Word: lungfuls
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...Moscow, the Soviets will send the U.S. three drugs, which they have been using to treat cancers of certain white blood cells in the lymphatic system, thyroid and bladder cancers, and breast and ovarian tumors. In return, the U.S. will provide the Soviets with three drugs used experimentally against lung, skin, brain and intestinal cancers. The scientists will also trade research personnel and furnish each other with volumes of technical data concerning the safety and effectiveness of the chemicals. The Soviet scientific material must be translated and evaluated before the drugs can be tried in this country. This means that...
...months following his discharge from the hospital, Harris looked morbidly toward death. He sold his yacht, visited gun shops to look over the stock, went to the city morgue to view the bodies of suicides. Then a friend requested that he visit an acquaintance hospitalized with lung cancer, and the visit changed his attitude. "He was as afraid as I was," said Harris after talking with the man. "He seemed very appreciative when I left...
...convinced that the value of periodic examinations is provable is Dr. Ernest L. Wynder, the first physician to produce firm evidence that cigarette smoking is a major cause of lung cancer, who is now a crusader for preventive medicine. As a director of the New York-based American Health Foundation, Wynder has persuaded six corporations* to finance the Health Maintenance Center, which opened early this month in mid-Manhattan. It is the last word not only in multiphasic testing but also in automation...
...hashish may induce a severe, long-lasting mental illness in individuals who are predisposed to schizophrenia, especially if it is used simultaneously with other powerful drugs. Some of the effects may resemble those that result from physical damage to the brain. In any case, heavy use leads to severe lung damage. While moderate hashish use by normal individuals has nothing to commend it, the report suggests, the effects are neither permanent nor seriously damaging...
...rest of the population, the good life does not contribute much to long life simply because Americans tend to overdo things. They consume too much in the way of calories and cholesterol, nicotine and alcohol. Overeating causes high blood pressure and strokes. Oversmoking contributes to arteriosclerosis and lung disease. Overdrinking leads to cirrhosis and brain deterioration. In addition, Americans often work too hard. The harddriving, competitive, demanding life of the meritocracy brings many insults to the body, and particularly the heart. The death rate for men from cardiovascular disease is 50% higher in the U.S. than in Western Europe...