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...group, affectionately known as “the PGP-10,” has agreed to share their DNA sequences and medical records, and has already contributed blood, skin, and oral mucosa cells to the project...
...pills, tablets, capsules and syrups, medical scientists are still far from agreed as to which of them are best -or even whether any treatment for uncomplicated viral infections is desirable. A runny nose is an uncomfortable and socially embarrassing symptom, but the increased fluid secretion by the nasal mucosa is, some experts believe, one of the body's defenses against viral invasion. Drying up the mucosa (usually with anti-histamines), they say, may simply prolong the battle. The fever that results from many virus infections is also widely regarded as a major defense mechanism, might best be allowed...
...diverticulum (Latin for a small bypath) of the large bowel is a little pouch or sac formed by pressure inside the gut, forcing the inner layer (mucosa) through a weak spot in the outer, muscular layers. It may be no bigger than a BB shot, or it may be the size of a plum with a stalklike neck. If the neck is extremely narrow, fecal matter forced into the diverticulum will stay there, setting up an ever-present threat of infection and making the condition harder to detect since the barium used to get X-ray contrast may not penetrate...
...upon Corky, he realizes that he must make a mad dash through the body, decides that the quickest way is to get into the heart and get pumped around. So he latches on to the first blood cell that floats by and puts an outboard motor on it. At Mucosa, where he finds his cohorts blasting out a skin eruption, he embarrasses them by using the naughty, half-forbidden word, syphilis. He is reminded: "We don't mention the word among ourselves, and brother, we get around...
...Unusually vigorous stomach contractions caused Tom to suffer cramping "hunger" pains. Pinches and pricking and electric shocks sufficient to cause intense pain to a man's skin had no effect on Tom's gastric mucosa. But when a spot on his stomach lining was stripped of its protecting mucus and sprinkled with mustard, it became very sensitive. Strong pressure with a glass rod or from a balloon inflated in his stomach to 1,500 cc. gave Tom a stomachache...