Word: focals
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...Libman's first point was that angina pectoris does not always indicate actual heart disease. A diaphragm pushed up by a distended stomach may cause the pain. A poorly functioning gall bladder or colon may cause it. So may disturbed ovaries. One of the subtlest causes is focal infection, which may lower the resistance of the heart or sensitize it to pain...
...Focal points of the meet for Harvard will be the mile-run, the 1000, and the performance of Eddie Calvin. Calvin does an iron man stunt tomorrow night, competing in four events -- the dash, 300, relay, and broad jump. If the can hit the form of his Sophomore year, the meet is Harvard's Running against Yale two years ago, he won 15 points by taking firsts in the 100, 200, and broad jump...
...halves, not before the game when they are trying to find their seats, that the spectators wish to be treated to a spectacle. I feel that our (if I may be pardoned the possessive adjective) big drum would be invaluable for dotting the i's or as a focal point for intricate maneuvers. I am told that the reason that it is not used is because the boy who pulls it is too lazy to attend the formation drills during the week. I cannot believe that this is the true state of affairs. Permit me to hope that any small...
...weaving diapers for a baby bull market or whether Clotho has in mind cere cloths for security holders. The "coming rally" we anticipated last week has eventuated and pauses at the 93 level (Dow, Jones), previously mentioned. The hopes and fears of security holders are now centered on a focal point from which a vivid movement may be expected. While we predict further upward movement, this conclusion is more or less empirical and we are prepared to reverse positions upon failure of the averages to cross the 96 level. The more conservative of our readers will await a penetration...
...late great Dr. Frank Billings of Chicago persuaded the doctors of the world that focal infections were often the cause of systemic diseases like rheumatism, arthritis, heart disease, kidney disease. Immediately there followed a great wave of tooth-pulling, tonsil-snaring, adenoid-raking, sinus-reaming. The tide, however, had turned before Dr. Billings died two years ago, and last week was in full retreat as the American Academy of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology met in Chicago...