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Thanks to penicillin, which makes it possible to prevent many recurrences of rheumatic fever, and to recent advances in surgery, Dr. Taran believes that medical science is well on the way to conquering heart disease in the young. To the surgeons at St. Francis, the new operating theater will be a powerful reinforcement...
When the members of the American Academy of Dermatology and Syphilology met in Chicago last week, many thought that the time had come to drop the "and Syphilology" from the group's cumbersome title. After all, penicillin has been knocking out syphilis right & left, and modern treatment (one to five shots) can easily be given by general practitioners. It looked as though syphilis no longer required the services of specialists, or even much attention. Some hospitals reported difficulty getting enough cases for long term research...
...reactions short of death. Finally, there are countless allergic reactions. "In many cases," Dr. Brown said bitterly, "allergic reactions are not reported because the patient did not die from hem. What the medical reports fail to tress is how many had wished themselves lead. Of these exquisitely sensitive-to-penicillin patients...
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...prospects of a cure for cancer, Dr. Cornelius P. Rhoads. director of Manhattan's famed Memorial Center (TIME, June 27, 1949), told a congressional hearing: "We can look forward to something like a penicillin for some cancers, and I hope within the next decade...