| The guys who dived
Most of the guys are gone - Frenchy, Rosie, DeLucia, Pappy, even Swede, who was actually a Norwegian. Yeah, most of the guys are gone, which doesn't surprise any of them who are still left, any of the ones like Jim Kennedy. He's 83 now, hair all gone, hip pretty dicey, toting a heart that has had a valve replaced and arteries bypassed. But his eyes are clear and his memories laser sharp, sharp enough to carry him from his Littleton home and plunge him back 60 years to a time when all the guys were on a first-name basis with their own mortality. That can happen to a fella when he's sinking into cold blackness, tethered to life with tubes and ropes that probably feel as strong as noodles. But nobody ever said that being an Army Deep Sea Diver was supposed to be easy. That clearing harbors and rivers and canals the retreating German army had sabotaged and clotted with debris, or building bridges those same soldiers had destroyed - nobody ever said that was supposed to be a job for just anybody.
DENTISTRY IN THE 20TH CENTURY
1900 - Fifty-seven dental schools exist. 1905 - Alfred Einhorn, a German chemist, formulates the local anesthetic procain, later marketed under the trade name Novocain. 1907 - William Taggart invents a "lost wax" casting machine, allowing dentists to make precision cast fillings. 1910 - The first formal training program for dental nurses is established at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery. The program is discontinued in 1914 mainly due to opposition by Ohio dentists. 1924 - American Dental Assistants Association is founded by Juliette Southard and her female colleagues. 1930 - The American Board of Orthodontics, the world's first dental specialty board, is founded. 1930-1943 - Frederick S. McKay, a Colorado dentist, is convinced that brown stains (mottling) on his patients' teeth are related to their water supply.
Cosmetic surgery on the rise
MORE than half of Australians are thinking about going under the knife or having their face injected with chemicals to look better. A survey of 2211 people by NEWS.com.au and research company CoreData found 60.8 per cent of respondents have thought about having plastic surgery while 58.5 per cent have considered non-surgical procedures such as wrinkle treatments and laser hair removal. Special treat Feelings of self-worth and confidence are the biggest drivers of cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments, with the majority of respondents doing it to feel better about themselves, followed by looking more attractive for their partner. Improving appearances in a bid to further careers was the least popular reason for both types of procedures. Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons president Dr Howard Webster said a number of studies had shown "appropriate" plastic surgery had long-term positive effects on self esteem, with less than 1 per cent of people becoming addicted to it.
Study Details Lincoln's Asymmetrical Face
Artists, sculptors and photographers knew Abraham Lincoln's face had a good side; now their insight has been confirmed by science.
Laser scans of two life masks, made from plaster casts of Lincoln's face, reveal the 16th president's unusual degree of facial asymmetry, according to a new study.
The left side of Lincoln's face was much smaller than the right, an aberration called cranial facial microsomia. The defect joins a long list of ailments - including smallpox, heart illness and depression - that modern doctors have diagnosed in Lincoln.
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Event at Dixieland Fun Park to raise funds for Tracy Russo
Friday, Aug. 17 will be an evening to remember as Dixieland Fun Park in Fayetteville hosts “Tracy's Night" to help raise money for former park employee Tracy Russo, who desperately needs a brain tumor surgery. This back-to-school celebration will feature all-ride armbands for only $15 - half the normal price! The net proceeds will be donated to the Tracy Russo Medical Fund. In addition to thrill rides such as the Scream'n Swing, Zip Line, Drop Zone and the new Scream'n Eagle roller coaster, the $15 armband will also grant access to 36 holes of Dahlonega Challenge mini-golf and to the popular, two-story Laser Duel arena. Other armband rides include the Scrambler, Giant Slide, the Spider, bumper boats and the Antique Cars, plus three go-kart tracks and several rides just for the little ones.
Eye surgery center now accepting patients
DECATUR - Macon County Eye Center has a new and improved neighbor.Advanced Eye Surgery and Laser Center LLC recently has opened directly behind Macon County Eye Center as a new facility that performs outpatient eye procedures, including advanced cataract surgery, eyelid surgery, glaucoma surgery and laser treatments, Lasik corrective vision surgery and more.The mission of building the surgery center was to provide patients with a more convenient and economical alternative for eye surgeries, said Dr. Sushant Sinha, physician and medical director of both centers."We realized one inconvenience for our elderly patients, which is the majority of our patients, was going to the hospital, getting very confused and walking across a big parking lot," Sinha said. "We want to provide the utmost care and create a friendly, convenient and reliable facility."Previously, patients had to go to Decatur Memorial Hospital or Central Illinois Surgery Center for cataract surgery, said Dawn Followell, clinic administrator of Macon County Eye Center.
City woman believes to be suffering from electrical hypersensitivity
Joanne March-Laberge was supposed to be enjoying this phase of her life. A woman who loves people and the outdoors, March-Laberge, 48, was quite content to relax and enjoy all the things Corner Brook has to offer now that her daughter had moved on to university and she had no real direct commitments to speak of. Then suddenly, in November of last year, that carefree lifestyle she sought was abruptly taken away. March-Laberge believes she’s suffering from electrical hypersensitivity (EHS) — a chronic illness triggered by exposure to electromagnetic fields, which are waves of energy emitted by all electrical sources, power lines, appliances and radio/radar/microwave transmitters such as cellphones. Those who develop EHS have a physiological disorder characterized by neurological and idiopathic or allergy-type symptoms.
Death of Patriarch sparks new controversy
New disclosures about the surgery that led to the death of Teoctist, raise serious questions regarding the Patriarch's death. According to these new elements published in yesterday's edition of 'Ziua' daily, it seems the Patriarchpublished in issue 3997 page 3 at 2007-08-15Witness are the monks that prepared the Patriarch's body for burial and who noticed an incision of approximately 10 to 15 centimeters on his abdomen. According to the quoted daily, the Patriarch requested that the surgery be done by laser. Pious Nectarie, one of the ones that performed within the hospital premises the ritual before the burial, declared to 'Ziua' journalists that the incision on the Patriarch's abdomen was vertical and 10 to 15 centimeters long. The information was confirmed by His Holiness Varsanufie Prahoveanul, another person close to the Patriarch.
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