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...Plastic Skin. About 4% of accidents in brain arteries are episodes of bleeding from an aneurysm-a ballooned-out, weak section of an artery. Aneurysms are usually congenital in origin. When they grow large or rupture, they may cause serious brain damage or death. The mortality rate in untreated cases is about...
...from the skull. (An arteriogram-an X ray of the brain's blood vessels involving the injection of radio-opaque dye into the patient-will have already spotted the site of the aneurysm.) Then, using an artist's airbrush, Selverstone sprays the aneurysm with a mixture of plastics that combine to form a coating similar to Saran Wrap. This is tough, but too thin to give full protection against further leakage or bursting. So he sprays on a second layer, of epoxy plastic. The result: enclosure of the aneurysm in a capsule far tougher than the natural artery...
...more mechanically minded, do-it-yourself dinosaur construction kits are on sale. These kits provide a mass of miniature plastic Tyrannosaurus Rex bones from which the prospective paleontologist can construct his own small scale dinosaur skeleton...
...laboratory or office. Through it all, Ivy has amassed data which, he asserts, prove Krebiozen's effectiveness against certain types of cancer. He also relies heavily on the practice of two Chicago physicians (with whom he co-authored a 1956 book): Dr. John F. Pick, a plastic surgeon, and Dr. William F. P. Phillips, a general practitioner...
...they would also put twelve-month or 12,000-mile warranties in writing. Ford also announced a lubrication system which requires greasing only every 30,000 miles -v. a recommended 1,500 miles for most other U.S. autos. The new system uses a puttylike lubricant which is forced into plastic cases that sheath joints and bearings in the suspension and steering systems. It will be standard for 1961 Fords, Mercurys and Lincolns...