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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1968

Page

10

Thermograph Maps Nicotine Effects On Body Vessels

A thermograph shows nicotine from cigarette smoke constricts peripheral blood vessels, slowing circulation. The device maps infrared radiation from large body areas to reveal temperature changes, signaling new medical insights into vascular responses and space age sensing methods.

New York UPI

Radiology study tracks cigarette impact on hand temperatures

Researchers Dr. Jacob Gershon-Cohen and Dr. J. D. Haberman photographed 19 healthy smokers after a 12 hour smoke fast. Films showed rapid skin cooling and vessel constriction with local temperature drops up to two degrees Celsius. Recovery to normal took up to nearly two hours.

Jacob Gershon-Cohen J. D. Haberman Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

Cincinnati man pays to prove health for draft

Dan Bertram of Cincinnati paid 200 to tests to prove he was fit for induction after being classified 4F due to diabetes. Doctors found no illness, but no explanation was given for the initial diagnosis. He plans to pursue service and is training at Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Cincinnati Dan Bertram Induction Bertram Vietnam Indiantown Gap Harrisburg

Breakthrough links macrophages to targeted immune response

City of Hope Medical Center researchers led by Dr. Riojun Kinosita report a macrophage lymphocyte pathway that traps and analyzes foreign material, then uses RNA to instruct lymphocytes to produce specific antibodies. They suggest preconditioning macrophages could enable cancer recognition or reduce organ transplant rejection without drugs.

Duarte City of Hope Medical Center Kinosita

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