Word: healthful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Their main argument--that conceptions of illness and health are culture-bound and that these notions have reinforced limiting social roles for women--is, in general, well supported. But by arguing that the medical profession saw women as inherently ill in the 19th century or as psychologically pathological in the 20th, they seem to cavalierly attribute malicious motives to doctors, suggesting they are the vanguard of a sexist society. These doctors, Ehrenreich and English contend, seek out rebelliousness among women and squelch it by spiriting away the sick patient before she can express her protest. The doctors "betrayed the trust...
Joseph A. Califano, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, testifying on the Hill this summer warned of the changing dependency ratio in the United States--by the year 2000 one-fifth of the population will be over 65; three workers will support one retiree as opposed to the six that now support each senior citizen. There is no doubt that the social security system will have to undergo a major revamping in the upcoming years unless the next generation of the labor force is willing to accept an inordinate increase in social security taxation...
...three years, scientists and legislators have intermittently cooperated and struggled with each other to establish uniform guidelines for recombinant DNA research. Next week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to release a final version of its guidelines for genesplicing research. These new regulations substantially ease research precautions, in accordance with the pleas--and lobbying--of much of the scientific community...
...Warren E. C. Wacker, director of University Health Services (UHS), said yesterday he is relaxing the interhouse restriction because no new cases of salmonella have been reported...
Although University health officials have said that cheese can be a carrier of salmonella, students found a large plate of cheese and crackers on the menu at the Union, Leverett, and Lowell Houses. Weissbecker was unavailable for comment last night...