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...Bern, N.C. When Seaman Darrell Rector fell ill on Sept. 11, 1942, aboard the Seadragon--which had no doctor on board and was a week away from the nearest port--Lipes, who had observed the procedure as a lab technician, was ordered to lead the surgical team. Using ground sulfa pills as an antiseptic and a gauze-covered tea strainer as an ether mask, he removed the appendix in 21/2 hours, sending Rector back to work within two weeks...
...reputable manufacturer, like the SunBox Co. of Gaithersburg, Md. www.sunboxco.com) or Enviro-Med of Vancouver, Wash. www.teleport.com/~biolight/) Whatever product you use should emit only visible light, because ultraviolet light damages the eyes. If you are photosensitive, you may develop a rash if you're taking certain medications, including sulfa drugs. Otherwise, the main drawback is having to sit in front of the light for 30 minutes to 60 minutes first thing in the morning. That's an inconvenience many winter depressives can live with...
Folkman likens the recent clinical success in combatting cancer to the nearly hopeless battle against pneumonia in the early years of this century, when the sometimes successful sulfa drug and later penicillin were introduced. Scientists then had little theoretical knowledge of pneumonia, but were nonetheless happy to have some kind of treatment, however flawed...
...that suffering, new ideas had been born, from the technologies of radar, sulfa drugs, jet aircraft and nuclear energy to the concepts of collective security, the Atlantic alliance and the United Nations. New horrors, almost beyond description, now had to be given names: fire storm, radiation, holocaust. But other terms suggested rays of hope: jeep, airlift and the symbol of three dots and a dash: V for victory...
Today the pampered pigs travel first-class in their own custom trailer, equipped with fans over each pen and a system that changes the air inside every two minutes. Their 100-gal. on-board water supply is laced with sulfa powder and penicillin to ward off scours, the dread hog diarrhea. Each year the company holds a contest among employees to name the racers. Samples from this year's roster: Hamtastic, Leaping Loin, Chop Sooee, Boared Stiff, Charlie Choplin...