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Show PRESS AIDS HEALTH . publicservice publicervrce Newspapeis Newspapers N ewspapel s of the country are performing a splendid public pubhc -service service - ervlCe ervrce through the publication of health infoimation infolmabon information , according accordmg lo to accordinglo accordmgto accordingto Dr . . Bloodgood , eminent emment scientist and cancer specialist of Johns Johns.J-Iopkms Johns.JIopkms Johns.J JohnsJ Iopkms ) . H Iopkms JohnsIopkms JohnsH - pkins University UmverSlty . He declaies decales declares ] that because of the spread of sound advice 70 per . cent percent of pel per sons threatened with cancer now seekmedical seek medicalaid medical aid asI as.soon as I - boon .soon soon oon as symptoms appear . Bef01 Befoic Before e the newspapers began to aid a1d in I Idissemmatmg soughtmedical soughtnledical dissemmatmg disseminating indisseminating medical information mformatIOn , less than three per cent sought soughtI I nledical medical aid in time . tothe , The old ld notion that a doctor should not give information infonnation to the press , because of an ancient and foolish foohsh code of ethics , was should'e shouldThe criticIzed wascriticized by D-l D l Di Dr - , ' . Bloodgood , who believes that the public should -'e 'e e The - " ' shouldJbe told in m plain language whatever the Referring Rezferring doctor has to tell teU . Re- Re Re - ferring zferring = ! " to the importance of giving attention attentionto - ' : -to to 1:0 10 'to the teeth , he said : andwoman "Let Let Let the press continue its ' \ work \ ork . . . Let it advise every man and - -woman woman - over 40 to have their teeth X-rayed X rayed - twice a year . Bad -rteeth rteeth 'teeth teeth - -reeth reeth - Badreeth Badrteeth Bad'teeth ' are are the the most common causes of breakdown . " Through preventive measures the of human life Ufe has - Deen been hasceen greatly crreativ lengthened ipDrrrhwio/l ipDrrrhwio l / in ; n recent t . , ,4- ,4 4 ,4.a , - , . , . . , span --.a .a - - . .ai'ii . -i--'ii i 'ii ii - . - . - ' . , . < . gratifying gratify'ing years , and it should be gratify- gratify - -about about -rtbout rtbout ing 'ing : ' Dnngingabout bringingrtbout < bout < . to . this + newspaper 1v , T : men to . have " " ' had " " " an u " important " "P P " " ant part pare in in bringing Dnnging - - highly important result . |