Word: feverently
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...vaccine, in reduced dosages, is now considered safe for children, even though youngsters are more susceptible than adults to fever reactions from the shots. Recommended dosages: two shots of 0.1 cc. each, one to two weeks apart for children under five, two shots of 0.5 cc. each for children five to twelve (v. single adult dose...
...returning from duty to his wife and children in Mystic. Conn. A young Australian couple, Peter and Mary Holmes, use habit as an escape from the horror to come; they go on as they always have-sailing, giving parties, worrying when their small daughter has a sore throat or fever. Moira Davidson at first seems to drink too much, but a Platonic relationship with Commander Towers soon settles her into the resigned-to-fate mold of the others...
...doctors' estimates, as many as 50 mililon Americans this fall may have to take to their beds for at least four to five days with a special variety of sniffles, aches, pains and high fever. In some areas, between 10% and 20 % of the population may be out of action all at once. Reason: It is now clear that despite the best efforts of medical men and drug manufacturers, only a small part of the U.S. population can be protected in time against the new flu virus that filtered through the Bamboo Curtain last April. For the latest, disquieting...
Windfall. In Harbor Springs, Mich., the chamber of commerce, pushing the town as a pollen-free haven for hay-fever sufferers, offered schoolboys a dime a pound for any ragweed they could find, backed down hurriedly when youngsters hauled in a 1,400-lb. wagonload...
...There is danger in the carefree use of the most popular "happiness pill," meprobamate (trade-named Miltown and Equanil), warned the A.M.A.'s Council on Drugs. Side effects, including allergic reactions, shaking chills and fever, have been reported; the drug should be used under medical supervision, with the same care as other tranquilizers...