Word: health
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Britain, leaving twelve wives behind in his Accra palace. He landed at London Airport wearing red and green robes, a red hat spangled with jewels, and sandals whose soles were lined with silver. The Osu explained what had brought him to Britain: "I understand I can obtain free health treatment here. I think I will get a pair of spectacles...
...feature of the National Health Service Act is that all foreigners, whether they pay British taxes or not, are entitled to free treatment under the National Health Service Act. Last spring a doctor in Calais complained that his French patients were crossing the Channel to get free British treatment; some were reported to have resold their free dentures and spectacles on the Continent...
...Last week, scare headlines reported that 1949 had already produced about 11,000 cases in the U.S.-a record total for so early in the year. But even so, there were 13,000 who had escaped the disease for every one who was stricken. Comparing 1949 with former years, health officers in New York City, Detroit and Chicago saw reason to hope that the outbreak was at or near its peak, and would soon taper...
Hearts & Flowers. Last week the A.M.A. avoided the basic issue of equality, but wooed the N.M.A. with posies and honeyed words. The A.M.A. wanted support in its fight against President Truman's national health program (TIME...
...This action," he declared, "will serve notice to the socializers who are attempting to besmirch American medicine for purposes of political gain that medicine recognizes no boundaries." Dr. Murray, it developed, is a firm opponent of Harry Truman's health program...