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Medical Mailbox

by Cory SerVaas, M.D.

The Saturday Evening Post, October 1979, pp. 114-117

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      January 1979 Issue = 30 Articles
      1. Introduction by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 4-5
      2. The Day Is Done by H.W. Longfellow, pp. 6-7
      3. Letters to the Editor, pp. 8-9
      4. Blueberry Pie with Toothbrushes by John Mack Carter, pp. 10-13
      5. A Good Scout, pp. 14-17
      6. Letters About the Artist by Gerald R. Ford, Bess Truman, and Senator Howard Baker, ..., pp. 18-19
      7. One Picture by F.X. O'Connor, Jr., pp. 20-23
      8. Gestures of Love by Dr. Loy McGinnis, pp. 24-25
      9. A Case of the Vapors by Linus Pauling, pp. 26-27
      10. Adventures of the Mind: On Friendship by C.S. Lewis, pp. 28-29
      11. Another Town, pp. 30-35
      12. The Last Gentle Man by Frederic A. Birmingham, pp. 36-43
      13. Religion: A Message of Faith by Hortense Myers, pp. 44-45
      14. Mr. Lincoln for the Defense by Elisa Bialk, pp. 46-47
      15. Artists and Friends by Holly Miller, pp. 48-49
      16. General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. by James Flowers, pp. 50-54
      17. The Valentine by James Jones, pp. 55-57
      18. The Four Freedoms by Booth Tarkington, pp. 58-60
      19. Freedom of Worship by Will Durant, pp. 61-63
      20. Strokes of Genius, pp. 64-67
      21. Imitation---The Sincerest Form of Flattery by Helen A. Wernle, pp. 68-69
      22. I Got Off to a Funny Start by Norman Rockwell and Thomas Rockwell, pp. 70-73
      23. A Neighborly Look at the Artist Who Painted America by Helen K. Hawkins, pp. 74-75
      24. Stockbridge Becomes a Shrine by Frederic A. Birmingham, pp. 76-77
      25. Sunday Always Follows Saturday Evening at the Post, pp. 78-89
      26. Post Scripts, pp. 90-93
      27. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 94-97
      28. Editorials, pp. 98-107
      29. Food: The Staff of Life by Charlotte Turgeon, pp. 108-129
      30. Travel: Frisian Spoken Here by Brenda Burrows, pp. 130-146
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      March 1979 Issue = 27 Articles
      1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 4-5
      2. A Letter from Iran by Paul SerVaas, pp. 6-7
      3. The Autobiography of Norman Rockwell by Norman Rockwell and Thomas Rockwell, pp. 8-13
      4. Tip O'Neill: Warts and All by Nick Thimmesch, pp. 14-21
      5. Unbreakable Alibi by Mary Roberts Rinehart, pp. 22-27
      6. Religion: The Minnesota Connection by Marlin Bree, pp. 28-31
      7. Gray Power by Rebecca Blalock, pp. 32-35
      8. March Melodies, pp. 36-37
      9. Work-A-Holics Live Longer by Frederic A. Birmingham, pp. 38-41
      10. Norman Rockwell Pays Tribute to a Family Doctor, pp. 42-43
      11. Coronary in Kyoto by Herbert L. Hartley, M.D., pp. 44-47
      12. Cycles by Isaac Asimov, pp. 48-49
      13. Adventures of the Mind by Irving Kristol, pp. 50-57
      14. Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee by James A. Boyle, Jr., pp. 58-59
      15. Sir Walter Matthau by Lisa Mitchell, pp. 60-63
      16. Richard Nixon Speaks His Mind by Nick Thimmesch, pp. 64-67
      17. The Babe Goes Extra Innings by Paul Gallico, pp. 68-69
      18. The Ambitious Sophomore by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., pp. 70-73
      19. Norman Rockwell Masterpieces to Frame, pp. 74-81
      20. Happily Ever After: Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood by Jon Land, pp. 82-85
      21. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 86-87
      22. Post Scripts, pp. 88-89
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      25. Editorials, pp. 92-109
      26. Where in the World?, pp. 110-121
      27. Travel: Swiss Cheesemaking by Stan Geiser and Floramae Geiser, pp. 122-146
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    Issues of Apr.-Jun. 1979 = 2 Issues, 58 Articles
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      April 1979 Issue = 32 Articles
      1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 8-9
      2. A Time to Let Go by Jason Towner, pp. 10-11
      3. Moment of Truth by Hortense Myers, pp. 12-13
      4. Donna Fargo: "It Takes All You Have to Fight It" by Bruce Kinnaird, pp. 14-19
      5. Treasure Hunt in the South Seas by Edmund F. Ball, pp. 20-23
      6. How Sweet It Is by B.J. Thomas, pp. 24-25
      7. Speaking Out by G.E. Synhorst, pp. 26-27
      8. Cartoons, pp. 28-29
      9. A Farmer by Default by S.J. Perelman, pp. 30-31
      10. "Patience Patients!" , pp. 32-33
      11. The Gospel Boom, pp. 34-41
      12. I Am Loved by Gloria Gaither, pp. 42-45
      13. The Strong-Willed Child by Dr. James Dobson, pp. 46-48
      14. You're Something Else by Bob Benson, p. 49
      15. Let's Eat and Run by Peg Bracken, pp. 50-51
      16. Adventures of the Mind by Malcolm Muggeridge, pp. 52-57
      17. How to Buy a Gutenberg Bible by Paul Rosenfield, p. 58
      18. Tribute to the Father of Printing by Fleur Brennan, pp. 59-61
      19. Ingrid Bergman: Superstar in Spite of Herself by M. George Haddad, pp. 62-65
      20. I Break Into the Big Time, pp. 66-69
      21. Pat & Debby: Sharing the Limelight, Spreading the Word by Paul Baker, pp. 70-73
      22. The Eternal Inspiration, pp. 74-77
      23. Doctor Hanray's Second Chance by Conrad Richter, pp. 78-79
      24. Kent Benson: Front and Center by James Russell Hall, pp. 80-81
      25. Unbreakable Alibi (Conclusion) by Mary Roberts Rinehart, pp. 82-85
      26. Post Scripts, pp. 86-87
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      29. Editorials, pp. 90-105
      30. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 106-121
      31. Travel: Burg Frankenstein by Stan Geiser and Floramae Geiser, pp. 122-146
      32. Cover photo by Mike Levasheff
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      1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 4-5
      2. The Arabs in Washington by Nick Thimmesch, pp. 6-21
      3. Religion: Reformed Church in America by Donna Nason, pp. 22-27
      4. My Life on the Rocks by Wilbur Mills, pp. 28-33
      5. Cartoons: Trip Ups, pp. 34-35
      6. Speaking Out: U.S. Ambassadorships by Nick Thimmesch, pp. 36-39
      7. When There's a Wheel There's a Way by John Alexander, pp. 40-41
      8. How to Eat Like a Child by Delia Ephron, pp. 42-45
      9. Aunt Tilly's Way by Jon Land, pp. 46-49
      10. Adventures of the Mind by Landrum R. Bolling, pp. 50-57
      11. Envy the Entrepreneur by Joseph R. Mancuso, pp. 58-59
      12. The Voice in the Earphones by Wilbur Schramm, pp. 60-61
      13. Travel: Rocky Mountain Highs by C.J. Burkhart, pp. 62-63
      14. When I Busted Out of the Navy by Norman Rockwell and Thomas Rockwell, pp. 64-65
      15. Janet Guthrie: Full Speed Ahead by Holly Miller, pp. 66-67
      16. The New Voyage of Starship Enterprise by David L. Smith, pp. 68-73
      17. I Call on Johnny Carson by Pete Martin, pp. 74-79
      18. A Wedding Celebration by Nancy L. Wilson, pp. 80-83
      19. Post Scripts, pp. 84-85
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      22. Editorials, pp. 88-105
      23. Food: Peanuts, Y'all by Charlotte Turgeon, pp. 106-129
      24. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 130-139
      25. The Winners of the Sixth Annual Cover Contest, pp. 140-146
      26. Cover photo by Herb Ball
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      2. Ron Guidry: The Cajun is Ragin' by Hank Nuwer, pp. 10-17
      3. The Blue-Plate Special by Kem Bennett, pp. 18-21
      4. Religion: Oral Roberts by Holly G. Miller, pp. 22-27
      5. The Time Bomb of Terrorism by Nick Thimmesch, pp. 28-37
      6. Chappaquiddick Ten Years Later by William B. Furlong, pp. 38-53
      7. Speaking Out: M.A.D. is Mad, Mad! by G.E. Synhorst, pp. 54-65
      8. Post Scripts, pp. 66-67
      9. Editorials, pp. 68-73
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      11. Food: Make Mine Wine by Charlotte Turgeon, pp. 82-95
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      14. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 106-114
      15. Post People, pp. 115-122
      16. Cover: John Wayne by Everett Raymond Kinstler
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      2. Politics '80 by William B. Furlong, pp. 6-11
      3. Religion by Harold E. Hughes, pp. 12-17
      4. Great Blackjack Attack by Donald Janson, pp. 18-23
      5. Cartoons: There Goes the Tip, pp. 24-25
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      9. Death Isn't Fair by Mike Royko, pp. 33-35
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      13. True Grit by Charles Portis, pp. 46-55
      14. Cartoons: Adam's Ribs, pp. 56-57
      15. How I Lost My Shirt by Norman Rockwell, pp. 58-61
      16. Kicking the Habit by Holly Miller, pp. 62-65
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      18. Seeing Archie Home by Keith Coplin, pp. 70-73
      19. Nancy Kassebaum by Sam Sutphin, pp. 74-75
      20. Beach Kids to the Rescue by Emerson Johnson, pp. 76-79
      21. H.H.P. by Walt Kemp, pp. 80-81
      22. The Maple and the Palm by Eve Babitz, pp. 82-83
      23. My Prostate by Hamilton Benz, pp. 84-87
      24. George Burns: Red Hot and Spicy, pp. 88-91
      25. Editorials, pp. 92-93
      26. Post Scripts, pp. 94-109
      27. Food: Williamsburg by Charlotte Turgeon, pp. 110-121
      28. Travel: The Last Affordable Luxury, pp. 122-129
      29. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 130-148
      30. Cover Photo by Ed Caraeff
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      2. A Black Prime Minister for Rhodesia: Muzorewa by G.E. Synhorst, pp. 6-17
      3. Religion: the Plight of Anatoly Shcharansky by Donna Nason, pp. 18-21
      4. The Most Powerful Woman in the World: Margaret Thatcher by Paul Johnson, pp. 22-25
      5. Politics '80: V.P. Predictions by William Barry Furlong, pp. 26-31
      6. John Wayne's Other Roles by Fred Cavinder, pp. 32-35
      7. True Grit by Charles Portis, pp. 36-43
      8. Name the Photo Contest, pp. 44-45
      9. A Political Bestiary by Eugene J. McCarthy and James J. Kilpatrick, pp. 46-49
      10. Merv Griffin's Guestisde Manner by Don Freeman, pp. 50-53
      11. Soccermania! by Hank Nuwer, pp. 54-57
      12. An Aura of Mystery: Kirlian Photography by Jim Bergman, pp. 58-59
      13. The Road to China by Bob Hope, pp. 60-63
      14. Harvesting Carats from the Sea: Diamond Mining by Paul Troop, pp. 64-67
      15. I Tried to be a Playboy by Norman Rockwell, pp. 68-71
      16. Blonde "Angel" Cheryl Ladd by Debra S. Davis, pp. 72-75
      17. Jim Bowie's Knife by George Osborne, pp. 76-77
      18. Travel: Turks and Caicos Islands by Barbara Currie Maguire, pp. 78-81
      19. Post Scripts, pp. 82-83
      20. Editorials, pp. 84-89
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      22. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 114-117
      23. Where in the World?, pp. 118-128
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      1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 4-7
      2. Cartoons, pp. 8-9
      3. Games People Play , pp. 10-11
      4. Editorial: Small is Beautiful by Beurt SerVaas, pp. 12-13
      5. Karen Silkwood Without Tears by Nick Thimmesch, pp. 14-35
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      8. Ten Ways to Release Tension by Rachel Carr, pp. 42-49
      9. Muppets on His Hands by Don Freeman, pp. 50-53
      10. Station Identification by Donald Bowie, pp. 54-55
      11. Uncle Stavros's Surprise by Tom Tolnay, pp. 56-57
      12. The Amway Dream by Frederic A. Birmingham, pp. 58-65
      13. Working with Woody Allen by Ralph Rosenblum and Robert Karen, pp. 66-69
      14. Rolling Along with Tumbleweeds by Paul Pinella, pp. 70-73
      15. My Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell and Thomas Rockwell, pp. 74-77
      16. Religion: Danny Thomas and St. Jude's by Holly Miller, pp. 78-83
      17. Post Scripts, pp. 84-88
      18. Post People, p. 89
      19. Food: Unstuffing Thanksgiving by Charlotte Turgeon, pp. 90-103
      20. Name the Photo Contest, pp. 104-105
      21. Travel: Cruising Colombia's Violent Eden by Joyce Winslow, pp. 106-109
      22. Where in the World?, pp. 110-113
      23. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 114-130
      24. Cover Photo by John Olson
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      December 1979 Issue = 30 Articles
      1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 4-5
      2. 10 Ways to Keep Your Christmas Blessed, pp. 6-7
      3. The Courage to Quit by Terry Bradshaw and David Diles, pp. 8-11
      4. Miss Cowperson for the 1980 Olympics by Frederic A. Birmingham, pp. 12-17
      5. Art to Frame: The Gentle Image of the Madonna, pp. 18-21
      6. 10 Ways to Give at Christmas, pp. 22-25
      7. Karen Silkwood without Tears, Part II by Nick Thimmesch, pp. 26-35
      8. Speaking Out by G.E. Synhorst, pp. 36-37
      9. True Grit by Charles Portis, pp. 38-49
      10. Jeannie C. Riley: Peace in the Valley at Last by Holly Miller, pp. 50-53
      11. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, pp. 54-55
      12. "Calling Brother Sebastian", pp. 56-57
      13. For Better or for Worse by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 58-59
      14. God and Dr. Franklin by Frank B. Jones, pp. 60-61
      15. Hired for a Song by Tom Netherton and Marie Chapian, pp. 62-63
      16. The Trees of Chistmas by Edna Metcalfe, pp. 64-67
      17. Festive Foods for Family Fitness by Lynne Kasper, pp. 68-75
      18. Christmas Bonuses by Charlotte Turgeon, pp. 76-77
      19. Wine: In the Spirit of Health, pp. 78-79
      20. The Birth that Changed the World by Kenneth Taylor, pp. 80-81
      21. Tuning into Christmas by Paul Baker, pp. 82-83
      22. Editorial: Summing Up at Christmas, pp. 84-85
      23. Post Scripts, pp. 86-101
      24. The Day I Painted Ike by Norman Rockwell and Thomas Rockwell, pp. 102-103
      25. Name the Photo Contest, pp. 104-105
      26. Travel: Jerusalem, Holy City for All Ages by Landrum R. Bolling, pp. 106-109
      27. Where in the World?, pp. 110-113
      28. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 114-125
      29. Post People, pp. 126-130
      30. Cover illustration, photo by Norman Rockwell and Dill Beaty
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