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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 19633 The Medical Roundup . . i Emeritus CoiuutUnt In Medicin Mayo Clinic Emeritus Profeiior of Medicine Mayo clinic (Befuter and Tribune Syndicate. 1963) Arvftrez Preparation for Skiing We all know that skiing has become one of America's fa vorite winter sports, and thousands of people are taking it up U n fortunate ly, many of them wind up with a leg in a plaster cast, the number of a c c i dents at one big skiing r e s o r t is so great that they must have a hospital nearby with a good surgeon in attendance. A writer in the Journal of the American Medical associ ation recently said that many of the accidents suffered by skiers are due to the fact that they go out the first day in poor physical condition, perhaps attempt too much ski ing and remain out on the snow after they get very tired. Experts say that for 8 to 12 weeks before the ski season opens, the person who intends to go up on the hill had better start strengthening his legs with exercises squatting down and standing up for 50 times or more, and much walking on his toes. Impor tant muscles that control the movements of the thighs can be developed with three ex ercises: (1) lying on the back and raising both thighs to gether; (2) lying on the back with the toes perhaps under the bed clothes and sitting up with the arms folded, and (3) standing and raising a thigh and perhaps moving it from side to side. All beginners should re ceive some coaching, prefer ably from a certified ski in structor. The most important rule is, "Never ski alone." Freedom Awards Won in Oregon Valley Forge, Pa. -IUPD-Three individuals, three schools' and a radio station from Oregon were honored with awards by the Freedoms Foundation today. Roy Paul Nelson, journal Ism Instructor at the Univer sity of Oregon, received a George Washington Honor Medal Award for his cartoon, "To Make an Opinion Coun'.." Henry L. Slater, Burns, re ceived an Honor Certificavc Award for an essay, "Long May It Wave." R. Harlow Schillios, Lake Oswego, received $100 and a George Washington Honor Medal Award for a public ad dress, "Our Basic Beliefs." Keizer elementary school of Salem received an Honor Medal Award and Richmond school, also of Salem, a Dis tinguished Service Award. Forest Hills elementary school of Lake Oswego re ceived a Principal Award. Radio Station KXL, Port land, received a George Wash ington Honor Medal Award for "Message for Americans" in the radio category. Delegates Attend District Assembly Five delegates from the Medford YMCA recently at tended the Southwest Oregon district pre-lcgislative assem bly at Oregon Technical In stitute at Klamath Falls. The assembly, a prelude to the YMCA Youth and Govern ment sessions in the Oregon Slate Capitol scheduled for March 28-30 was highlighted by buzz sessions on govern mental problems. Judge A. W. Piper spear headed the refining of bills in the discussion and com mittee work session and Ed win Geary, former member of the Oregon legislature, briefed delegates on what to expect in Salem. Attending from Medford were Sherri Kee ic Janet Kolkemo and Judy Kime of Dodge Tri Hi Y, and Mike Christian and John Dent of Tornadia Hi Y. Bob Jones, YMCA general secretary, and Bud Geren, acting youth di rector, accompanied the stu dents. Grazing Fees Noted For Klamath Forest Yreka - Forest Supervisor Joseph F. Thornton of the Klamath National forest has announced that grazing fees for 1063 on the forest are 61 cents per head per month for cattle and 11 cents per head per month for sheep. Thornton said more than S.800 cattle and 2.S00 sheep from 80 ranches graze on the forest for periods ranging from April 1J to Oct. IS each year. Someone should be around who can go for help in case of need. Also, the beginner should ski only on hillsides that are patrolled or supervised; he should learn early how to check his speed quickly when need arises; he should quit skiing as soon as he gets tired. (Then is when the skier can most easily fall and break a leg.) Diet for Kidney Stonei? People often ask me for a diet to prevent kidney stones, but I am not sure that any form of dieting will help. One difficulty is that kidney stones vary in their composition. An other difficulty is that we cannot always change the amount of lime or phosphates or urates (salts of phosphoric or uric acid such as are found in most kidney stones) in our blood and urine by changing our diet. The body has won derfully efficient mechanisms for keeping the amounts of the several chemicals in our blood within narrow limits except in the presence of seri ous illnesses. One thing a person with a tendency to kidney stones must do is to have the amount of calcium (lime) and pnos phorus in his blood measured. If this is done in all cases of kidney stones, a number of the patients will show signs of disease in their parathyroid glands. These are small nod ules of peculiar tissue that are found back of the thyroid gland, below the Adam's ap ple in the front of the neck. They have much to do with regulating the amount of lime salts in the blood. Rarely, one (or more) of these glands has to be removed surgically. As far as I know, there is no good way of dissolving kidney stones with medicine or diet. People with perhaps a large "staghorn" stone, which fills the cavity in one kidney, should know that if tests show that the kidney no longer has any function, there is no sense in operating to remove just the stone and not the kidney. The kidney might as well be removed with the stone, be cause its function, once lost, does not return. Fortunately, a person can live comfortably with only one kidney. Leukoplakia People occasionally ask me about leukoplakia. The root leukos in Greek means "white," and plakia suggests a tiny "plate or plaque or small flat thin patch of thick ened tissue, or even a "spot." Hence, the word is used to de scribe white patches which appear on the inside of the cheeks, on the tongue, the gums, the lips and the vulva of women. Such patches are common in the mouths of men who are heavy pipe smokers. I doubt if there is any medi cine which will affect these patches. Because there is a tendency for cancer to grow in them, if I had one in my mouth or on my lower lip, I would quickly get a surgeon to trim it off. According to a recent poll, there are some 34 million people in the United States who are overweight, and one third of them are trying to do something about it. About 90 per cent of these persons who are struggling against excess weight are women. Dr. Alvar ez maintains there is only one scientific way to reduce in his booklet on "Weight Con trol." To obtain your copy, send 25 cents and a salf-ad-dresscd, stamped envelope with your request to Dr. Wal ter C. Alvarez, Dept. MMT, Box 957, Des Moines 4, Iowa. A View of the Volley John Glenn Formally Commended For Aerial Look at Imperial Valley 1 D1CIC WEST Rv II. o ,..,, I, . to! a..i i ,k. c . hwj.. .u . ., . . m ii i in By DICK WEST Washington-ATU-Many hon ors have been heaped on Lt. Col. John H. Glenn for his pi- necring space voyage a year ago, but one tribute was rather long in coming. Only this week did Glenn finally receive for mal commen dation for w' having been the first American astronaut to behold the Imperial Valley of California while in orbit. I do not know the reason for the delay, but I, along with millions of other Amer icans, can rejoice with him now that his achievement has been fittingly acknowledged and immortalized. A plaque commemorating his history-making glimpse of the valley was presented to Glenn by Rep. Pat Minor Mar tin (R-Calif.) on behalf of the Imperial Valley Development Agency. Its beautifully worded in scription reads in part: "Dedicated to Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. for his historic flight through space on Feb. 20, 19E2. wherein he recognised Imperial Val ley. California, its irrigated fields. Salton Sea and El Centro." Incidentally, in a related ceremony, the "Friendship Seven" capsule from which Glenn viewed the valley was turned over to the Smithson ian Institution for display in its collection of aerial memor abilia. The enshrinement of the capsule was staged almost di rectly under the "Spirit of St. Louis," Charles A. Lind bergh's famous old plane, which hangs from the roof of the Smithsonian. Lindbergh, you may recall, flew across the Atlantic Ocean and therefore missed the Im perial Valley by several thou sand miles, which is a pity as the development agency might nave given mm a plaque, too. He did, however, get to see France, which is fairly scenic itself although lacking in ir rigation. Also hanging near the space capsule was the orig inal Wright Brothers' plane. It barely flew far enough, to get over an irrigation ditch. One of the speakers at the ceremony noted that only 59 years separated . the Wright flight from Glenn's orbital mission. His point seemed to be that a lot can happen in 59 years, and I guess he's right. By the time another 59 years go by, the Imperial Val ley itself may oe ilying. As I was leaving the Smith' sonian, I noticed that it also had ' on display an ancient seaan cnair, winch is an aerial vehicle of sorts al though it rarely reaches an altitude of more than six feet unless it is being carried by a basketball team. wonoer it they would give someone a plaque for crossing the valley in that? A 3 New York - BPD - Various writers have called the fight game, Cauliflower canyon, Tinear terrace, Resin ravine, Gladiators gulch, Slapstrasse, Belt boulevard, Battlers' bund and Jacob's beach. Properly Owners' Problems Discussed Ashland - The three basic problems of concern to the owners of rental property, listed as fire damage or direct damage insurance, rental in come insurance and liability insurance, were recently dis cussed by Floyd Hart, Jr., at a meeting of Jackson County Rental Property Owners as sociation at the Ashland li brary. 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