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Dr. Pauling dedicates science compì« Above A LIGHT RAY develops in the modern dance class production of ‘On Photosynthesis and the Big Bang Theory” choreographed by Jane Rickenbaugh and the class, the dance depicts the formation of the solar system and the development of ife. Right WITH A LITTLE help from Chuck Scott, Assistant Dean/Math, Science and Engineering, Dr. Pauling carries on with dedication ceremonies despite occa sional bouts of liquid sunshine. “The social progress future of science. “A person who doesn’t of the last 40 years has been destroyed by the usually take supplemen Reagan Administration in tary vitamin C could pro bably stop a cold by taking 40 days, and it will take eight to ten grams of another 40 years to get vitamin C a day,” he said back to the way we were,” said Dr. Linus Pauling in a of his theory. “I take ten grams-a-day.” This should recent news conference at be done at the first sight of the colleae. Pauling was on cam a cold, he suggested. “Vitamin C has a pus Oct. 5 to dedicate the new Pauling Science direct anti-viral and anti Center. A two-time nobel bacterial effect,” he ex laureate, Pauling com plained. The main value of mented on his controver the vitamin is in protecting sial theory that vitamin C and strengthening of the can cure the common cold ammune system. It in and deter cancer. He also creases the production of presented his views on anti-bodies in the human world politics and the body. Page 6 Pauling’s conclusions are based on 14 different medical studies. “Every one of these studies gave a positive result (less illness),” Pauling stated. “Several investigators in Japan, Redwood City, California, and Reedsville, North Carolina say you get much better results treating these viral diseases with large doses of vitamin C than other methods.” One of the doc tors, according to Pauling, has treated 9,000 patients with vitamin C alone, and has cured common hepatitis, infectious mononucleosis, and colds. Pauling recommended that other vitamins should be taken in larger amounts than Federal Drug Ad ministration suggests. “But minerals should be taken in the FDA recom mended amounts, not larger.” Pauling stressed that meat intake should be kept to a minimum. The Portland born Pro fessor Emeritus of Stan ford is aware of the criticism of his theory by members of the medical profession^ but he blames their knowledge, or lack thereof/ of the facts con cerning the thesis. “A lot of people (physicians and nutritionists) just don’t know the facts or haven’t read the papers,” he said, “and because of that, they say it’s nonsense.” Pauling also blamed malpractice paranoia for the lack of acceptance. “This is a catalytic process of' adoption and accep tance by the medical com munity, and malpractice is a part of the problem,” he said. “A doctor who gives a treatment that hasn’t been recognized may be sued for malpractice.” Pauling explained it is very difficult to get one doctor to prescribe it for a patient, unless other doc- Wednesday Oct. 7, 1981