Word: vein
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...furnace in hell instead of a newspaper. The House of Assembly hastily voted its hearty displeasure, profound indignation, and poignant regret over the editorial. The News, visibly stiffening its upper lip. explained at length that no offense was intended and that the writer had merely been trying in philosophical vein to interpret the "signs of our hectic times.'' But Toddings admitted ruefully that in 40 years "I have never known a newspaper to be on a more defenseless wicket.'' He added sternly that the News editor who passed the piece had been "brought to book...
...where clotting is a danger, notably after a patient has already had a heart attack or stroke from a thrombus (clot). Heparin's advantage over most rival anticlotting drugs: it acts immediately. Its disadvantages: it is expensive and must be injected under the skin or infused into a vein...
John H. Finley, Jr. '25, Master of Eliot House, said the plan is "tremendous." He added, however, that "it is like tossing $50 to the 100 neediest cases." In a similar vein, Robert W. White '25, chairman of the Department of Social Relations, said the proposals "don't represent enough of a gain for non-Honors students." Another Faculty member felt the proposals would create too great a distinction between Honors and non-Honors students...
When the patient is unconscious or anesthetized and a doctor wants to give a quick-acting injection in a hurry, he often has trouble (especially in the very young and very fat) in finding a vein. The answer, said British Anesthetist John Bullough in last week's Lancet, is to make the injection into the tongue. A few drugs cannot be administered in this way because they cause irritation, but most give no trouble and are absorbed in about a minute...
...President went down the hall to witness the swearing-in of his new Civil Rights Commission. In high good humor Ike insisted on presenting Michigan State's Dr. John Hannah and his five commissioners their "diplomas," i.e., commissions neatly tied in blue ribbon. Then, in more serious vein, he invited them to pull up chairs to hear his own strong hopes for their work in racial relations and to ask questions...