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10 A hrilDAt, Ul-lUDC.il 1. 1S62 MLUt'OHU MAIL THIduul, huiUnU, OHCUUN The Medical Roundup (V(, Vy Emeritus Consultant In M : Emeritus Consultant In Medlcl.ie Mayo cunir Emeritus Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic (Ileclitrr nd Tribune Syndicate, l'J6) dn ih Need for Consultations ; Hundreds of people write nie to say that they have a rare disease - one so rare that their good kindly doctor says he has never seen a case of it, and hence is not sure just how it should be treated. Now, the pat 1 e n t Alvirez warns to Know if he can have a consulta tion with some doctor who perhaps knows the disease well from a huge personal ex perience. My correspondent says he hesitates to ask for a consultation because he fears to hurt his doctor's feelings. Perhaps he fears this because when he - the patient - asked for a consultation his doctor did not like the idea. To all such people I say, "By all means, go abad and get a consultation; you have every right to have one, and your physician, if he is a fine, dedicated man who has your best interests at heart, will gladly help you find an ex pert - if not in your city, then in some distant one." As I write this 1 receive a telephone message from a woman in her 60s who, the other day, had a bad fall. She says two physicians think the x-ray films of her thigh bone sbow a recent crack while an oldr doctor says ho thinks it is only an old scar. If she believes the two she will have a big operation, while if she believes the older man, she will soon be up and about. My answer was, "Ask your doc tors to call in consultation Professor , who is one of the country's experts on such bone injuries." Within a few hours the woman's phy sician telephoned to say, "I will be happy to have a con sultation with Professor - if you can arrange it." Tumor Removed Also, as I wrote this, I had to slop for several longdis tance conferences with able physicians 2,000 miles away. What happened was that a surgeon removed a small piece of a tumor which look ed as if It might be cancer ous. Several pathologists, aft er studying stained sections of the nodule, said it is so rare and puzzling a bit of tissue that they are not sure what should be done about It. If it is cancerous, the man will have to have a big deforming operation, but if it is not can cerous, he can get by with a small excision. Unfortunate ly, if a mistake is made and it is a cancer, and it Is left In, he can lose his life. Wisely, I think, this man's physicians and surgeons agreed that he should lake the microscopic sections of his tumor to the head surgical pathologist at a large clinic, lie, with his huge experience, would probably say. "Yes: we have often seen this type of tissue before, and hence we can tell you definitely how the man must be treated." Actual ly, this is what happened, and in a minute Dr. Dorkerty, at the Mayo Clinic, knew all about the tumor because, ns he told me, he has seen 180 like it As I have often said in this column, if I had to have my gallbladder or my appendix removed, 1 would let any ab'c abdominal surgeon anywhere do the work, bu' il 1 had a disease so rare that none of the local diagnostic ins and surgeons had every seen any thing quite like it. I would go to a great medical center where, several of the doctors would probably recognize it at a glance, like the face of an old friend. With all tills I have to keep advising many of my corres pondents against making a long and expensive trip t" a medical center. Why? Be cause they have some disease ,fnr which no physician any where has any good treat ment. The doctors in a great niediral center can do no more for such a disease than can the family doctor in a village This is true of a person with one of those serious heredi tary nervous diseases such as Huntington's chorea, or amyo trophic lateral sclerosis Also, it usually is foolish to take to a great medical center an eld erly man who still, a year after a bad stroke, cannot talk well, or cannot get much use out of his paralyzed arm or leg. Drug Thai Helps in Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia People have been writing me to ask what is the new drug being used for chronic myelocytic leukemia. It is called desacetyl melhylcolchi cinc. Cochicinc is an old drug which tends to stop the mu tiplication of cells. Drs. Ellen M. Lcssmann and Joseph E. Sokal, of Buffalo, reported 1 while ago that if the right dos age can be found for a patient, this drug rapidly lowers the number of abnormal white cells In the blood. I doubt if the drug can yet be obtained in the average drug store. Only men working in big can cer centers are likely to have some. If you suffer from a short ness of breath, you'll want to read Dr. Alvarez' booklet, "Pulmonary Emphypsem a." You may order it by sending 25 cents and a stamped, self addressed envelope with your request for it to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Dept. MMT, The Register and Tribune Syndi cate, Box 957, Des Moines 4, Iowa. Ullman Defends Kennedy'sActions Klamath Falls -lllPli- Rep. Al Ullman (D-Ore.) Thursday dc fended the actions of Presi. dent Kennedy in regard to Canadian lumber imports, and also said Me U.S. itself had abrogated ,he Monroe doc trine. "The President has no au thority to Impose quotas on Canadi.Mi lumber imports. The governor recently ridiculed the President's action on this point," Ullman said. He also Indicated that a di vision of opinion among the various segments of the lum ber industry has hampered ef forts to aid the industry. Asked whether he favored a quota limiting Canadian im ports, Ullman replied, "the In dustry is divided on this point. I would probably favor some form of quota and-or tariff, but don't know yet what form it should take." Ullman maintained that the United States had abrogated the Monroe Doctrine by estab lishing bases and armed forces around the world. "As long as we arc commit ted to a free world policy, the Monroe Doctrine is unrealis tic," he said. tf hi b -' j OPERATION SUCESS - His injured arm still in a cast, Arthur Holmes, 41, joins his family at their home in Chicago. In a history-making operation, doctors sewed his severed hand back at the wrist after he lost it under a paper-cutting blade. Surgeons had to remove a finger which had failed to respond to the rejoining. (UPI) Correcting Speech Problems Early Important To Children By DAVID MYDICK UPI Education Specialist Speech problems are one of the most common handi caps facing children. Throughout life speech is the most valuable method of communication. In meeting people, one's speech creates a lasting impression. How can parents help their children develop proper speech? The young child learns to talk by copying the voices of people arouna him. He learns by practice. He is motivated by encouragement Where Does It Go? Fast-Reading, Money-Saving Machine May Save Secretary Freeman's Job By DICK WEST Washington iUPIi - I have often heard it said that it doesn't pay to do things bel ter than your boss. If this old axiom is .till valid then I give Agriculture Secretary Or- ville L. Free man credit for being either very courageous or very foolish. His depart ment has Just acquired a ma chine that can read 400 words a min ute faster than President Ken nedy. The instrument, called the Farrington Page Reader, will be installed in the depart ment's computer center in New Orleans whore cotton loan records arc maintained. Officials said it will be able to read whole pages of rec ords compiled under the price support program and store Weit the information for later use. mucn nai oeon wrnien about President Kennedy's ability lo read at the rate of 1,200 words a minute. Well, sir. this machine reads at the rate of 1.600 . words a minute. Freeman, whose own read ing rate lias never caused much comment one way or the other, look pari in a demonstration of the ma chine the other day. If he had any qualms about elec tronically outdoing his lead er, he didn't show it. He indicated he was not so much impressed by the rate that the machine could read as by the rate that it could save money. He put the latter figure at $2 million a year. There is a funny thing about this. During my time in Washington I must have heard at least 50 similar statements as some new money-saving instrument or plan was adopted by a federal agency. But during this same pe- it ' . . , ' k .'A r lmf T"W' I it J01I THE CROWD AT THE MEDFORD ARMORY WEEKEND SCHEDULE - 3 FINE PROGRAMS ir Friday, Oct. 12: 7:00 p.m.-Moody Institute Film: "JEWELS FROM THE SKY" (In full color) 8:00 p.m.-Scrccn Lecture: EARTH - THE CAPITAL OF SPACE Saturday, Oct. 13: 7:00 p.m.-Full Color Film: "ARCTIC WHITE WILDERNESS" 8:00 p.m.-Screcn Lecture: MYSTERIOUS SKY WONDERS k Sunday, Oct. 14: 7:00 p.m.-Full Color Film: "ARCTIC SURVIVAL" 8:00 p.m.-Screen Lecture: COMMUNISM AND YOUR FUTURE NO ADMISSION FEE-An "It Is Written" Presentation ALL WELCOME riod I have never heard of a federal agency trimming its budget accordingly. It would be interesting to know what happens lo all of the money that gets saved every year. Perhaps the new machine will be able to clear this up lur us. As a reader, the machine, despite its speed, is. rather limited in one respect. It can read only one kind of type face, or font. The font, appro priately enough, is called "financial gothic." President Kennedy can, of course, read all kinds of type and between the lines as well. Leaving his boss a superior rating in that regard may save Freeman's job. It also seems appropriate that the machine is going to be used in connection with the cotton loan program. They need a fast reader there in case another Billie Sol Estes comes along. LIBERAL LIBERALS Hartford, Conn.-lUPIi - Poet Robert Frost said Thursday night at Trinity College that "all the liberals have had a liberal education." "That's what's the matter with them, I suppose," he added. and success. Confidence leads the child to seek further suc cess. You can help your child speak correctly in several ways. Speak correctly to him. Do not use "baby talk". Your child will tend to copy you. Supply items which encour age talking such as a toy tele phone. Guide him into devel oping friendships. Successful social activity is closely re lated to the growth of speech. Should Seek Assistance The normal growth of speech is sometimes limited by a variety of problems. In such cases, you should seek assistance. All of these prob lems do not cure themselves with growth. Can defective speech be corrected? The answer gen erally is yes, but the correc tion involves a well planned program directed by a speech specialist. A speech correction pro gram has. many aspects. The first step is the identification of a problem. A complete diagnosis is basic to good therapy. Obviously, it is neces sary to know the causes of a problem in order to design a program of proper correc tive measures. Diagnoses Speech Difficulty A speech therapist starts the ball rolling by diagnosing the speech difficulty. He then makes necessary referrals to find any physical or other problems which might be in- j volved with the speech defect. The cooperation of dental, , medical, and psychological ! specialists is a main part of the program. All of these areas may not be involved in each case, but remember that poor teeth formations, hear ing, or emotional problems could be the basis of the speech handicap. Once a program is made, it Mining Machinery Taken from Company Some $2,000 worth of min ing machinery equipment was reported stolen Wednesday from the Golden Road Mining company of Rogue River at a mine on Squaw Creek rd. in the Applegate area. Jackson county sheriff's deputies said the machinery is believed to have been taken during the past month. Arti cles included a drill, couplings, bits, and related equipment. is your responsibility to ful fill the recommendations. Any neglect in one area, of course, will interfere with the results of the total plan. Speech disorders should ba taken care of at as early an age as possible. Waiting in creases the seriousness of many problems. This area often affects an individual's social and academic progress. Do not hesitate. Speech pat terns are too important to neglect. MJB COFFEE Mb. . 79c $1.19 6-oi. Instant . 10-oz. Instant Little Butte Groc. SATURDAY SPECIAL HAMBURGER Olc With All of the Trimmings Opan Until 11:30 TORNADO BOWL In the Oakdale Market &L0UNG 1206 North Riverside Enjoy gracious dining in the all new "Matador" room Dancing and entertainment in the festive "Bolero" room. FRIDAY OCT. 12th SATURDAY OCT. 13th SUNDAY OCT. 14th from 4 PM from 4 PM from 1 PM (free corsages to the ladies) The new management is proud to announce the opening of Medford's newest and finest restaurant. Chef George Slechta features a fine varied cuisine for gracious dining and specializes in banquets and parties. If you'll phone 773-5474 he will be happy to prepare special dinners for all occasions. The "MATADOR" room decor and atmosphere reflect the quality of gra cious dining. Starting Monday Oct. 15, the "BRAVE BULL" will be open daily for lunch eons at 11:30 AM in both the "MATADOR" room and the "BOLERO" room. Luncheon banquets and parties may be easily arranged. There will be dancing and entertainment in the "BOLERO" room to the music of the "DOUGLAS TWO" every night till 2 AM except Mondays. Your hosts Jerry and Andy BRAVE BULL HOURS MONDAY thru SATURDAY 11:30 AM to 2:30 AM SUNDAYS 1:00 PM to 2:30 AM o
