Word: physicians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...physician's cue, Nixon flew off to Florida in Air Force One-his first trip in the big 707 since the energy crisis became acute. On a sunny afternoon in Miami, he helped dedicate a health-care center at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. The carefully watched audience (at least 30 security men could be counted on nearby rooftops) of 4,000 was preponderantly friendly, although a battle of signs between critics and partisans broke out. Some banners proclaimed: KEEP NIXON. HANG IN THERE...
Frazier wastes no sympathy on what he might call the Great Sartorially Unwashed: those who wear double-knit suits off the rack and monograms, which he regards as "manifestations of insecurity." He devoted an entire column recently to upbraiding a Los Angeles physician who had tried to crash Boston's proper Ritz bar in a Cardin turtleneck. A city councilor, Albert ("Dapper") O'Neil, has filed suit against him for $1 million because of Frazier's gibes at the crease in O'Neil's trousers...
Social Occasion. If test results indicate that a patient needs treatment, he is immediately referred to his own physician. Bansmer believes that the monthly examinations will enable doctors to detect early signs of illness in patients who frequently do not get regular checkups. In addition, many members of Prosser's eldercare program look forward to the monthly hospital outings as social occasions that give them a chance to see friends...
...that does battle against these diseases is small. The CDC, which can act on its own in interstate outbreaks or assist state and local health departments, has only 90 officers; 50 are located at its headquarters in Atlanta, the rest spread across the country. Most of the officers are physicians; others are statisticians, veterinarians and nurses. Despite the relatively low pay ($1,473 per month for a physician with two years of residency and dependents), most are enthusiastic about their work. "It's a challenge, like detective work," says Dr. John Bryan, a CDC staff officer. "In private practice...
...well as emotional adjustment to their life in orbit. They also got more tune to relax; for amusement, Carr would open a jar of peanuts and "swim" after them as they drifted off, swallowing them up like a hungry guppy. "From what we've seen on Skylab," Astronaut-Physician Story F. Musgrave said last week, "I don't think there is any limit on how long man can stay in space...