Word: livers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Nerves, endocrine glands and liver are all involved in hypertension. But apparently it's the kidneys that count most. The typical hypertensive has clogged kidneys ; his nerves and glands are often perfectly sound...
Scientists Earl Ralph Norris and James Hauschildt, of the University of Washington, announced discovery of a new vitamin, found in yeast and liver, that prevents baldness. They dubbed it "inositol." The vitamin, said bald Dr. Norris worked beautifully on mice. But it killed them...
...Hume, founder of the Yale-n-China Medical College, recently published a fascinating little book on old Chinese remedies The Chinese Way in Medicine; Johns Hopkins Press, $2.25). Dr. Hume points out that ancient Chinese doctors, dusty as they may seem, were he first in history to use: 1) liver as an antidote for anemia; 2) iron-bearing seaweed for thyroid disease; 3) ephedrine for colds...
...dogs. Not a few with a nose for points felt they had seen the championship heat in the very first brace: The Texas Ranger, sensation of the prairie-chicken trials, v. Tarheelia's Lucky Strike, 1940 pheasant champion. They were right. The Ranger, a five-year-old liver-&-white pointer, owned by D. B. McDaniel of Houston and handled by little Jack Harper, was judged champion. Runner-up: Lucky Strike. During the three days, The Ranger found eleven coveys-four of them in the final...
...Cannon believes that such oils may carry bacteria and viruses from the nose into the lungs. But cod-liver oil, though it is "extremely injurious to pulmonary tissues," is often essential for a child's diet. It should never be given to struggling children, never be fed to infants while they are lying on their backs. Safe procedure: give a few drops at a time, or use vitamin concentrates...