Arthritis impact and Blue Cross origins in Dallas
The Texas Health Bulletin notes about 11 million Americans over 14 suffer arthritis and rheumatic diseases. It cites 218000 completely disabled and 1.5 million disabled part time. It also states the Blue Cross hospitalization plan began in Dallas in 1929.
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Free Medical Services by Bronte Doctors
Local physicians Dr. John R. Harris and Dr. Dean Adams provide free medical services in Bronte. Harris, city health officer and mayoral candidate, administered free typhoid and polio vaccines after 1953 floods and continues with annual free pre school health checkups funded by the PTA.
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Harris Adams Clinic and Bronte Hospital Featured
The article highlights the Harris Adams Clinic and Bronte Hospital staffs. Dr Harris and Dr Adams are often on the bench at local football games checking injuries while teams from Bronte and Blackwell receive free physicals before seasons.
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Sincere thanks to advertisers and contributors
The Enterprise staff thanks readers and advertisers for making this special section possible. Appreciation goes to Dr. Harkis arth and Dr. Adams for valuable assistance. Much data could not have been written without their information and ad support.
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Rubber pacifier origins traced to ancient times
The bulletin notes a modern rubber pacifier with a rubber nipple appeared circa 1945. It states ancestors reach Roman times when pottery nipples were common and widely used, even buried with children in graves.
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