Medicine: Capsules, Sep. 17, 1951

¶ In Washington, the U.S. Public Health Service reported signs that the polio season has reached its peak and may be tapering off. Total cases so far this polio season: a "normal" 12,221. ¶ The Pentagon sent out a nationwide malaria alert to state health officers. More than 800 soldiers returning from Korea have been found to have active malaria parasites in their blood; home-grown Anopheles mosquitoes can spread the infection. Danger zones: Georgia (237 active cases), Oklahoma (101), Kentucky (97), Colorado (65), Wisconsin (60). ¶ The A.M.A. proudly reported a total of 26,191 potential doctors enrolled in 79 U.S. medical schools last year, a 22.5% increase over prewar. <¶ Not all the heroes of the Korean war have been gun-toting combat men. Last week the Army added up some statistics, announced that 2,800 decorations had been won by its devoted medics. Among them: one Medal of Honor, nine D.S.C.s, 149 Silver Stars, 1,110 Purple Hearts. ¶ In Washington, the National Research Council spoke up to scotch a hoax. People calling themselves "Kinsey investigators" have been telephoning Washingtonians to ask intimate questions about their sex lives. Said the council: no real Kinsey man interviews by telephone.