Donor Rush Fails as Girl Dies After Skin Graft Plea
In Norfolk Virginia Kathy Thornrose 6 badly burned in a March 24 fire dies less than 24 hours after a donor skin graft plan collapses. Banks and volunteers offered skin from a donor who had died but risk concerns halted usable donations. The case drew national pleas and messages from Kathy’s father Navy man Howard Thornrose and responders nationwide.
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Belace Thornrose
Norfolk General
Beach
Katty
Willcox Buffin Jr
Kathy
Ruffin
Eastern Renal Transplant Center
Midwest
Howard W. Thornrose
Navy
Atta
America
Thornrose
Herbs
Ohio
Elmer Branham
Eliba
Auto insurance linked to prolonged whiplash healing
Miami AP reports Dr. Mark Brown of the University of Miami says auto insurance fosters a disease like compensation neurosis in accident victims who seek costly treatment. He notes some patients have pain without physical cause and that physiotherapy often prolongs recovery, while minor whiplash typically clears in 7 to 10 days per Dr. Walter Jones II.
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MIAMI
Mark Brown
University of Miami
Brown
Walter Jones Iie
The
Florida Orthopedic Society
Cesarean births rise amid malpractice fears
Chicago experts report cesarean deliveries have doubled over a decade, now more than 10 percent of births, with costs rising and doctors citing fear of lawsuits. Dr. Allan Charles notes improved infant outcomes but warns of cautious interpretation and legal pressure influencing decisions.
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Knight News Service
Chicago
Allan Charles
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Charles
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Postal Service seeks $1 million from AMA over back postage
The Postal Service asked the Justice Department to sue the American Medical Association for over 1 million dollars in back postage for the Journal of the American Medical Association. The dispute centers on second class rates for a month ending August 1975 when free copies were sent to nonmembers.
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Postal Service
AMA
Washington
Justice Department
American Medical Association
Journal of the American Medical Association
The
Association
Cahn
Benjamin F. Bailor
Soft contact lenses offer comfort and fluid absorption
The Montgomery Ward Optical Department highlights soft contact lenses that absorb fluid to become softer on the eye. They emphasize comfort, flexibility, and the availability of bifocal and latest fitting equipment at Wards.
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Wards
Optical Department
Montgomery Ward
Epileptics blast FDA delay on drug access
The article reports criticism from the National Commission on Epilepsy about the FDA delaying valproate sodium, a widely used epilepsy drug not approved in the U.S. for at least a year. Europe Israel and Japan use it, with studies showing 75 to 100 percent seizure reduction in many patients. critics say up to a million seizures could be prevented annually if available. Common side effects include loss of appetite nausea and vomiting. no deaths linked to the drug.
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Europe
Israel
Japan
Richard L. Masland
Commission
Masland
Journal of the American Medical Association
Federal Food and Drug Advia
WARDS
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