Word: treatments
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Simple Abstinence. Treatment is still the subject of disputation among experts, except for the obvious measure of keeping the child away from lead long enough to give his system a chance to excrete the overload. It usually takes at least twice as long to remove the lead as it took for the child to take it in, says Chisolm. For the milder cases, this appears to be sufficient. For more severe poisoning, especially if there are signs of brain damage, some doctors use drugs called chelating agents. These drugs work by substituting calcium for the lead, which is then excreted...
...William Mader's emotional conclusions regarding Poland's treatment of Jews demand contradiction. Let us retitle the article "Third Exodus," since the first, as a result of persecution in virtually all European countries (save Spain), was to Polish sanctuary. Beginning with the "Jewish Edict" of 1264 and its nationwide reaffirmation in 1334, the Jews in Poland enjoyed unparalleled freedom, to the extent of effectual self-rule...
Even with the improved technique and results, surgeons concede that operations for hiatal hernia should not be undertaken lightly. Of the patients whose X rays reveal the condition, said Dr. Adams, only about one-fourth need any treatment, medical or otherwise. Only about half of those need undergo surgery. For the rest, there are antacids, perhaps other drugs-and, of course, that infernal bland diet...
...Radcliffe scholarships are proportionately fewer and smaller. Last week the Harvard Office of Admissions and Scholarships asked a huge supplementary budget grant to finance a drive to recruit more students from poverty areas. The capacity of the Office to give 300 new female students the same kind o scholarship treatment it gives male undergraduates is open to serious question...
...schools merge, the tradition will be very hard to uphold. It is not even certain that Harvard could legally discriminate against female applicants at a four to one ratio, but more fundamentally it is hard to defend philosophically an educational system in which males and females are given equal treatment in every way except admissions...