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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...years homeopathic physicians* in Maryland peacefully carried on their practices. They also ran their own medical society, which, by state law, appoints a licensing board of examiners. But last week the homeopaths were hassling among themselves and with the law. Subject of the dispute: Dr. Robert H. Reddick's crusade to "save Homeopathy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Homeopathic Hassle | 8/20/1956 | See Source »

...Maryland, as in the rest of the U.S., homeopathic practice has never been popular. Today there are only 75 "pure" homeopaths practicing in the U.S., but more than 5,000 physicians combine homeopathy with M.D. practice. Reddick has an M.D. from Hahnemann Medical College, serves as senior psychiatrist at Maryland's Eastern Shore State Hospital. But homeopathy is his chosen vocation, and three years ago he launched a homeopathic revival. As a first step, he joined the nearly defunct Maryland State Homeopathic Medical Society, eventually became secretary-treasurer of both the society and the seven-man examining board, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Homeopathic Hassle | 8/20/1956 | See Source »

...A.M.A. protested, as did Reddick's own colleagues on the board. But Reddick allowed the questionable candidates to take qualifying exams, issued licenses to all-after complaining that he had to retrieve four exam papers "stolen by a chambermaid in the pay of the A.M.A...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Homeopathic Hassle | 8/20/1956 | See Source »

...licensees promptly took over control of the Homeopathic Society, fired dissenters. While legal briefs were flying, Reddick blithely prepared to license 59 more out-of-state applicants, all dubiously qualified. Meanwhile, the society voted a $500 assessment for all recent members to be used by Reddick for the "protection and maintenance of homeopathy." When Reddick tried to qualify the 59 newcomers, a sheriff and deputies broke up the proceedings. But Reddick nevertheless licensed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Homeopathic Hassle | 8/20/1956 | See Source »

...thousand yards out in no man's, land, Baker Company dropped off its third platoon in blocking position, sent the other two prowling north, past the moonlit hulks of three wrecked U.N. tanks. In a group of medics behind the skirmish line, Corporal Donald Reddick of Portland, Tenn., carrying a litter, had just slithered off the end of a paddy dike when the Chinese opened fire. Rifle bullets snapped overhead and then the enemy charged out of the dike shadows, throwing grenades. One exploded near Reddick, smashed his right knee. "I'm hit!" he shouted. The man next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: How It Was | 5/5/1952 | See Source »

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