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The Medical Roundup
(V(, Vy Emeritus Consultant In M
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Emeritus Consultant In Medlcl.ie
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
(Ileclitrr nd Tribune Syndicate,
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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.
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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-
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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.
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Starting Monday Oct. 15, the "BRAVE BULL" will be open daily for lunch
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