Obituary; His Work Let Babies Breathe Easy; Physiologist Improved Respirators, Testing for Lactose Intolerance

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Throughout the world, tiny babies breathe a little easier thanks to Lyle H. Hamilton, long a physiologist with the Medical College of Wisconsin.

"He was a pioneer in the development of new respirators, now used universally in neonatal intensive care units for babies with breathing problems when they're born," said Allen Cowley, chairman of the college's physiology department.

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Obituary; His Work Let Babies Breathe Easy; Physiologist Improved Respirators, Testing for Lactose Intolerance

Rather than the traditional pumping action, the respirators rely on high-frequency vibrations to move oxygen into little lungs and carbon dioxide out.

"He did the basic work and published, and it was built," Cow...

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