Word: braine
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that they can achieve all three results more simply by giving a narcotic, alpha-prodine, in combination with a narcotic antagonist to cut down the danger of arresting the breathing mechanism. In 78 cases of major surgery (including 22 in the abdomen, 5 in the heart, 21 in the brain and 10 in the chest) and 146 cases of minor surgery, they got by in 84 cases with no other anesthetic, and used only a local in 103. A main advantage of the method: it induces a light "sleep state," from which the patient arouses quickly. ¶Compounds of salicylic...
...danced out of his corner with a long article citing authorities from St. Thomas to Joe Louis, and quoting past Osservatore comments against the prize ring: " Boxing makes a beast of man . . . the most brutal sport ever conceived . . . adoration of brute strength, of the fist which can pulverize the brain." Then he called on the Pope himself to referee. Though the decision may be several centuries in coming, it looked, from the newspapers' letters columns, as if all Europe were taking sides...
...before they have spread, are indeed often curable. But they may soon spread to vital parts. "The surgeon is constantly reducing the number of anatomical structures that are essential to life, but at this time there appears to be a limit beyond which he cannot hope to go. The brain, heart, some lung tissue, and other organs will probably be indispensable for some time. The [cancers] involving these parts are threats to life from the time of their origin...
...symbol of the '20s was the disgruntled intellectual who went to live in Europe, the present symbol-to the pessimists, at least-is the disgruntled intellectual who has stayed at home because he has no other place to go. The crusading muckraker, the flamboyant expatriate, the dedicated brain-truster-all these convenient tags are gone. While the European intellectual goes about his traditional business and enjoys traditional respect, the American sometimes feels that he is the forgotten man. He seems to have little to say, and even when he does, he is supposed to be so intimidated that...
...newsmen at White Sands, N. Mex. The results were-at best-debatable. In one shot at a 500-m.p.h. aerial drone target, Nike registered a direct hit. In six other shots the Army said Nike scored shrapnel hits, claimed "kills" in each case. One Nike suffered an electronic brain storm and blew itself up. * Won after Leviero was the recipient of some other leaked documents: the notes of the Wake Island conference between Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur...