Word: jacobson
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...second loss in two games, had a 54-50 advantage four minutes into the second half on three Bozek jumpshots. Then Dartmouth opened up. Playing a pro-style run-and-shoot offense, the Big Green jumped ahead 64-57 with a quick eight-point production from reserve forward Bill Jacobson, who finished the game with...
...scrubbed Americans would be horrified at the idea of having mites crawling around on their faces. Yet almost half the U.S. population may play host to microscopic parasites, which reside in the facial hair of jet-setters and slum dwellers alike. This is the finding of Manhattan Ophthalmologist Jerry Jacobson. He and Australia's Dr. Frank English reported at a New York Hospital conference that among recent adult patients, 40% had mites clinging to the roots of their eyelashes...
Only in Darkness. Following Coston's procedure, Jacobson plucked several eyelashes from each adult patient. The microscope showed that of 300 patients, 120 had at least one Demodex clinging to their eyelashes, and some had dozens. The mite appears to favor older people (60% of those over 55 were infected) and shun children...
...problems caused by the mites -matted eyelashes and itching lids-are best treated, Jacobson says, by careful washings with mild soap. Because Demodex feeds on the oily secretions of the hair follicle, women who avoid soaping their faces and use only cleansing creams (which do not remove facial oils) are natural targets for the tiny parasite. Regular washing reduces the Demodex population, but no way has been found to drive away all the mites. Until such a remedy is found, Ophthalmologist Coston says, "man must remain the dish of his uninvited guest...
...JACOBSON...