Psychiatrist Fights Mind Acting Drugs in Medicine
Dr Francis J H Braceland of the Institute of Living argues mind altering medicines only treat symptoms and are not a cure. He cites the need for ongoing physician patient contact and a therapeutic relationship to maximize benefits while noting these drugs enable home or work treatment but are not a labor saving device.
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Francis J H Braceland
Institute of Living
Hartford
Patien
Braceland
Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association
Arctic high clouds form from mineral dust dust clouds
National Geographic notes Arctic clouds as high as 50 miles above Earth formed from mineral dust. It also recalls Queen Victoria popularizing preserved ginger served at state banquets. Cyprus history covers Egyptian conquest around 1500 BC and later rulers before independence with Britain in 1960.
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Arctic
National Geographic
Earth
Victoria
Cyprus
Great Britain
Hamster Melanoma Clues Shed Light on Human Cancer
New York surgeon Dr. Joseph G Fortner reported at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting that Syrians hamsters naturally develop malignant melanoma similar to human cases. Some hamsters showed multiple pigmented tumors, offering a potential avenue to understand cancer spread despite low survival in humans.
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Chicago
New York
Tom Dooley
Joseph G Fortner
Memorial Hospital
American Association For Cancer Research
Fortner
Puz
Dr. Fortner
Space world is topsy turvy
Space world is topsy turvy as astronauts describe weightlessness and time shifts in orbit. The piece explains how day and night cycle every 90 minutes and seasons flip with sun distance, while space engineers note two simultaneous seasons and extreme temperatures requiring dual climate control aboard stations.
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Alvin B. Webb Jr
Houston
UPI
Gherman Trtov
Earth
General Dynamics Astronautics
San Diego
Calif
Space
General Dynamics Engineers
Space Station
AF tests instant landing sites for future VTOLs
Dayton AP I reports the Air Force tests instant landing sites for jet VTOLs in remote forward areas. Tests show unprepared terrain risks engine damage or flameout from blast, while research explores fast hardening cement and polyester mixes sprayed or dropped to create temporary runways.
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Dayton
API
Air Force
Aircraf
Aero Propulsion Laboratory
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
Ling - Temco - Vought Inc
VTOL
Ingen-Housz Profiles Show Photosynthesis Founder
Jan Ingen-Housz (1730-1799) helped establish photosynthesis, proving green plants purify air in sunlight and emit oxygen while in shade release carbon dioxide. He studied medicine and ran experiments in England, including a peppermint-in-jar test that restored candle flame after sunlight exposure. Reading: C. Singer.
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Jan Ingen-Housz
Edinburgh
Austria
Hapsburgs
Ingen-Housz
England
Is science tied to ethics in psychology debate
In New York a psychologist argues science owes allegiance to no one not even ethics He notes science can be wrong today and right tomorrow and cautions against using science to justify controlling clients While others favor clarification and awareness over control the ethics of scientific guidance in behavior remains debated He questions how much faith to place in science for guiding ethical decisions.
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New York
UPI
Joseph F Rychlak
St. Louis (Mo
Rychlak
Mechanical heart developed by Cleveland physician
A Cleveland doctor says he has developed a mechanical heart with aims to perfect it for human use within three years. Dr Willem J Kolff, head of the artificial organ department, announced progress on the device in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Cleveland, Ohio
Willem J. Kolff
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