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...three-days-old baby, unable to breathe, and kept alive by artificial respiration of oxygen, was saved at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children when X-ray treatment to reduce an abnormal thymus gland was applied under the direction of Dr. Mary Halton. The thymus is a small ductless gland situated at the base of the neck, whose functions are imperfectly understood, though its secretion or " hormone " is believed to influence children's growth and bone formation. It is present in children from before birth until puberty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: A Suffocating Thymus | 6/25/1923 | See Source »

...following is a list of the candidates with their weights: Ryle, 168; Kidd, 170 1-2; Thompson, 170; Crosby, 164; Balliet, 165; Hollister, 150; Swayne, 155; Lyman, 155; Hanslein, 163; Haskall, 168; Mills, 172; Morrison, 171; all of '92, and Gregory, 164; Jones, 166; Robinson, 164; Williams, 164; Halton, 149 1-2; Haskell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Freshman Crew. | 3/7/1889 | See Source »

...Yale '88 and '89 class games were held Monday, April 30, and the following men were winners: '80-yards hurdle, Berger, 11 3-5; 120-yards hurdle, Berger, 17; 100-yards dash, Sherrill, 10 1-5; 440-yards dash, Hinckey, 55 2-5; half-mile run, Halton; mile walk, Platt, 7.31; running high jump, Shearman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 5/2/1888 | See Source »

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