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...content with elaborate heart-lung machines to permit operations inside a patient's heart, or marrow-chilling techniques to drop his temperature, Dr. Frank Gollan of Nashville VA Hospital combined the two. He has devised a cheap ($250) pump-oxygenator with a refrigerated coil like those used in bars to cool beer. Not yet ready for use on human beings, the machine has dropped a dog's temperature to 55° F., and the animal has made a good recovery after operation...
...after a lengthy meeting, the National Speech Association group refused to after the topic. The appeal for free debate was also bolstered by a special Edward R. Marrow "See it Now" television program. Harvard and Princeton debating teams both sent special messages to the Academies and to the President asking for removal of the restrictions...
Though the Faculty has taken on the role of an appeals court within the College, its violent pretests would seldom be ignored. When Librarian Motealf decided to morgo Widonor's two catalogues in 1950, the Library Committee approved his suggestion by a marrow margin. Since this was purely a financial matter, the Faculty would ordinarily not be involved at all. But some Faculty protested, and violently, and to the Provost. Buck then opposed the plan and the Corporation backed his view. He had interceded directly because of Faculty pressure...
...when he had paralytic polio four years ago. His name was not clear on the specimen bottle and a researcher misread it as "Saukett." In this form it is now perpetuated, beyond hope of correction, in countless scientific publications. -Hence the name, poliomyelitis-literally, inflammation of the grey marrow (part of the spinal cord). -Both his brothers chose careers on the borders of medicine. Herman. 34, is a veterinarian in Mars, Pa. Lee, 27, is a candidate for a Ph.D...
...Kaplan of Stanford Medical School. Treating cancer with X-rays has always been a tricky business, due to the danger of radiation injuries to healthy tissue while trying to reach the cancerous areas. The new gun, using high-voltage rays, minimizes the danger of injuring skin and bone marrow. As electron guns go, it is a pocket-size model-only 6 ft. long...