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Uncommon, But Is
Rarely Diagnosed
Boston - (Science Service)
- Beriberi, dietary disease
generally associated with the
Orient, ii "probably not a)
uncommon disease in th
United States," two Detroi
physicians have reported.
However, from the few re
port! on it in the. current
American medical literature,
It apparently , is Tarely diag
nosed. In the United Stales, beri
beri is primarily associated
with alcoholic patients, ac
cording to Dr. Paul L. Wolf,
resident, department of path
ology, Wayne Slate University
Affiliated hospitals and Dr.
Murray B. Levin, resident, de
partment of internal medi
cine, City of .Detroit Receiv
ing Hospital and Wayne State
University College of Medi
cine. ' -
In two instances of Shoshln
beriberi described by the doc
tors in an article in the New
England Journal of Medicine
both victims had foregone
food for liquor for a period of
days. '
In one case, where the dis
ease was recognized and thia
mine therapy applied, "the
. patient made a dramatic re
covery.
Five Deaths Reported
Failure to diagnose the
other case resulted in death
five and a half hours after
admission to the hospital.
The reporting doctors 'con
sider the disease in its alco
holic manifestations "a med
ical emergency" to which
more attention should be giv
en so that diagnosis and
treatment may be applied in
time to prevent fatalities.
Beriberi is an ancient dis
ease caused by Inadequate
diet and resulting vitamin de
ficiency, particularly of B-l
(thiamine). It was first de
scribed In Oriental literature
as far back as 2697 B.C.; but
It was not mentioned in West
ern accounts until 4,000 years
later in 1642 A.D.
Symptoms Described
Shoshin beriberi is charac
terized by sudden, severe
heart attack that may result
in death within a few hours.
It is characterized by short
ness of breath, swelling of
ankles, and other -symptoms
associated with heart ail
ments. The symptoms of less
acute forms of beriberi are
extreme lassitude, anemia,
muscular atrophy, and paraly.
' sis".
The accepted therapy today
for all beriberi is administra
tion of thiamine either orally
or intravenously, depending
upon the severity of the dis
ease. Shoshin beriberi is rare
ly seen in the Orient where it
accounts for about five per
cent of the disease involving
heart functions.
New Solutions To
Re-entry Problem
Akron, Ohio, (Science Serv
ice)-A new solution to the
re-entry problems of space
vehicles-giant, pop-up bal
loons-has been developed by
the Goodyear Aircraft corpo
ration here.
The balloons are designed
to stabilize and slow down
nose cones and manned cap
sules as they re-enter the
upper atmosphere. By reduc
ing the speed of re-entry, a
drag balloon can reduce the
amount of heat caused by fric
tion with the atmosphere and
thus save a space vehicle
from burning up.
Company engineers call the
drag balloons "Ballutcs." In
the proposed slowing of the
vehicle, a parachute ejected
at lower altitudes is also
used. '
Inflates Quickly
A Ballule nine feet in di
ameter will be evaluated this
summer with a Cree lest mis
sile. The Ballule inflates in
a tenth of a second. It will
be deployed behind the Cree
missile for stabilization.
Once the missile is stabil
ized, the - balloon will be
reeled out to slow re-entry.
The Ballute is made of
coated fabric. It has already
-been tested at two centers
of the National Aeronautics
and - Space Administration,
Langlcy Research Center at
Hampton, Va., and Lewis Re
search Center in Cleveland,
Ohio. . , , - : .
Policeman Locked
Up in His Work '
Louisville, Ky. - A patrol
man was the first victim of a
drive by Louisville city police
to make sure that churches
and schools keep their win
dows locked after hours.
The patrolman, Tom Jeter,
had gone down to the base
ment locker room of a grade
school to close an open window-
when the door slammed
shut and locked behind him.
Jeter finally "sprung" him
self by picking the lock with
coat hanger i
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