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On March 9 Stanford surgeons performed a heart-lung transplant, only the fourth such operation ever and the first since 1971. The patient was Mary Gohlke, 45, a newspaper executive from Mesa, Ariz. She had been suffering from pulmonary hypertension, a condition in which high blood pressure in the vessels...
As studies of air-traffic controllers have shown, stress is closely linked to high blood pressure, which in turn is tied to more serious heart disease. One way to reduce stress is through regular exercise, which tones the body and increases the efficiency of the heart and lungs. The case...
Fuller approaches his argument logically, analyzing both why manking has not advanced more rapidly and how resources could be used better. His examination of mankind's history is enticing often bordering of fantasy. Yet it is unconvincing. Certain principles do not fit into his major argument, but seem to be...
Because Reagan was coughing up bright red blood and complaining of chest pain on his left side and difficulty in breathing, doctors immediately suspected that his lung had been injured and probably collapsed, a common result of gunshot wounds to the chest. Normally, the pressure in the space between the...
The next morning, Reagan was moved to a quiet, eight-room suite on the third floor. He had a pulse rate of 70 and blood pressure of 130/80, numbers that would please a healthy man. He was encouraged to cough to help get secretions out of his lungs. Though breathing...