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Several years ago, Dr. Allen broke down large cancerous tumors in mice, rats and dogs by tying off, for short periods of time, the arteries which fed the tumors with blood and oxygen. For some unknown reason the normal tissues surrounding the tumors were not affected by lack of nourishment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Suffocated Cancer | 8/26/1940 | See Source »

...iron lung. Last week, in Los Angeles County General Hospital, she gave birth to a spanking 6 Ib. 3 oz. boy. Drs. Dan Golenternek and Nathan Spishakoff delivered her child in 13 minutes without drugs, anesthetics or forceps. During this time she was out of the lung, wore an oxygen mask. Mrs. Matthews was the third iron-lung patient in North America to have a baby. Hers is the first case in which both mother and child survived...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Iron-Lung Baby | 8/12/1940 | See Source »

...climate machine which brings all but the view of any resort from Miami Beach to Sun Valley right into the home. Duplicated are proportions of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the air, humidity, smells and (via sunlamp) its special brand of sunshine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Path of Progress: Jul. 29, 1940 | 7/29/1940 | See Source »

Altitude Sickness. Above 15,000 ft., fliers must use oxygen to avoid altitude sickness. Fliers who do not use oxygen, and succumb to altitude sickness, do not realize their plight, for oxygen lack, like alcohol, produces an exaggerated sense of confidence. Like drunkards, they are unable to concentrate. Most fliers who are shot down, continued Dr. von Diringshofen, suffer from oxygen lack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Pilots' Bible | 7/22/1940 | See Source »

...Gruskin is not sure how chlorophyll works. He thinks that: 1) "in some physicochemical manner" it increases the resistance of cells to bacteria; 2) it releases oxygen, prevents bacteria from forming poisons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Chlorophyll for Colds | 7/22/1940 | See Source »

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