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...attempt on his life, Ronald Reagan puttered around the second-floor bedroom and sitting room. He strolled in the Rose Garden and frequently visited the third-floor solarium to bask in the sunshine and admire the tulips that had bloomed while he was in the hospital. He took penicillin orally to guard against infection of the lung pierced by the would-be assassin's bullet. But that was Reagan's only medication. The President's personal physician, Dr. Daniel Ruge, found no need to conduct any extensive examinations on his twice daily visits. He merely performed brief...
...have to slowly work to get his strength back." Nancy Reagan rushed along the redecoration of the White House solarium in anticipation of her husband's homebound days. The President will probably not leave the family quarters this week, but the only medical care he now requires is penicillin pills, daily checks of his temperature and blood pressure and thrice-weekly chest X-rays. His work load last week was limited to two hours a day. For the time being, Reagan's daily official meetings, outside of those with his staff, will be kept...
...concept of organic evolution is, up to this point, the only idea that offers a rational basis for predicting the appearance of new varieties of life, such as DDT-proof mosquitoes and penicillin-resistant microorganisms...
...four valves of the heart. The condition, not generally dangerous, is thought to be shared by up to 15% of Americans, but it produces a distinct heart noise, and so is known as the "systolic-click-murmur" syndrome. He has no symptoms but has been advised to take penicillin before undergoing dental work because infection sometimes spreads through bleeding gums. The antibiotic is intended to ward off a bacterial infection to the heart, something to which people with this valve condition may be susceptible. ¶Jimmy Carter, 56, is 5 ft. 9 ½ in., 151 Ibs.; blood pressure 120/80. Like...
Other genetic-engineering companies have found large established firms to bankroll their research efforts rather than going to the stock market for capital. Berkeley-based Cetus, the oldest and largest of the firms, raised money by selling a microorganism it developed for penicillin production to Schering-Plough, a drug and cosmetic company. It also obtained backing from National Distillers & Chemical Corp. for a method to speed the manufacture of ethanol, which can be used with gasoline to make gasohol...