[Magdalen] Scalia and his health

[Sally Davies]

Even in the last few decades...when I was nursing in the UK in the early
80's the hospital was full of cardiac patients, but it's not the case now.
Perhaps there are more in the state hospital where primary health care is
more limited for the patients.

We see a lot of patients who've had previous coronary artery bypass
surgery, and a great many are on BP medication. Only the diabetics seem to
be in regular trouble, and the very elderly present with thrombosis,

I've seen fewer patients with brittle bones than used to be the case, but
that might be a difference between SA and Britain - better food and more
sun, maybe.

Sally D

On Thursday, 18 February 2016, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 2/18/2016 3:42:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> houstonklr at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
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> I should  be
> so healthy. :  )>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> Anyone who was born before, say, 1940, can attest to the improved
> control of chronic diseases.  I can recall the frequency of  medical
> emergencies at public meetings such as worship services in church.
> Especially in the summer, there seemed hardly a week without some
> older person swooning in the pews.  Since the only physician in  town
> was right across the street, it became almost an extension of the  liturgy
> in my home town Methodist church to fetch Dr. Lindberg.
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> In recent decades this is an unusual occurrence.  Yes, I'm sure  that
> the air-conditioning of many public gathering places has helped these
> matters, as well.
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> David Strang.
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