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Word: bruger (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...kidneys, Dr. Maurice Bruger of Columbia claims that, contrary to popular opinion, alcohol does not cause Bright's disease and arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). In fact, since a "negligible amount" of alcohol is excreted by the kidneys, "experimental studies fail to reveal that the consumption of alcohol in moderate doses is harmful to the normal, or even to the diseased kidney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Doctors on Alcohol | 7/15/1940 | See Source »

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