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P:It may not be the pace that kills or even causes any of modern man's ills of mind and body, said Neuropsychiatrist Harold G. Wolff. "I don't believe stepped up living can be blamed. Man has always had his troubles. Medical records of the past are not good enough for comparison." P:The most widely held myth about dental health is that pregnancy causes tooth decay, the American Dental Association reported. In a survey, 80% of the subjects polled believed that, and 63% also believed that the unborn child absorbs calcium from the mother's teeth (which is also untrue).

P:Harold K. Rain, 30, a former Army private, was sentenced in Cincinnati to three years in jail for posing as a physician. As "Dr. Samuel P. Hall," he had practiced in seven states, performing major surgery and winning a reputation in Stephenville, Texas as a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics. The law did not catch up with Rain until he went to a magazine editor and tried to sell the story of his masquerade. Said the judge: "You are a menace to the public."

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