Venous insufficiency. Swelling of the ankles and feet is often an early symptom of venous insufficiency, a condition in which blood inadequately moves up the veins from the legs and feet back to the heart. Normally, the veins keep blood flowing in the correct direction with the help of one-way valves.
Studs Terkel. Louis Studs Terkel (May 16, 1912 â October 31, 2008) was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for The Good War, and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.
The company's namesake, Dial soap, remains one of its major brands. In 2004, the company was purchased by Henkel, a German consumer-products firm. The company's president, Stefan Sudhoff, took control in 2010 following the resignation of Brad Casper.