1970's+Health+and+Medicine

The 1970s was a remarkable decade for health and medicine. Many of the medicine and health discoveries that we use today were created in the 70s. Without the remarkable innovations, many of the diseases that plague us so long ago would still be around today.With great things there are also the bad. Abortion caused alot of problem and fighting between the people who were for it and those against it. The health care was still lacking behind other great nations and that had to change. The 1970's held hand medicine area had it's ups and downs but in the end, there were progressive-steps made that still effect us today.

=__Vaccines__= A major disease that appeared in the late 60's were still infecting people in the 70's like Chicken Pox and Pneumonia. To reduces the death rate, vaccines were created. A vaccine is a cure to a disease/infection. The first vaccine for chickenpox was in 1970and the one for pneumonia was in 1977. Here are some more vaccines and when they were created: =__Health Care__= While the United States had reduced its death rate along with its infant and maternal mortality rate, it still had problems with the health care system. Until Medicare's eligibility was extended to those younger than age 65 with long-term disabilities. This helped more citizens with the expensive cost for health care. =__Abortion__= Abortion was a major deal in the 70's. Many states disapproved the fact that women could destory the embreyo before a certian date.This all started with the Roa vs Wade case (1973). Wade wanted not to allow women to be able to have an abortion. Roa wanted them to have the choice, but only if the baby isn't pass the point where the child "can live outside of the womb". That timke is usually 27 weeks but can be as early as 24 weeks. This war against abortion is still gouing on today and there is no early end in sight. =__New Discoveries and other Important Facts__=
 * Rubella-1970
 * Meningitis-1978
 * Measles-1971
 * Mumps-1971
 * Swine Flu-1976
 * First freestanding ambulatory surgery center opened in Phoenix.
 * First Test-tube baby is born in the U.K.
 * First nerve transplant performed.
 * First CAT scanner.
 * Congress passed the Occupation Safety & Health Act in April 3, 1970'
 * AIDS event started in the mid-1970's

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