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In article <> jailbird@ihu1h.UUCP (Harvey) writes:
>Has anyone heard the rumor that Michael Jackson has some 
>device (some sort of oxygen concentrator) that is supposed to
>slow the aging process? I know that he has had a nose job and a
>clef put in his chin, so this wouldn't surprise me at all. Reminds
>me of "Brazil." Any details???

What I had heard was that Jackson had purchased a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
This is something about the size and general configuration of a coffin (or
a science-fictional suspended-animation casket :-) that maintains an interior
atmosphere with an increased percentage of oxygen.  The article I saw included
a picture of Jackson in said chamber, fully dressed, and a quotation by a
(presumably) eminent medical expert stating that there was absolutely no
proof that aging would be slowed.  In addition, he stated that use of such a
device could be very dangerous, and was normally performed by specially
trained staff.  Also, he pointed out that the chamber is a potentially
serious fire hazard - especially if used while wearing normal clothing.
Patients receiving treatments are clothed in fire-resistant materials.  This
makes me wonder if Michael Jackson is going to do his own Richard Pryor act :->
                           \scott 
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