Test-tube skin offers new hope for burn victims
Boston researchers report that sheets of living skin grown from the patients’ cells saved two brothers with burns covering 97 percent of their bodies. The lab-made skin, applied over months, could cover an entire body in three weeks and may become a durable permanent graft.
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Boston
G. Gregory Gallico
Massachusetts General Hospital
Shriners Burns Institute
Gallico
Talure
Gallco
Test-tube skin helps two brothers survive large burns
In Casper Wyoming a year ago Jamie Selby five and Glen six were burned while painting themselves and removing paint with a solvent. Skin grafts grown from the victims’ own cells were used with success, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. Jamie has returned home. Glen remains grafted on the buttocks and continues recovery with concern over joint flexibility.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Jamie Selby
Glen
Casper
Wyo
Jamie
Gallico
Miss Cheryl Rumer Crowned Miss Point of Rocks 1984
Cheryl Rumer, a Brunswick High School senior active in FFA, was crowned Miss Point of Rocks 1984. She will reign during Founders Day activities on September 9, joined by Marlene Bright, club president, and Bob Reed, Ruritan Club president.
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Ruritan Club
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Bob Reed
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Mike Oliou
Doc Tome
Marlene Bright
Patty Noyes
Christ Benfield
Karl Noyes
Point of Rocks Raritan
Cheryl Rumer
Miss Rumer
Brunswick High School
Future Farmers of America
Point of Rocks Women's Club
Smithtown Dog Bark Ordinance Spurs Rights Fight
Muriel and two other residents urged the Town Board to pass a bark ordinance capping dog noise at 65 decibels amid a 6,500 dog town. Fines rise with offenses, and critics warn neighbors may weaponize the law while proponents vow to defend dogs constitutional rights and head to court. An inspector will time barkers with a stopwatch after a complaint and a 15 minute review.
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Smithtown
Muriel
Long Island
Supreme Court
Patrick Vecchio
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