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Is Life Worth Saving?

Such is the question asked and somewhat briefly discussed by Dr. Charles L. Dana in The Forum for September. It is not unlike the question propounded a few years ago, and learnedly discussed in a book—“Is Life worth Living?” the obvious answer to which was that it depended on the liver. “Addison once said,” says Dr. Dana, “that man should take more care for the direction of his life than the…

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DIPHTHERIA CRISIS: THE IMMUNISATION GAP

PAT ONUKWULI argues for surveillance and a catch-up vaccination in schools and communities An earlier article, “Nigeria’s Immunisation Gap,” warned that vaccine availability must not be mistaken for…

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