted Republicans: Railsback, Cohen, Butler and Fish. This centrist group stood between the all-out impeachers and the Nixon loyalists...