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...article in Harper's titled "The Illinois Legislature: A Study in Corruption." Along with a legislative colleague, Anthony Scariano, now an Illinois judge, Simon followed up by testifying to no avail before an Illinois crime commission. "As a result, we were pariahs," Scariano recalls. Simon developed a bleeding ulcer. The only good thing to come out of it, Jeanne Simon says, is that on his doctor's orders the abstemious Simon began drinking a glass of wine with dinner...
...Allrighty, IBM it is. You start in September. The job entails wearing a tie seven days a week while you work ridiculously long hours. The unrelentless pressure of handling millions of dollars every day mandates an ulcer and a wife who will leave you, because you are rarely home. But oooohhhh, whatta great yacht! Here's your contract...
Cameron and others at the conference also reported that men with genital ulcers -- caused by such infections as herpes simplex 2, syphilis or chancroid -- were three times as vulnerable to the AIDS virus as those who were lesion free. "An ulcer breaks the integrity of the skin and allows infected blood to come into contact with a sexual partner," says Cameron. Thus, he adds, controlling treatable diseases like herpes and educating uncircumcised men about their risk could make a slight dent in the so far incurable scourge...
...based in Skokie, Ill., will give refunds on all its 22 prescription drugs, including Calan, a drug for high blood pressure. The company hopes the promotion will boost sales. In particular, Searle thinks the money-back guarantee will encourage doctors to try prescribing several new drugs, including an anti-ulcer pill called Cytotec, that the company plans to market soon. But many doctors are uneasy about the strategy. Says Dr. Mark Siegler, director of the University of Chicago's Center for Clinical Medical Ethics: "Inappropriate guarantees from the drug firm threaten to undermine the doctor-patient relationship...
...York City, he encountered hostility. Classmates ridiculed his Americanized way of shrugging his shoulders in answer to questions and his practice of opening doors for girls. Osawa's teacher informed the boy's mother he must "act like a Japanese person." In short order, Osawa developed a stress-related ulcer and had to be transferred to a private international school. Adults hardly fare better. Says Koji Kato, chief researcher at the National Institute of Education: "Returnees are regarded as kind of guests...