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f Medford Uuud Pre -roll LeuM Win Tribune Unlud Pri Full Leaied Win Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1956 Pages 1-6 No One Drug Will Be of Help To All Arthritics, Doctor Declares By DELOS SMITH United Press Science Editor New York (U.R A leading medical scientist has given off with some exceedingly plain talk on the subject of arthritis and drugs which will be of such Interest to laymen who have been led to think that in this scientific day there is a pill for anything and everything. Dr. Ethan Allan Brown, of Tufts College Medical School and the New England Medical Center of Boston, said the following without the suggestion of a hedge: "Each of the drugs used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and related disorders will give a large number of pa tients some relief. No one drug will help all patients so relieved for long periods of time. Toxie Reations Cited "No drug presently available is entirely free from side, allerg ic, and supposed toxic reactions, although the incidence of such reactions varies widely." He add ed that he was speaking even of aspirin. He said with emphasis, "Aspirin is not an innocuous drug!" From the physician's point of view arthritis and its relatives are extremely hard nuts. First, the causes are unknown. Second, their flare-ups and subsidings can't be predicted. Third, the victims vary widely as persons and in their response to drugs and other treatment. Their arthritic states are Af fected by climate, season, diet, physical, hormonal, and phycho logical stress," Dr. Brown con tinued in his authoritative state ment in "Medical Digest." Fur thermore, whether for "good or bad," some react to inert sub stances which should have no effect of any kind. To complicate the matter fur ther, how the chief anti-arthritic drugs work in the human body is "only partially known," and "why they are effective in the human body is 'only parti ally known," and "why they are effective in some patients, and not in others is not yet under stood. Some are better than others for immediate symptomat ic relief, as compared to long range effects." Entira Body Inrolred The final difficulty: "Al though the signs and symptoms may appear to be limited to the joints, the disorder undoubtedly involves all body tissues. Each therapeutic program represents a series of compromises." The challenge to the doctor is to fit a drug to a patient. He saw "a good field for the appli cation of good principles of treat ment using the safest method for the greatest good of the greatest number of patients. With proper selection and management al most every arthritic patient can be given appreciable relief. No one drug is universally effective. No two . patients are equally affected." STILL AROUND And stOl me down is Max Baer as be adjusts a yachting cap after being named an honorary admiral for the 30th annual Water Regatta at Stockton, Calif., May 26-27. Awarding the cap is Carol Fillmore (Miss Stockton) who will compete for the Miss Cali fornia title. Executive Secretary of Methodist Board Quits Portland (U.R) The Rev. Eugene E. Laubach, executive secretary of the Methodist Con ference Board of Education, an nounced his resignation from that position effective Sept. 1. The announcement was made here at the opening of the an nual conference of Methodist church in Oregon. The Rev. Mr. Laubach said he would attend Drew Theological Seminary and had accepted an education position at a West field, N.J. church. TOO HOT FOR JURY Omaha (U.R) Recalling last summer's 100-plus degree heat, Judge L. Ross Newkirk an nounced there will be no district court jury duty this summer. "I don't think the jurors have the right frame " of mind ' when they're stewing in that jury box during the summer," Newkirk said. Non-Agricultural Employment Up Salem (U.R) Non-agricultural employment in the Port land - Vancouver metropolitan area increased 4.600 between mid-March and mid - April-, the State : Unemployment Conten tion Commission estimated to day. Some 245,000 persons were engaged on non-farm jobs in the four-county area compared with 240,800 in March and 235,900 in April, 1955. Manufacturing employ m e n t was up 3,400 from a year ago, despite a drop of 900 in lumber employment, as metals, machin ery and transportation equip ment all registered substantial gains over the year. Average weekly earnings of production workers reached a new high of $86.74 during April, a gain of $1.63 from the previ ous high of $85.11 reached in March. Longer hours which raised weekly earnings $6.49 and S7.10 respectively in the lumbering and machinery in dustries were responsible for much of the increased rate. Salem U.R) Gov. Elmo Smith has appointed Gordon Shattuck as secretary of the state employees suggestion board. A. POINTED STORY Milwaukee !U.R) Frank Voerman gave his three young sters a live Easter rabbit and set up quarters for it in the kitchen. The children loved it, but it was confusing to the family's Ger man short - haired pointer, Schultz. Every time Schultz saw the rabbit he went into a point for hours at a time. Vision tests in schools are re quired by 19 of the states. 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