Silent killer of blood pressure prompts new treatment view
New York AP report cites Dr. John H. Laragh saying research shows hypertension is not a single disease. He notes three biochemical types with different causes and drug responses, linked to kidney renin activity. Most cases still controlled by drugs. science moves toward origin of high blood pressure.
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Gene Schroeder
New York
John H. Laragh
New York Hospital
Cornell University Medical Center
Laragh
Renin-Sodium Profiles Guide Personalized Drug Choice
Living Laragh and his team describe renin-sodium tests from blood and urine to tailor drug prescriptions. Profiles reveal kidney or adrenal disease and help predict stroke or heart attack risk, guiding future research into why renin levels vary and how salt and water balance affect patients.
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Laragh
Questions to ask yourself about Christmas
Bombeck writes a reflective column addressing readers who feel alone at Christmas. She recalls her grandfather, a solitary man in southwest Ohio, and contrasts his modest holiday rituals with modern festive chaos. The piece invites readers to consider gratitude, connection, and personal meaning during the season.
March of Dimes opens Little Egypt Chapter in Marion
The Little Egypt Chapter of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation opens an office at Lincoln Square in Marion serving Alexander Franklin Gallatin Hamilton Hardin Jackson Johnson Massac Perry Pope Pulaski Saline Union White Williamson counties. Holly Hill, executive director, can be reached at 997 4050. The Murphysboro Extension Service announces a microwave cooking class starting January 14 at the extension center, taught by Janice Threw for five weeks. Pre register at John A Logan College or at the first class. fee is 10 dollars plus materials. Regional winners in the Marion Business and Professional Women's Club Sixth Annual Holiday Talent Revue were named across grade levels. Sandra Duvall of De Soto won a crocheted afghan in a Cancer Society drawing at Walmart Carbondale. proceeds go to the 1980 crusade to raise 34 thousand plus for the unit. Williamson Lodge 802 Masons in Carterville will install new officers at 7:30 p.m. Friday with a 6:30 p.m. potluck at the Carterville Masonic Temple. Helen Jackson of Creal Springs Memorial Auxiliary VFW 9763 received an open house and 29-year service award at the Marion VA Medical Center.
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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
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Hamilton
Hardin
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Murphysboro Extension Service
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de Soto
Jackson County
American Cancer Society
Wal- Mart
Carbondale
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Carbonale
Dear Ann Landers on husbands of bisexual wives
A reader asks if husbands of bisexual wives react with understanding and notes many divorces. Ann Landers replies that some husbands do leave, while acknowledging the strain on marriages when a wife has a female lover. Readers share varied experiences about separation, fear, and social reactions.
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Ann Landers
Jill
Wen
Lemons Lead Argentina Fresh Fruit Exports in 1979 Half
Argentina's fruit export rise 33 percent in the first half of 1979, led by lemons with over 1 million cases shipped. The total exceeded 1.5 million cases, an 83 percent jump from 1978. Grapefruits, oranges and mandarin oranges followed.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine Fruit Producers’ Association
Aphasia Typically Stems From Left Brain Damage
Scientific American reports that more than 95 percent of aphasia cases arise from damage to the left hemisphere of the brain, highlighting the brain's language-dominant region as the core source of speech and word loss.
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New York
Scientific American
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