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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1972
Page
6
Johns Hopkins researcher Dr. John Money reports data suggesting excess prenatal sex hormones may boost child intelligence. He notes the link is unproven and may only combine with genetics and environment. Hormones studied include androgen and progesterone. effects differ by fetus sex and may cause adrenogenital syndrome in fetuses exposed to excess hormones.
Dr Janet Travell, physician to President Kennedy, describes a pain relief method she developed at Cornell in the 1940s that uses injectable novocaine with needles. She says the technique shares some acupuncture ideas but is not traditional Chinese acupuncture. Travell notes the needle itself appears to aid pain relief and that the method targets sprains, while she remains skeptical acupuncture cures disease. She is a professor emeritus at George Washington University.
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania announced the isolation of monellin, a new low calorie sweetener derived from a West African red berry. It is 3000 times sweeter than sugar by weight, carbohydrate free, soluble, biodegradable, and the first protein known to elicit a sweet taste, according to Dr. Robert H. Cagan.
Ted De Wayne seeks 10000 dollars in damages from Michael J. Mathwig over a March 30 1969 collision that injured Bimbo Jr an elephant once famed for water skiing and dancing. DeWayne claims internal injuries and lasting sluggishness since the crash affecting the circus animal.
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