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P: The polio season apparently passed its peak in the third week of August, about a fortnight earlier than usual, said the Public Health Service. But with 18,825 cases reported thus far, 1953 will still rank as a high polio year. Only 1952 (26,016 cases) and 1949 (22,756) had more reported cases at the same date.

P: Infants can tolerate the surgeon's knife better than their parents, said Dr. Willis J. Potts, a pioneer in "Blue-Baby" surgery. Reason: unlike grownups, infants "don't worry . . . they are not concerned about whether they are going to get well or not. They fight unconsciously to live."

P: Although there is no known cure for rheumatoid arthritis, the disease often burns itself out in time. For patients trying to keep in good shape during the long, painful siege, the University of Iowa's Dr. William D. Paul had some homely hints: for fingers and wrists, wash dishes; for fingers alone, milk cows; for toes and ankles, pick up marbles with the toes; for back and abdomen, try gardening. The very weary, said Dr. Paul, could give hips and knees a stiff workout in a rocking chair.

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