Medicine: Capsules, may 21, 1956

¶There are 97,529 dentists in the U.S., or one for every 1,667 persons, the American Dental Association reported. Biggest trouble: the supply does not fill the right cavities. There is only one dentist for every 3,076 residents in the Southeast, one for every 2,962 in the Southwest, whereas New York has one for 1,127.

¶A tight-fitting pressure suit made of elastic cotton-rayon knit material has been developed at Duke University for victims of low blood pressure who are in danger of keeling over when they get out of bed or stand up. It keeps blood from pooling in the abdomen and...

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