INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA 1850-1950

The retreat of tuberculosis 1850–1950

stated that he brought the test case on behalf of general practitioners who were caught between the uncertainty of the law and pressure from patients. This suggests that public pressure had a role to play in medico-legal developments which cannot be viewed entirely in a vacuum. While Keown is concerned to trace the legal interpretation of biological facts, Norman Ford, a Catholic philosopher, s...

One century of Solar Physics in Italy 1850-1950

In this paper we briefly describe the story of Solar Physics in Italy during one century and we try to evaluate its international impact. At the beginning, in the serendipitous phase, we have e relevant contribution of italian solar physicist like Secchi and Tacchini. The choice of the Abetti father and son to build in Arcetri a Solar Tower, under the technical supervision of George Ellery Hale...

Sydenham's chorea in western Pennsylvania.

OBJECTIVE Chorea is characterized by involuntary, fleeting, irregular, nonrhythmic movements that flow from 1 body region to another. There are many causes of childhood chorea, including cerebrovascular accidents, collagen vascular diseases, drug intoxication, hyperthyroidism, Wilson's disease, Huntington's disease, and infectious agents. Although Sydenham's chorea (SC), a nonsuppurative sequel...

Electricity Options for Large Industrial Customers in Western Pennsylvania (Public Version)

The popularization of medicine, 1650–1850

The translation of professional medical knowledge into language the public can comprehend and employ for home treatment and health maintenance has long been an important activity in Western medical culture. Since the Enlightenment particularly, instruction in matters medical has seemed a crucial element in equipping men and women to control their destiny. Historical examination of the process o...