Health Inquiry: Heart disease, cancerU.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 - 3151 pages pt.8: Contains two compilations. a. "Health and Maternity Insurance Throughout the World," Feb. 1954, by Carl H. Farman, SSA (p. 2565-2629). b. "Hospital and Medical Care Programs in Great Britain, Sweden, New Zealand, and Australia," Feb. 1954, by Martha D. Ring, PHS (p. 2631-3151) |
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... cases where we know the cause of high blood pressure fre- quently that can be removed and the patient is cured . ... volved - you may cure the hypertension by taking out the involved kidney surgically , but such instances of cure as ...
... cases where we know the cause of high blood pressure fre- quently that can be removed and the patient is cured . ... volved - you may cure the hypertension by taking out the involved kidney surgically , but such instances of cure as ...
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Major mortality gains have resulted from preventive medicine and the development of specific cures . Preventive medicine has been suc- cessful in eliminating , in a large measure , the spread of disease .
Major mortality gains have resulted from preventive medicine and the development of specific cures . Preventive medicine has been suc- cessful in eliminating , in a large measure , the spread of disease .
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The medical profession will never be satisfied until we can cure them all and until we can prevent cancer . Incidentally , we have prevented a great many cases of cancer . We do not now see the cases of cancer of the mouth and some ...
The medical profession will never be satisfied until we can cure them all and until we can prevent cancer . Incidentally , we have prevented a great many cases of cancer . We do not now see the cases of cancer of the mouth and some ...
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... and cure , by the raising of the level of sights of every medical practitioner ; by laboratory and other diagnostic techniques ; by research ; and by well - organized and active health departments and heart associations responsible ...
... and cure , by the raising of the level of sights of every medical practitioner ; by laboratory and other diagnostic techniques ; by research ; and by well - organized and active health departments and heart associations responsible ...
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There is no drug which will cure rheumatic fever . Complete bed rest is the prime treatment for active rheumatic fever , and this must be main- tained until activity subsides . Adequate nutrition is very important .
There is no drug which will cure rheumatic fever . Complete bed rest is the prime treatment for active rheumatic fever , and this must be main- tained until activity subsides . Adequate nutrition is very important .
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| Title | Health Inquiry: Heart disease, cancer Part 1 of Health Inquiry: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First and [-second] Sessions, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Part 1 of Health Inquiry: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First[-second] Session, on the Causes, Control, and Remedies of the Principal Deseases of Mankind, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 3151 pages |
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