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The notion of coronary spasm dates back at least to the turn of the century. But there was no proof, and spasm remained simply a theory, overshadowed by mounting evidence that atherosclerotic disease was a major cause of cardiac attacks. Then, in 1970, doctors got "the first eyeball look at...
> Spasm may be the underlying cause of angina, coronary attacks, and sudden unexplained death in cases where the heart arteries are partly clogged by fatty plaque buildup. Dr. Attilio Maseri reported that, while at the University of Pisa, he examined some 200 patients who suffered chest pains during periods of...
DIED. Jed Harris, 79, irascible, flamboyant theatrical producer and director, whom Noel Coward dubbed "destiny's tot" when, at the age of 28, Harris had had four hits on Broadway (Coquette, The Royal Family, The Front Page, Broadway); in New York City. Born Jacob Horowitz in Vienna, Harris dropped...
For the past two decades, Clyfford Still has enjoyed a reputation as the Coriolanus of American art. No other living artist has so vociferously loathed the art world as a system. None has managed to keep a closer control over the fate of his work. Since the 1940s, when he...
No one knows exactly when the New World's Indians first began working gold, but goldsmiths were apparently plying their trade in the Americas well before the time of Christ. By the 5th century A.D., there were whole towns of gold-workers. When the Spaniards finally arrived, the Indians...