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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1956
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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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