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The article reports on the preparation of surgical teams and medical centers all over the world for the first heart transplant. It notes on the story of two separate cases where the heart of the victim who died instantly having hit by a car and transplanted to the person who had a heart failure. It narrates how the ultimate operation was done and how it ended a success. Moreover, it also acknowledges the success of other transplants performed in other countries as well.

The article offers information on the second generation space travel of astronauts Edward Higgins White II and Pilot James Alton McDivitt using the Gemini 4 project in the U.S. It explains that the two-man Gemini capsule is the old Mercury capsule wherein astronauts can change their plans and improvise at short notice. Also mentioned is the dress rehearsal of astronauts before the date of the flight of space travel.

The article focuses on the popularity of surgeon Michael E. DeBakey in the field of heart disease surgery in Houston, Texas. It denotes his feats in operation several human hearts and arteries in several hospitals in different countries. It cites how DeBakey surpassed the challenges in dealing with his patients' heart diseases and strokes. Moreover, DeBakey's statements on the uncertainty of cholesterol levels, are also mentioned.

The article focuses on a style of U.S. surgery which involves learning more about the chemistry of the patient's body before, during and after operation. Surgeon Francis Daniels Moore has worked with a team of young researchers at Massachusetts General and Peter Bent Brigham hospitals to learn about water, fat and muscle and their importance to surgical patients. It states that the reason why patients seem to have no appetite or even need food soon after an operation is because they first burn up their own fat as a source of energy.

Presents information to sift fact from fancy in the literature dealing with the glands of internal secretion. Description of the position of the glands in the human body; Function of each of these glands to introduce into the blood stream a specific substance which exerts its influence on the body in such a way as to establish an equilibrium and promote health; Details of the history of scientific investigation into the true nature of the activity of glands; Recognition of the thyroid gland as the chief agent in maintaining the equilibrium of the human organism, especially with regard to the delicate balance between the different endocrine organs; Uncertainty of the exact function of the thymus gland; Mention of monkey gland grafts, and the Steinach "operations."

The article reports on the increase in the consumption of food in the U.S. It explains that eating changes by nearly imperceptible degrees, in which it shows that 48 millions of Americans are overweight. It states that the government has produced a society in which less than one-tenth of the people turn out so much food that the Government's most embarrassing problem is how to dispose 100 million tons of surplus farm produce.

The article focuses on the experiences of the author on how he was able to examine the physiological characteristics of the ice fish. This bloodless fish proved to be a member of the chaenichthyid family. In 1948, the author's student brought back with him some specimens of a third chaenichtyid species called the Champocephalus esox. In 1951 the author was able to observe preserved specimens of three separate species of ice fish and samples of their blood.

The article reports on the discovery of kinins as biologically active products of blood. Physiologists have discovered that various substances with hormone-like properties are in effect manufactured on the spot from the blood or other fluids. Kinins can be regarded as miniature proteins. It can be released in the blood.

The article reports on the usefulness of an artificial kidney as a tool for studying certain physiological processes. A cellophane membrane is the basic element of the artificial kidney. Artificial kidney is a dangerous tool in the hands of inexperienced operators because it has the ability to alter drastically the composition of the body fluids. It is valuable in much situation not involving impaired kidney function at all because of its selective ability to remove a wide variety of substances from the blood.

The article discusses how mammals produce milk. Mammary gland manufactures milk from foods or raw materials brought to it by the blood. After the milk was synthesized in cells, the cells secrete the milk into the center of each alveolus, the milk-forming cells line tiny sphere, and it passes out through a small duct. The ducts of all the alveoli join and eventually drain into a storage cistern from which the milk can be drawn off through a teat.

The article describes the function of the heart. The heart pumps the blood into various parts of the body. It consists of two halves which consists of atrium and a ventricle. The used blood that has circulated through the body first enters the right half of the heart. The right hear them pumps it via the pulmonary artery to the lungs where the blood discharges some of its carbon dioxide and takes up oxygen.

The article focuses on the significance of clothing in restoring the built-in heat of the human body. The human body takes in fuel, combusts it and puts out useful work, as well as generates the energy for its work and makes cells, blood and tissues. The ways a person is clothed has a considerable effect on the routes by which his body loses heat.

The article discusses the significance of L-asparaginase enzyme in treating cancer. It mentions that pathologist John D. Broome of Cornell University in New York had studied the physiology of the enzyme found inside the guinea pigs for eight years. Doctor Lloyd J. Old of Sloan-Kettering Institute states that the enzyme is unique for it deprives the cancer cells without harming the normal cells.

The article discusses the study of Dr. Henry A. Schroeder which concludes the association of cadmium intake to the risk of high blood pressure. It says that his study was performed in a laboratory which is free from metallic contamination. It tells that the rats were fed a diet which contained one of the 20 metallic elements tested and superpurified drinking water. It adds that among the potential artificial pollutants, cadmium was the element which developed high blood pressure among the rats.

The article accounts the space exploration of the Gemini 5 space vehicle in 1968. It mentions the experience of astronauts in managing how to solve the problem of its fuel cells which are the main source of power for the aircraft. Astronaut Chris Kraft is believes that the unsuccessful space exploration would become successful in their next attempt.

The article discusses how Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, died of cerebral hemorrhage in 1953. It details the efforts of Stalin's doctor to save his life. It also describes how Stalin's right arm and leg were paralyzed, unable to speak until he lapsed into unconsciousness. Following Stalin's death, the doctors needed to prove that they diagnosed his illness correctly and that proper treatment was applied.

The article features discoveries in three directions from the field of atomic medicine. One discovery is that radioactive iodine, phosphorus and gold are effective in several illnesses. Another is that radioisotopes of iodine, sodium and potassium have proved beneficial in diagnosing several body chemistry disorders, including heart and kidney diseases, as well in locating brain tumors. The third discovery is tracer doses of dozens of radioactive elements being used by medical researchers to study the body's chemical processes.

The article reports on the controversy surrounding the study on the efficacy of Krebiozen as treatment of cancer in the U.S. Accordingly, Krebiozen is based on the theory of Balkan medico named Stevan Durovic who believes that some of the body's defense mechanisms are seated in the cells of the reticulo-endothelial system including those against cancer. However the Chicago Medical Society suspended physiologist Andrew Conway Ivy for promoting Krebiozen which remained a valueless drug.

The article focuses on views of humanistic psychologists, contrary to the belief of psychoanalysts and behaviorists which shares a reductive and limited view of man. Humanistic psychoanalysts Rollo May believes that Sigmund Freud's approach that man is buffeted about internal and unconscious drives which caused neuroses, leaves out much that is most human. May is warning that behaviorists must beware lest that they will create a mechanical society and believes that human nature will be rediscovered, which will come an emphasis on love, creativity, music and introspective experiences.