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FILE NAME: Newspaper & Magazine Articles (NMA) DATE: 1964 Oct 31 DOC#: NMA027 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Science News Letter - Danger of Lung Cancer Asbestos Workers 276 S cience. N r.w s L etter o r October 11, 1964 Doctors Trim 2 Inches Off Flabby Waists! Gorman doctors at tha famous Nlax-Planck Institute have discovered art instant-workout method that can reduce waistlines In 8 0 days. Called " Isometrlo Con tractions," one 60-second dally workout can reduce waistline fast. 1 0 simple exercises can put the whole family In shape fast. No sweat, strain or tiring repe titions. Acclaimed Internationally by physiologists, coaches, athletes. Results guaranteed. Free, Illustrated Information. Write A W A R D -W IN N IN G IS O M E T R IC S . Minute Home-Gym, Ino., Dopt. B, 87 Centuck Sta tion, Yonkers, N. Y. 10710. It's Like Driving In A Contour Chair! W ITH TO U R rest AUTOMOTIVE HEAD R E ST en gin eered for driving pleasure. 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A study of more than 1,500 asbestos insu lation workers in the New York-New Jersey area showed that of the 307 who died dur ing the past 20 years, 40% had died of can cer and 5% to 6% had died of asbestosis. Of those who started to work with asbes tos 40 or more years ago, 94% gave X-ray evidence of asbestosis, Or. 1. J. Selikoif of Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, said. Another study, reported by Or. W. J. Smither of the Asbestos Research Council, London, revealed a definite increase in the occurrence of lung cancer among workers in an cast end asbestos factory in London. A surprising discovery, Or. Smither said, was that a relatively high number of cancers started in the pleura and peritoneum, the membranes lining the chest and abdominal cavities, and covering the organs within these cavities. Asbestos dust is also affecting the lungs of city dwellers, regardless of whether or not they are asbestos workers, Or. J. G. Thom son of tlie University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa, pointed out. Autopsies of 500 persons over 15 years of age in Cape Town and 500 more in Miami, Fla., showed asbestos "bodies" in many lung smears. (Asbestos bodies arc asbestos fibers coated witli an iron-containing substance.) The use of asbestos has increased greatly in tlie past 50 years. Asbestos cement prod ucts such as pipes, flat and corrugated sheets and shingles, manufactured in most coun tries of tlie world, make up the largest use of asbestos. The second largest use of asbes tos is in tlie manufacture of asphalt and vinyl asbestos floor tile. Science News letter, 86:276 October 31, 1964 PUBLIC HEALTH Urge TB Checks for Department Store Santas > D EPA R TM EN T STORE Santa Clauses should have tuberculin tests or chest X-rays because of their intimate contact with young children, the National Tuberculosis Asso ciation warns. Last year, at least one child developed tuberculosis after climbing up on the lap of a department store Santa Claus to ask for presents. The association has issued a special Christmas season message to all department stores and other retail establishments em ploying Santa Clauses to be sure these jolly Saint Nicks are as healthy as they look. Science News teller, 86:276 October 31, 1964 DENTISTRY-- How have Army dentists been coping with mouth and jaw injuries in primitive areas? p. 281. EDUCATION-- What new method is being used to fight illiteracy n underprivileged areas? p. 278. PSYCHOLOGY-- How can a person hear through skin? p. 275. PUBLIC HEALTH--Why should Santa Clauses be required to take tubercu osis tests? p. 276. SPACE--What new innovations highlight the recently unveiled F - lll fighter plane, better known as TFX? p. 279. TECHNOLOGY-- How have scientists been tak ing a new look at the internal structure of the earth? p. 280. 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