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...Iceman's head were only 9 cm (3 1/2 in.) long -- evidence that humans had been cutting their hair far earlier than anthropologists had believed. More mysterious were the well-defined tattoos: groups of blue parallel lines on the Iceman's lower spine, a cross behind the left knee and stripes on the right ankle. "Since all these tattoos were covered by clothing," says Spindler, "they must have had an inner meaning for the man and not have had the function of identification for other tribes." Some scientists suggest that the designs might have been used to mark the passage...
...boon to cancer and postoperative patients. A terminal cancer patient who no longer receives adequate relief from huge doses of oral morphine can find relief at a fraction of the dosage with an epidural, and feel a lot less "doped up" as well. Epidurals are commonly used today after knee surgery and are increasingly being incorporated into the home care of acutely ill patients...
First on the hospital rolls: senior split end Colby Maher. Running a sideline pattern, Maher went down with a knee injury about four minutes into the third quarter against Cornell...
First on the hospital rolls: senior split end Colby Maher. Running a sideline pattern, Maher went down with a knee injury about four minutes into the third quarter against Cornell...
Somewhere around the middle of the century, many scientists predict, technology may enter a transitional phase, a shift in the ground rules that will put what is now considered pure science fiction well within society's reach. "We're at the knee of a curve, after which all those intimations of the future may actually come true," says John Holzrichter, director of institutional research and development at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Among the scenarios he and his colleagues anticipate...