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* v't > 0 =3 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FEATURES A broad experience in therapy with hyperbaric oxygen is re* viewed in Abst. No. 1133. Some observations on the acceleratlon of healing with zinc sulfate are made in Abet. No. 11 57. Abat. No. 1135 discusses the early, recognition and manage ment of emotional distress in executives'. Abst. No. 1142 surveys in-plant care of ocular injuries. Abst. No. 1145 reports on strokes in young women using oral con traceptives. Data on the relation between change of blood pressure and age are presented in Abst. No. 1146. Abst. No, 11 52 reviews broncho genic carcinoma factors in sur vival. Abst. No. 1153 reports on car mine as a source of nosocomial salmonellosis. Abst. No. 1155 studies fatal op portunistic fungus disease. FOUNDATION Abst. No. 11 63 devotee some at tention to dermatitis in animals. Three cases of lead poisoning from drinking soft water are des cribed in Abst. No. 1181. Consult Abst. No. 1185 regard ing information on Los Angeles Rule 66 and exempt solvents. Mushroom worker's lung is des cribed in Abst. No. 1188. The pulmonary hazards from ex posure to glass fibers are re viewed in Abst. No. 1192. Abst. No. 11931s concerned with the effects of barometric pres sure fluctuations on the activity of laboratory mice. Some hazards of hyperbaric chambers are presented in Abst. No. 2005. FACTS STAFF ACTIVITIES: Dr. Robert T. P. deTreville. IHF Managing Director address ed a delegation of Soviet scientists from the Ministry of Health of the USSR. The group visited Mellon Institute and the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health December 4-5, during their tour of United States research facilities under a cultural exchange agreement. Dr. Paul Gross, Director of IHF Research Laboratory, spoke on "Experimental Lung Cancer Produced with Chrysotile Dust" at a Seminar December 14 at the University of Florida School of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida. (See new reprint below). ENGINEERING DISCUSSIONAL: The Fourth Engineering Dlscussional on "The Con trol of Environmental Health Hazards" will be held January 9-11, 1968 at Holiday Motor Inn (Sewickley). Subjects to be covered during the Dlscussional (which is for representatives of member companies only) are: "Health Hazards and Their Control in Pilot Plants", "Illumination", "Laboratory and Fume Hood Ventilation", "Engineer ing Aspects of Threshold Limit Values", "Filters and Filter Testing". Mr. N. V. Hendricks of Standard Oil Company (N. J.), member of the IHF Engineering Committee and Chairman of this year's Dlscussional program, has arranged a most interesting and useful program with outstanding speakers and discussants.- IHF WORKSHOP ON THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES! IHF Chemical-Toxicological Committee will sponsor its 3rd Workshop on TLVs February 1-2, 1968. This time the location will be the Kettering Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Attendance at the Workshop is not restricted to.IHF members this year; therefore, an invita tion is being extended to all those who have data to present or who are concerned with the setting and validating of TLVs. (See attached Chemical-Toxicological Bulletin No. 7 for additional information). NEW REPRINT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST: "Experimental Asbestosis -- The Development of Lung Cancer in Rats with Pulmonary Deposits of Chrysotile Asbestos Dust, "Paul Gross, Robert T. P. deTreville, Ethel B. Tolker, Marianne Kaschak, and Mary Ann Babyak. Arch. Environ. Health L5:343-355, September 1967. FROM THE STAFF OF THE FOUNDATION TO READERS OF THE DIGEST HAPPIEST HOLIDAY GREETINGS