Dr. Pauling dedicates science compì«
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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.
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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.
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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