Colonial doctors cures labeled savage cruelty
Two hundred years ago mothers used rose hips mint and powders from peonies saffron and Peruvian bark while doctors made house calls and bled patients. Purges and emetics were common and amputations often fatal as skull drilling and bleeding were routine.
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Associated Press
Estelle Bradman
History of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
Bradman
New England
Maine Civil Liberties Union critiques new decriminalization statute
The Maine Civil Liberties Union executive director says the new marijuana decriminalization statute may undercut due process. He cites two hour police detention limits and proposed changes that could strip indigent defendants of court appointed attorneys. He warns the civil violation record could resemble a criminal record and that some protections were lost under the new code set to take effect April 1.
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Portland, Maine
Maine Civil Liberties Union
Tuesda
Robert Howe
Maine Supreme Court
Howe
Muskie urges study for Loring impact statement
U S Senator Edmund S Muskie urged Aroostook County officials to hire experts to prepare an impact statement on proposed Loring Air Force reductions. He said the $24 million cutback as part of a $150 million plan should be proven and questioned whether it was the best place to save money.
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Limestone
Maine
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
Aroostook
Loring
Maine Democrat
Muskie
Air Force
Lorne
Defense Department
Health experts discuss mass inoculation against swine flu
Two dozen top scientists meet President Ford amid reports that a nationwide swine flu campaign could be launched. Officials weigh vaccine production needs and costs, with estimates of 107 to 150 million dollars to immunize 215 million Americans.
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Ford
Ft. Dix
N.J
Washington Post
National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
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