Ireland's Famed Linen Developed Over Centuries
Ireland's linen industry grew from early imports and local weavers into a European staple. The 1638 move to Dutch spinning and flax seed, plus Huguenot refugee skill, boosted damasks and cambrics. A Charles II era wool ban helped Ireland gain linen monopoly.
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New Hormone Claims Ulcer Cure After 10 Years
A group led by Dr. Andrew C. Ivy reports a potential permanent cure for peptic ulcers via a newly discovered hormone named enterogastrone. Isolated from mucous lining of the upper intestinal tract in dogs, the substance was tested by intramuscular injection after extraction and purification.
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Ivy
Northwestern University Medical School
M. I. Grossman
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A. J. Atkinson
Treating Headaches and Ecuadorian Bamboo in 1947
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Denton Journal
Denton
Maryland
Journal of the American Medical Association
Ecuador Highlands
F. A. McClure
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
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Ecuador
California
Asia
New England
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