European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 12, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 advanced nuclear pacemaker implanted Newark . A the world first dual chamber pacemaker o use nuclear Power was implanted in the Dies Ofa 47-year-old Man this week and doctors said the atomic Energy source will help he device last As Long As 40 years. Theoretically this pacemaker will last a lifetime said or. Victor Parson net who operated on John Sniffen Oclifton pm tuesday Al Beth Israel medi Cal Center. Beat. Pacemakers which re Gullac the Hcart-11, have been around Lor years but the device Given snifter is the first dual chambered design powered by Pritoni us. While conventional Battery powered pacemakers must be replaced every five in eight years sniffin s is expected Lolass 10 to -10 years. Single chamber nuclear pacemakers exist and last about 16 years but he iwo chamber design More naturally maintains the human heart s two slip rhythm. When the heart beats the Lowe part squeezes blood into the upper Cham Ber where a second squeeze then Send the blood into the rest of the body. The Pulsar a i pacemaker an Oblong device about 2vi inches wide and an Inch thick is placed Between the skin and the muscle of the Chest Wall. Two wires Are threaded through a Venlo the heart where icy arc attached to the upper and lower Chambers alternately jolting Hern with electrical impulses and adapting to the patient s rat of activity Parsonnet said. Single chamber pacemakers Only Stim ulate the lower chamber said Parson net who helped implant the tint ,, nuclear powered Pace maker in 1973.doctors developed a dual chamber pacemaker in 1914, but the Power source was a Lithium Battery hat has a lifetime of five to eight  pacemakers powered by plutonium 238 encased in titanium do not Emit harmful Levels of radiation doctors said. Of the 3,000 to 4,000 Pul in world wide Here s never been any evidence of the isotope plutonium doing any harm Lothe patient or inc environment. Parson net  average abdominal a Ray dose is about twice what you would get from the nuclear pacers said David l. Purdy president of Bio control technology in Indiana pa., company thai manufactures the , who was listed in Good Condi Tion told reporters the single chamber nuclear powered pacemaker he received in 1975 gave him Jolls every once in White and i was totally aware of in. Now i fed Good. A Little weak fro the operation put other than that in s real Nice he  photocopying and facsimile machine Salesman Sniffen suffers from intermittent heart Block a condition that makes the hear Stop occasionally andean cause the patient to faint. Personnel said thai with its greater longevity the new device can eliminate the need for replacement operations reducing the physical and emotional stress on the  enl and saving  inc new pacemaker also has its  have to be licensed Loim plan the nuclear devices and patient shave to be registered with inc nuclear regulatory commission to use them the dual chamber nuclear device also costs More about $6.000 compared Lefor 14.500 for its Lithium counterpart. And it is also bigger and weighs More the major Issue is the paper work and the size Purdy said. John Sniffen the first person to receive a nuclear dual chamber pacemaker discusses the procedure at a news conference in Newark . Al left is surgeon Victor Parson we. Breast implant risk overblown surgeons claim new York a newly expressed con Cerns that Silicon breast implants May raise a risk of cancer and other harm arc overblown and should not worry the estimated 2 million women with implants plastic surgeons  has been done for 25 years it has been demonstrated Safe and  said George Reading president of la american society of plastic and reconstructive  evidence of extra cancer risk has appeared in a Long term study of women with the implants said Gary Brody clinical professor of plastic surgery at the University of Souther California. ,. The surgeons were responding to a Call for aban on the implants by the Public citizen health research group a private health advocacy organization which said implants May give a risk of cancer and other health problems. The or up contacted inc food and drug administration which had already scheduled a re View of the implants. An Fra document said the Agency has been increasingly concerned about reports of Adverse effects from breast  Are Small bags filled with Clear Sili cons gel placed surgically behind breasts to make them appear larger. Of about 130,000 procedures done every year about 65 percent Are Tor cosmetic purposes and the rest for reconstruction after breast surgery Reading said. The procedure can Cost around 56,000. The Fra said it wants manufacturers of the implants to furnish scientific data to Demon Strate the devices arc Safe and  among other concerns it cited a  showed the gel can produce tutors in Laboratory cats. -.-. Although  unlikely thai this finding is Rele vant to humans the possibility of a cancer risk cannot be completely ruled out the Fra said. Good news your Holiday Bird May be extra plump this year Cleveland of this summer s drought should t Lead to a shortage of turkeys for thanksgiving dinners across the  one grower said the gobblers May even be extra plump this year because of the dry  drought s primary Impact on the Turkey Harvest was to raise the Price of Grain used to fatten the Birds said David Golden Borg director of Industry relations for inc National Turkey federation. The federation represents most of he nation s 3,0001 Urcy producers. The federation based in Ruslon va., thinks the drought related increase in Grain prices will narrow the profit margin for Farmers Goldenburg  Northeast Ohio Turkey grower Jack goading manager of Barth farms at Poland said turkeys can survive summer heal if kept in ventilated shaded areas i he said the drought May have helped produce Large turkeys.  the drought helped develop a belter Bird they do better in son of a drier  he said. California and Texas Birds always seem to be a Lillic More  this year we had Ideal growing conditions. Rocco inc. Of Harrisonburg va., which produces 13million turkeys a year detected reduced egg production by hens during the drought spokeswoman  Ricia May said. / the reduced egg production should not be reflect Din fewer maturing turkeys until after thanksgiving be cause it takes up in four months for a Turkey to grow to Market size she said. Golden Borg said Many farms were Selling Turkey wholesale far 83 cents a Pound compared with 57 cents per Pound lost year. He also said Many supermarkets across the nation would follow a tradition of Selling turkeys at a loss during the Holiday season to attract shoppers Wilh big food orders for thanksgiving. Goldenberg said America s per capita Turkey con sumption increased from 13.4 pounds per person in1986 to 15.1 pounds last year and an estimated lfi.5. Pounds his year -. V he said the drought slowed the Industry s recent growth Rale because some producers scaled Back production amid higher Grain prices. Last year the United slates produced 240 million no longer jus for holidays quarterly per capita consumption of Turkey 1 2 cd Toealo Tribune Gie Tilc n source . Dopart Meol of Alft Culibr turkeys a 16 percent increase Over. 1986, and this year s production is estimated at 246 million turkeys a 2 percent increase Gold Beig said. Although most closely identified Wilh thanksgiving turkeys Are no longer just for. The holidays. The con sumption of turkeys for example has increased quarterly every year since 1973. Consumers As you might expect buy the Osi turkeys during inc fourth Quarter. October through december the period which includes the thanksgiving Christmas and new year holidays