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Study Is Among 400 Exhibits A't AMA Conventfon Here Catholic nuns;, non-smoken by, religious command almost never suffer from lung cancer,, according to a study recently completed by Dr. J. T. Nix of New Orleans. -- . In a review of'adfnissione to rasging: from plane crash. Clues indieating,diatietea in- ' 500 Catholic general hopitals I'njpries'to sore feet. clude a history of Ithe disease in . Jem, the period 1031-1919i, Dr. They wdl be on public view me ramuy'orme panent. ;a rec- Nix feund only 33 pathological- through Thursday, but admis- ord of' overweight babies, re- 1y pro.ven cases of lung cancer sioA wiBibe restricted to physi+ pealed stillbirths and frequent, ntaneous abortions in the s o p out, bt a total poptil9tion of otans from 8.30.aam. to noon 100.000'nuns0 on Tuesday and Wednesday: mother. And ortl four nuns were ``; Doctors C'°^°' and O'Dono-' Y PR~Ek•£.,N'IIlON of diabetes is ~~ ~~, 22 ceat of thee stricken with squantos ce8'car now within the realio of possi- Y per anoma;:of 'smoker's cancer.' bt7ity, according to an exhibit poPulation eany the getta fer Dr. Nix , also discovered I that by the American Diabetes Assn. diabeeas and at lea t 3:5' per lik d dd l h y to ve e o e. Ju n gp t - ng cancer did not occur in Medical diagnosis of'the dis ~ue the nuns until very late in, life. e~ ~y some day be made in - s. * ~ Of the 33' cases, all but eight' the "prediabeti¢" stage, soon A SMALL, low-pitched tonal i t:ame after the vietiins 60th enough to avert the actual ,tevice haa heen develbmed'rn ilyprolm, put irritable babies to sleep in _.~ I ft 50 study. Dr. Nix's study is one of, more than 400 scientific ex- bibitloos on display at the. American Medical As,sin.'s meeting iit,MoCTormick Place. •7be exhibits e,xpilai the 'easses and cures of'ailments prove the general health of before the onset of florid dia- dd- nuns. Toillustrateo his workbetes,k perhap,ss even at b'irth.. Dr. Nelson said thee soundd he uses several dolls wearing These abnormalities would in- sets up a sleep response inithe exat t miniatures of the robes dicate a prediabctic stage. baby's nervous system. 'of the orders involved in the • tb f th D Wlli . K Iff f " , T'FSE' findings are merely New York note that researchers Olsen and Edward N. Nelson incidea:al l intelligence, Dr. Nix are attempting to find •oiocherni- of Minnraapolis, it' works best said, in a study intended to im- eat abnomtalities that exist long on babies ]dss than f_our months l. O'Donovaa of Devtsed by Dootors lhy R * s * tonn and C. before,women began to smoke. ahaa been proven 90 per, cent ef- In, studice from now on, the a me°t eatliar' in this ssme fective iniquieting, fussy babies nuns could have smoked at phase' who are not suffering from any age 12." BUT'DO,C[ORS'le!ome W. organic discornforts. y a smal ba°ery; :I said. 'Ttiey entered c^nvents ~I be able to recognize the P°wered may be the last group diabetea late in the asymptoma- i i k ~ e tmns stor zed spea er i of tron-smokers ever,"'Dr. Nix ~ or Lttent suge Soon they b l a ~ er age Today doctors can1 dtagnose Iess'than 20 seconds. We are atm g or me r. t am . o a- ods of picking up potential Cleveland and his associ:ues dis-. dtYlxtics so e:ulj• that by played an artificial heart that modifying I their way of liv. kept a dog alivee for. 27hours:lng we can prevent' the dir But a major problem--the for- ease,"'said Dr.,A. B. ScovWe mation of bloodlclots inside the Jr. of' Nashville,.Tenn., a plastic heart-remains to be member of the A'merican ' tolsed before the device can be 111abetes Asiuc uf^Jlfnr humans: HORLD-TELEQBAM[ & SUN New York, Nev,York June 29, 1962 - . i MARapx Rmp, Candy~ in schnnls 4be cottncil m, Fbods and Nutr+ition of the Amerinn, Medical' Assn. has annottncctt lt Is opposed to the sale and- dlatributita of confections and aubonated'beverages fn achool lunchrooms. 1fie nutritional benefft of oandy and soft drinka is '.'greatly' Inferior" to that of milk; fruit'and lotfier foods, the .cotmcil said. - "Orte of the ftntotions of a at3tood'lttnch program Is to pro •vlde training m sound food babits.' 11ie sale of foods, oon- fections and' beverages in lunchrooms, reereation roesns and other school facilities irr fluenoea directly the food !iffi ita of' the students. Eves+yy effort should , be estended to t9oottrage studente to adopt and enjoy good,food haltits 'The avaUabillty of conteo tfons and carbonated be+es, .ages on adtool px isea may, tbtnpt'ehildren to spend limctt money for tttem and lead to Poor food habits. Thefr Mgh •enengy value and oontinual avat7ability are likely to affect -childrents appetites for'Rgular meals. FSrpenditurea for tar' .liortatedd beverages and most oonfeotionc y-ield' a nutritional 'return,gn•atlp• fnferior to that frosn milk. . fruit and other foods included In the basic food.groups.1"In ti.w of thest• oonsldera• tions, tdr Council on i Foods and hVtrdnnn i+ particularly oppo.F,d to Jtr, ..aie and distria bution.of eoufecriwi.aa.t car- bonated brva--ab>a, In schodl luttahroom3" O O . rAr i .. ~._