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¶ After medical societies and health officials protested, Maryland state legislators turned down an appeal for legal recognition as physicians from the state's 100-odd naturopaths .
¶ Two University of Louisville researchers, Dr. Alex J. Steigman and Dr. Murray Lipton, have developed a color test to indicate whether a child is protected against polio. The method: Hela cells are mixed with polio virus, an indicator dye and a blood sample. Incubated at 36° centigrade for a week, the mixture is then examined for color. If the child is fully protected, the mixture will be yellow; if not, red. The new method, say the Louisville doctors, is cheaper than previous tests, requires less time than tests using monkeys, and will enable many more U.S. medical centers to determine the effectiveness of anti-polio vaccination drives.
¶ Known cases of hepatitis have tripled in the U.S. since 1952, reported the U.S. Public Health Service. The ailment now ranks fifth in prevalence among communicable diseases; last year 49,722 cases were reported . Present standard treatment: rest and a highprotein, liquor-free diet.
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