Word: viruses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Though the majority of U.S. doctors now agree that the common cold is caused by a virus, there is still a vigorous minority which vociferously argues exactly the opposite. In Boston's ancient, creaky Mechanics' Building last week, one of the most vigorous of the dissenters appeared before a panel meeting of the American College of Physicians. Introduced as a prime "rebel" against the accepted theories, the University of California's Dr. William J. Kerr promptly retorted that he was proud of the title. Then he proceeded to justify it with a slashing attack on the virus...
...Colds are afflictions rather than infections," said ruddy, husky Dr. Kerr flatly. "I do not believe .that a great majority of the diseases of the upper respiratory tract are virus infections like flu or grippe-most of them are 'just colds...
Cherington recently contracted a serious virus infection, and may be out for the remainder of the term. Since last week his Government Regulation of Industry (Gov. 155) has been taken over by Joseph C. Palamountain, teaching fellow in Government, with guest lectures to be delivered by William Yandell Elliott, Williams Professor of History and Political Science, and Arthur A. Mass...
Senator Bridges, a New Hampshire Republican, was hospitalized recently with virus pneumonia...
...York City's newlywed Mayor William O'Dwyer was back in Florida for some more rest to fight the virus infection that laid him low shortly after his reelection last November. In a long-distance telephone call from Key Largo to cronies in Manhattan's City Hall, he denied that he planned to resign because of poor health. Eleanor Roosevelt and Sister Kenny were named by a Gallup poll as the two women most admired by the U.S. public. Others, in order of finish: Clare Boothe Luce, Helen Keller, Madame Chiang Kaishek, Margaret Truman...