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...true anorexic won't call us [EPO]," says Mihelich. "Characteristic of the disorder is a vehement denial of thinness. Their perception is skewed. They really see themselves as big when they are so painfully small. It has to do with the hypothalmus gland in the brain which is affected by starvation," says Mihelich...
Smokers might take heart from, of all people, U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. A vehement campaigner against smoking, Koop released a study last week that among other things detailed what other governments in other times have done. In 16th century Japan, according to Koop, tobacco users were jailed, while in 17th century China anyone possessing the offending weed could be beheaded. All things considered, the restrictions against smoking today hardly seem dire...
Surprisingly, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Noncommissioned Officers Association, and the Reserve Officers Association--all presumably dedicated to the well-being of American soldiers--were vehement in their opposition to discontinuing the cigarette discount. According to Merryman, "They were concerned that, if half of the armed forces are smokers, loss of one of their benefits--buying discounted cigarettes--would be quite a blow." But isn't the loss of thousands of their members to cancer and heart disease each year a greater blow...
Takeovers may be good for Pickens, but are they good for the U.S. economy? A long-running debate is going on about that in business and academic circles. The discussion is vehement on both sides and will probably never be finally resolved...
...Reagan and Rostenkowski were trying to railroad them into hasty action. But Rostenkowski finally got things moving last week by agreeing not to curb deductions for state and local taxes. Reagan had wanted to eliminate the deductions completely, and Rostenkowski had favored strict limits on them. These proposals provoked vehement opposition from high-tax states, including California, with its 45 Representatives, and New York, with...