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...vestibule of the inner ear are two tough capsules called the utricle (from the Latin for a little womb) and the saccule (a little bag). These contain a gelatinous material in which are suspended crystals of a chalky substance composed mainly of calcium carbonate, no bigger than grains of fine sand. In the space age, physiologists are learning much more about these otoliths (ear stones), which respond to forces of gravity or acceleration. Now otolith mechanisms are known to have an im portant function. The semicircular canals tell the brain when a man's position or posture is changing...
Finney's performance as a charming, arrogant, boyish, vain and remorseless killer almost justifies redoing the film. But Producer-Director Karel Reisz errs in trying to update the melodrama with an overdose of back-to-the-womb psychology. The motherless Finney washes away dark deeds by splashing in a pond or immersing himself right up to the nostrils in a nice warm tub. In one embarrassingly childish sequence, he regresses almost to the toddler stage. The camera pays more attention to Finney's tortured mental processes than to the all-important hatbox. The new Night trades a real...
...steadily around the world, many questions arise. Just what are the pills? How do they work? Are they certain? Are they safe? What are the disadvantages and discomforts of using them? How long can a woman go on taking them? Could they cause cancer or deform babies in the womb? MEDICINE reports and analyzes the answers and concludes that, in nearly every case, they are reassuring...
...potent drugs, many questions arise: Just what are the pills? How do they work? Are they certain? Are they safe? What are the disadvantages and discomforts of using them? How long can a woman go on taking them? Could they cause cancer or deform babies in the womb...
...cause cancer? Medical purists argue that no one can be certain for 30 years or so. But present evidence from almost eight years' experience indicates that the answer is likely to be no. There are even a few shreds of hopeful evidence that cancer of the cervix and womb may be less common among women taking the pills...