Showing papers in "Illinois medical journal in 1970"

The wound that killed Lincoln.

Abstract: NINETY-NINE YEARS AGO, on the evening of April 14, 1865, Washington was aglow with happy hysteria over the surrender of Lee at Appomattox five days earlier. Grant, the conquering hero, was in town and the newspapers had suggested that he might accompany President and Mrs. Lincoln to Ford's Theatre that evening.1,2People flocked to the theatre. Just after the second intermission, at about 10 PM, a dashing, compulsive young actor named John Wilkes Booth entered the front door of the theatre, bantered with the ticket taker, who knew this popular actor well, and ascended rapidly to the dress circle. There he paused for a moment while he selected a letter or visiting card from several in his pocket, to show to anyone who might challenge him, and advanced toward the door of the presidential box, which was at the right side of the theatre and built partly out onto

Morphological effects of intrauterine contraceptive devices.

Abstract: The IUDs have been shown to affect some phase of the reproductive p rocess in all animals studied. Subtle effects on endometrium maturation have been disclosed. However histological observations have been inconsistent with a mild transient local inflammation the only constant histological alteration described. Polymorphonuclear leukocyte s are frequently found adjacent to the IUD. Stromal fibrosis directly under the devices is occasionally observed. Studies of changes in endometrial maturation are inconclusive. A general predecidual response at the mid cycle has been chronous and premature cyclic development of the endometrium in response to IUDs and different stages of development were often found in the same specimen. Typical nucleolar channel systems characteristic of normal secretory were found in histologically proliferative specimens. Premature asynchronous maturation must affect the ovular development required for normal implantation and create a contranidational rather than abortifacient effect. Studies of the lysozyme system and the IUD suggests that substances derived from white blood cells may be toxic to fertilized ova. The IUD is an important effective method of population control but further research is needed to ascertain its mode of action prove the absence of long-term adverse effects and design better models with fewer complications.