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 A Tribute to Janet Leigh
She died on October 3, 2004, after suffering from vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels, during the previous year.
This site can also help you buy classic movies on video, dvd, or film, classic movie posters, autographs, books about movies, photos of movie stars, and other collectibles or memorabilia.
Classic Movies focuses on films from the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s.
www.classicmovies.org /articles/janetleigh1.htm

  
 Nutrition2000 - Infrared Rays & Cancer Information
Finnish researchers, reporting the regular use of saunas state "there is abundant evidence to suggest that blood vessels of regular sauna-users remain elastic and pliable longer due to the regular dilation and contraction" of blood vessels induced by sauna use.
The researchers cite these last three effects as evidence that stimulation of the heart during infrared induced hyperthermia is well-compensated, while the prior list of effects show clear detail of the microcirculatory changes leading to the desired result of lowering blood pressure.
The August 7, 1981 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) reported what is common knowledge today: many people who run do so to place a demand on their cardiovascular system as well as to build muscle.
www.nutrition2000.com /infrared-rays.asp   (1954 words)

  
 Product List of Nutritional Supplements and Chinese Medicinal Herbs
The herbs in Memory Enhancer increase both Qi and blood circulation by improving the quality of blood and blood vessels.
The Longevity tea herb concentrate promotes longevity and delivers high levels of antioxidants directly to the system for fast, efficient action in fighting cancer cells, controlling cholesterol, and inhibiting microbials.
Perfect Balance Perfect Balance balances blood sugar and increases body energy by improving sugar metabolism.
www.naturalways.com /productList.htm   (5727 words)

  
 Angiosarcoma - Art History Online Reference and Guide
It is a blood-fed sarcoma ; that is, blood vessels grow directly into the tumor and it is typically filled with blood.
A frequent cause of death is the rupturing of this tumor, causing the victim to rapidly bleed to death.
Hemangiosarcoma is a rapidly growing, highly invasive variety of cancer.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Angiosarcoma   (5727 words)

  
 The Internet Classics Archive On the Parts of Animals by Aristotle
By the other parts I mean the bones, the skin, the sinews, and the blood-vessels, and, again, the hair and the various kinds of nails, and anything else there may be of a like character.
The watery part of the blood is serum; and it is watery, either owing to its not being yet concocted, or owing to its having become corrupted; so that one part of the serum is the resultant of a necessary process, while another part is material intended to serve for the formation of the blood.
Animals, however, that not only live but feel, present a greater multiformity of parts, and this diversity is greater in some animals than in others, being most varied in those to whose share has fallen not mere life but life of high degree.
classics.mit.edu /Aristotle/parts_animals.2.ii.html   (5727 words)

  
 WAIS Document Retrieval
Section 416.65(c) excludes from the ASC list procedures that generally result in extensive blood loss, that require major or prolonged invasion of body cavities, that directly involve major blood vessels, or that are generally emergency or life-threatening in nature.
We deleted from the list only those procedures whose combined inpatient, hospital outpatient, and ASC site-of-service volume was less than 46 percent of the procedure's total volume, and that were performed 50 percent of the time or more in a physician's office or 10 percent of the time or less in an inpatient hospital setting.
One commenter expressed apprehension that expanding the ASC list could result in edicts from HCFA or other purchasers of health care that once added to the ASC list, a procedure must be performed in an ASC, without taking into account the individual patient's condition or the suitability of an ASC for a particular procedure.
www.healthcarecompliance.info /asc.htm   (13820 words)

  
 American football
A device suitable for professional teams has been developed, that provides for rapid cooling of small areas of skin where large blood vessels are near the surface, and is proposed as a means of cooling the blood quickly without evoking the reflex of isolating the body surface from the core.
The school's head football coach, Gary Barnett, in responding to the charge by his only female player that a teammate had raped her, accused her of being an incompetent player.
Note that teams occasionally manipulate their injury reports, minimizing or maximizing the extent of a player's injury, as an attempt to strategically deny their upcoming opponents a clear picture of the team's health.
www.findthelinks.com /sports/american_football_links.htm   (1556 words)

  
 suicidefaq.txt
To confuse the authorities even more, have a note in your pocket listing the telephone numbers of all the eastern foreign embassies in your pocket, together with a little line of random "code numbers" next to each.., and a random but large amount of cash listed against each code number.
After severe vomiting, the victim loses consciousness, the blood vessels rupture, and body cavities fill with blood.
_________________________________________________________________ Part 1 - Preamble NOTES This list is compiled from a large number of sources, the main one being this newsgroup (ASH).
www.depressed.net /suicide/suicidefaq.txt   (9612 words)

  
 NORM - Lost List
Several feet of blood vessels, including the frenular artery and branches of the dorsal artery, are removed in circumcision.
The information contained in this list may be upsetting to some, but we feel it is important and necessary for those considering restoration to understand as fully as possible the anatomy/biology/neurology of what has been removed and/or destroyed.
The loss of this rich vascularization interrupts normal blood flow to the shaft and glans of the penis, damaging the natural function of the penis and altering its development.
www.norm.org /lost.html   (2100 words)

  
 symptoms-medical-symptoms-diagnosis
Different medications are used to increase the force of contraction of the heart by decreasing excess water, increasing blood flow or by widening the blood vessels.
Common symptoms include fatigue, fever, muscle aches, arthritis, ulcers of the mouth, facial rash also known as butterfly rash, sensitivity to sunlight, inflammation of the symptoms-medical-symptoms-diagnosis lining of the lung and the heart, and poor circulation of the fingers when exposed to cold which is also known as Raynaud's phenomenon.
Other symptoms of acromegaly include thick coarse skin, skin tags, enlarged lips, nose and tongue; deepening of the voice, snoring, excessive sweating, fatigue and weakness, headaches, impaired vision, period abnormalities, breast discharge in women, and impotence in men.
www.yourdiagnosis.com /host/..\symptoms\symptoms-medical-symptoms-diagnosis.htm   (3328 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Books: Human Anatomy
This textbook features chapters concentrating on cells, embryology, tissues, bones, joints, muscle tissue, the senses, blood, the heart, blood vessels, and surface anatomy, as well as the various body systems.
The Illustrated Portfolio of Human Anatomy and Pathology: The Definitive Collection of 30 Anatomical Charts of the Human Body; Spiral-bound ~ Scientific Publishing
Human Anatomy and Physiology; Hardcover ~ Elaine N. Marieb
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/080535512X   (331 words)

  
 Linus Pauling's Heart Disease Video: Theory and Therapy
Medical doctors often tell these patients that the reason for the improvement is that new blood vessels have "grown" which increased blood flow to the coronary arteries feeding the heart.
Patients hardly able to walk before the Pauling therapy report that within months of starting the therapy they were able to dig fence post holes and cut down trees.
Patients who had failed now pass treadmill stress tests without surgery or any other medical intervention.
www.internetwks.com   (3027 words)

  
 * Colic - (Horse): Definition
Colic is a pain in the horse’s abdomen which is caused by a blockege of blood vessels being supplied to the intestines...
(n.) Spasmodic pain in the horse, usually caused by spasm of the intestine; (v.) The reaction of a horse to abdominal pain, kicking, rolling, sweating...
Avoidance of infestation reduces the horses risk of colic, ensuring health and well-being in the Falabella.
www.bestknows.com /horse/colic.html   (482 words)

  
 List of Components in wine, Composition of Wine
Wine contains vitamins of the group B, and, above all vitamin P which reinforces the cell-wall of capillary vessels, lessening the risks of hemorrhage and oedema.
Wine contains a small amount of azoted substances as well as 20 amineted acids among which proline can be found.
All wine incorporate some acidity from organic acids among which is tartric acid characteristic of grape.
www.terroir-france.com /wine/components.htm   (482 words)

  
 dragon's blood --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Once valued as a medicine in Europe because of its astringent properties, dragon's blood now is used as a varnish for violins and in photoengraving for preventing undercutting of the printing surface during etching.
Provides information about donating blood, the locations of blood donation centers, current stock levels, blood groups, the components of blood, and what happens to donated blood.
Blood's clotting mechanism helps protect the body when blood vessels are damaged.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9031128?tocId=9031128   (935 words)

  
 List of research institutes
The institution is a national hospital that treats diseases of circulatory organs such as hearts and blood vessels, as well as studies cardiovascular diseases at its laboratory.
Research papers published by Kenji Kangawa, Director of the Department of Biochemistry, held the world's top spot in the list of citation counts between 2000 and 2001, according to the survey by ISI Thomson Scientific US.
The institution, operated by an incorporated foundation composed of representatives from the public, academic and private sectors, conducts: fundamental bioscience research, training of researchers, technical exchanges with overseas research institutes and information-gathering pertaining to bioscience research.
www.saito-kokubun.co.jp /investment/eng/bio/accumulation/n_osaka_infra/org_list.html   (477 words)

  
 Encyclopedia topic: List of Star Wars weapons
The weapon fired blue plasma (Colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended) bolts, foregoing the need for projectile ammunition.
Tractor beam (additional info and facts about Tractor beam) s (which are commonly used in many science-fiction works) are used by ships to bring small ships into the docking bay of large vessels.
The fictional Star Wars (additional info and facts about Star Wars) universe features an intricate array of different weapon (Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting) s, whose uses and powers range from interpersonal combat to destroying entire space stations or even planets and solar systems in single sweeps.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_star_wars_weapons.htm   (2735 words)

  
 JournalStar.com
Another feared complication is called retinopathy of prematurity, which occurs when abnormal blood vessels grow in the retina.
With the long-term effects of prematurity becoming ever clearer, doctors, policy experts and researchers are struggling anew to prevent the problem.
Haezxler was born at 24 weeks gestation — considered the threshold of viability.
journalstar.com /articles/2005/12/27/stat/doc43b079fac188f989958218.txt   (1150 words)

  
 The World Almanac E-Newsletter: May 2005
She and her colleagues bathed an 8-centimeter (3-inch) fragment of the specimen in a chemical bath for a week to remove the fossilized calcium part of the bone, exposing a network of blood vessels, osteocytes and a collagen matrix.
Fossilization occurs when mineral-laden water flows through organic material, and minerals come to replace the original substances in that material.
Scientists have long thought that organic matter cannot withstand fossilization for more than 100,000 years, but the new finding is a direct challenge to this assumption.
www.worldalmanac.com /200505%20WAE-Newsletter.html   (1150 words)

  
 The Maritime Heritage Project: Gold Rush Books, 19th Century Reading, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Mark Twain
They have given us a copy of the listings of 762 Gold Rush vessels that left Eastern seaboards for California between December 1848 through 1849.
The books below make excellent reading for anyone interested in early California and are valuable for researchers (I found my great-great grandfather Master Mariner James H. Blethen in two of them) or novelists needing character background.
Now more than 40 million American citizens can claim Irish blood.
www.maritimeheritage.org /books.htm   (1150 words)

  
 Questions and Answers About Autoimmunity
Wegener's granulomatosis--An autoimmune disease that damages the small and medium-sized blood vessels throughout the body, resulting in disease in the lungs, upper respiratory tract, and kidneys.
Because autoimmune diseases can affect almost any organ or system of the body, one way to group them is by the body system(s) they attack.
Polymyositis--A rare autoimmune disease characterized by inflamed and tender muscles throughout the body, particularly those of the shoulder and hip girdles.
www.niams.nih.gov /hi/topics/autoimmune/autoimmunity.htm   (3235 words)

  
 Questions and Answers About Autoimmunity
Wegener's granulomatosis--An autoimmune disease that damages the small and medium-sized blood vessels throughout the body, resulting in disease in the lungs, upper respiratory tract, and kidneys.
Because autoimmune diseases can affect almost any organ or system of the body, one way to group them is by the body system(s) they attack.
Trigger--Something that either sets off a disease in people who are genetically predisposed to developing the disease, or that causes a certain symptom to occur in a person who has a disease.
www.niams.nih.gov /hi/topics/autoimmune/autoimmunity.htm   (3235 words)

  
 Projects
The Current application areas include speaker recognition, language identification, detection of cholesterol deposits in blood vessels, speech recognition, automatic pipeline leak detection, voice character transformation, speaker separation (the cocktail party problem) and others.
This project will lead to a better model of the vocal tract and it will most likely improve the performance of many other systems such as Speech recognition, Speech synthesis and other.
Most of SRG's projects have been implemented on these computers.
www.ecse.rpi.edu /homepages/savic/projects.html   (3235 words)

  
 - Forbes.com
As reported in the Nov. 8 issue of Circulation, researchers at the University of Saarland compared outcomes in 16 patients (mostly women) with severe Raynaud's who did not respond to standard treatment with drugs used to help dilate blood vessels.
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The patients received either Viagra or a placebo for four weeks, and were then switched to the opposite treatment for another four weeks.
forbes.com /lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/11/07/hscout528962.html   (505 words)

  
 List of terms associated with diabetes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neovascularization - The term used when new, tiny blood vessels grow in a new place, for example, out from the retina.
Diabetes control and complications trial (DCCT) - A 10-year study (1983-1993) funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to assess the effects of intensive therapy on the long-term complications of diabetes.
Diabetes is a systemic disease because it involves many parts of the body such as the pancreas, eyes, kidneys, heart, and nerves.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diabetes_dictionary   (7156 words)

  
 TSRI - News & Views
Scientists Use Drug to Stabilize Blood Vessels and Block Metastatic Cancer Cells (11/01/04)
Viral Research in an Age of Antiviral Therapy (5/07/01)
Of Drugs and Diseases: GCRC Provides Site for Clinical Studies (4/16/01)
www.scripps.edu /newsandviews/e_archive.html   (7156 words)

  
 XVR27's Apples To Apples Page - Alphabetical List - Red Apples (With Flavor Text)
Bruises - The dark color of a bruise is caused by broken blood vessels under the skin.
Named to "The Gallup List of Ten Most Respected by Americans" for ten years.
Ducks - Large birds with webbed feet and a flat bill.
www.com-www.com /applestoapples/applestoapples-red-with.html   (13737 words)

  
 Naval and Maritime Books
Y'Blood, William T. Escort Carriers Against Japan USNI 1987 The role of the 'Baby Flattops' in the Pacific, from being used to transport troops and material to training and submarine hunting.
The author was group commander of escort vessels in the Battle of the Atlantic and one of the most successful escort commanders of World War Two.
PANAMA CANAL Delroisse The construction, first by France, and then the U.S., of the Panama Canal, list of treaties signed and its operations up to the '70's.
www.sonic.net /~books/navy.html   (13737 words)

  
 Mehta Corporation, Exporters and OEM Manufacturers of human anatomical models, scientific instruments, microscopes.
All important anatomical features such as muscle insertions, optic nerve, blood vessels, ciliary body, cornea, crystaline lens and iris etc. 5 times enlarged mounted on base.
HUMAN HEAD and NECK L.S. Showing the sectional view, the bones of the cranium,the cavities, cereberum,cerebellum, spinal cord, nose and throat cavities, larynx, tongue, palate, oesophagus are visible in in median section.
After removing the upper half of the sclera (outer shell), the choroid with its verticose veins is exposed; with the removal of second shell (the choroid) details of the retina come into view and the position of the yellow and blind spot is quite visible.
www.angelfire.com /biz2/benzinternational/mehta.html   (1464 words)

  
 Diet, Nutrition: Dark chocolate helps blood flow, scientists find - Healthypages - Medaus Pharmacy and Compounding Center
Greek scientists said they have demonstrated for the first time how chocolate improves the function of blood vessels, allowing them to dilate, thereby preventing the formation of potentially damaging clots.
Charalambos Vlachopoulos of Athens Medical School told the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology that eating 100 grams of dark chocolate improved function in healthy young adults for at least 3 hours.
Diet, Nutrition: Dark chocolate helps blood flow, scientists find - Healthypages - Medaus Pharmacy and Compounding Center
www.medaus.com /p/89,6506.html   (1464 words)

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