MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
MONDAY. MAY 20. 1963
The Medical Roundup
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Ememui Consultant la Medicine
Mayo clinic
Emeritus Profeiior or Mcdlctn
Maya Clinic
(Riflsur and Tribune Syndicate.
1963)
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Gluing Tissues Together
Some interesting experi
ments recently have been con
ducted, which show that in
t h e future,
s u r geons i n
the operating
room can glue
cut tissues to-
g e t h e r, in
! stead of sew
I ing them to
gether. The
I s e a m a are
LJ tight and
stronff
The new type of glue, made
of one or more synthetic res
ins, does no harm to the tis
sues, and the "seam" will
hold for at least 8 weeks If
the gluing can be done faster
than sewing, or if it will work
well In repairing of holes in
small arteries, it may soon be
the method of choice.
The glue can be particularly
helpful in sticking together
fragile tissues such as are
found in the eye, or in tiny
blood vessels.
Dangerous Bleeding
Recently, some 242 people
with the so-called hemorrhag
ic (or "bleeding") diseases,
were studied by Dr. Kenneth
M. Brinkhouse of the Uiver
sity of North Carolina; he
wrote an article on the several
diseases in which persons
bleed heavily and perhaps
dangerously.
Most of the patients studied
had difficulties with the clot
ting of their blood - either
with the original hemophilia,
or with the "Christmas dis
ease" or the Willebrand's disease-both
of which resemble
hemophilia, and can be dis
tinguished from it only by an
expert.
The blood specialists still
have much to learn about why
some people bleed dangerous
ly and what is wrong with
their blood. The process of
the clotting of blood, and the
stoppage of bleeding is a most
complicated affair, and a'
ready 12 factors in our blood,
that have to do with the pro
cess, have been identified.
Among the 242 patients that
Dr. Brinkhous studied, some
23 had so-called "platelet dis
orders" - diseases in which
the myriads of tiny particles
(platelets) in the blood which
help in clotting, have laregly
disappeared.
There were four patients
with what is called "telangiec
tasia." or "Osler-Weber-Ren-du's
disease." With this mal
ady one finds, scattered over
the mucous membrane (lining)
of the nose, throat, gullet and
stomach, little tufts of tiny
blood vessels which, from
time to time, can break, and
thus give rise to severe bleed
ing. Sometimes an expert, with
an electric needle, can destroy
a number of the little tufts
that are in the nose and
throat, and even down in the
gullet, and this will greatly
lessen the person's tendency
to bleeding.
Dr. Brinkhous said that of
ten severe bleeding can be
brought under control with re
peated transfusions of blood,
or of plasma (the fluid part of
the blood). In recent years, po
tent and concentrated prepar
ations of a substance in hu
man blood which will relieve
hemophilia have been made.
They work beautifully, but
they are very expensive.
There are similar prepara
tions made from animal blood
(from hogs) which will quick
ly help a hemophiliac patient;
the only trouble with them
is that within a week the pa
tient is likely to become sen
sitized to the material, and
then he cannot safely use it
any more.
Several years ago it was
estimated that in this coun
try there were 3,000 or 4,000
bleeders. Now the number
may be more nearly 40,000 or
100,000. Some of these people
feel that they must not bring
into the world boys who have
a 50-50 chance of living out a
life of worry and suffering
and terrible expense; but
others say, "I have suffered; I
have had the guts to take it;
so why shouldn't my sons take
it?"
Athlete's Foot
Many people wonder if they
could avoid getting athlete's
foot by keeping out of gym
nasium showers, or showers
that are used before and after
swimming in a pool. Several
experts who have studied this
problem have decided that the
disease cannot be prevented
by trying to keep the floors
of public showers sterile, as
perhaps with ultra-violet rays.
The experts say that the best
thing that a person can do is,
after the bath, to dry his feet
well, particularly between the
toes. The fungus that causes
"athlete's foot" does not grow
well unless moisture is present.
One often-overlooked dis
ease which people should un
derstand is the gradual aging
caused by little' strokes. Dr.
Alvarez has prepared a small
25-cent blooklet on the sub
ject which vou may order by
sending 25 cents and a self
addressed, stamped envelope
with your request for it to
Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Dept.
MMT, Box 957, Des Moines 4,
Iowa.
VFW PROTESTS
Washington - tUPK - The
Veterans of Foreign Wars pro
tested Sunday against any
move by the United States to
restore normal relations with
Communist Hungary.
Plans to Organize
40 Club in Area
Are Announced
Plans for organization here
of a 40 Club were announced
yesterday by Paul J. Peck,
formerly of Lansing, Mich.,
where he watched the success
ful operation of such a club
in 1939.
Purpose of the organization.
Peck said, is to help find
jobs for men and women over
the age of 40 but under 62
when they can start drawing
Social Security benefits.
There are many persons in
this category who would rath
er have odd jobs than relief,
Pwk stntpri Hp lictaH nmnnp
the possibilities for work civic I
improvement projects, such as !
planting of vacant lots.
The need for a clearing
house with telephone and
other facilities to speed con
tacts regarding jobs will be
satisfied by the organization,
Peck explained. He said the
organization would charge
each member a 25-cent book
keeping fee each month.
Prepared to Handle
The distribution of hand
bills for merchants and other
business people, he said, is a
project that the organization
will be well prepared to
handle.
Peck was employed by the
Jefferson Sentinel Shopping
News here from Aug. 10 until
Dec. 3 and learned about dis
tribution in Medford, he ex
plained. He added that he
could get a complete list of
Medford home addresses and
knew the streets well. In dis
tributing handbills, he con
tended, the organization could
charge two cents a copy and
pay each member one cent a
copy, enabling a person to
make at least $5 a day.
Peck asks that anyone in
terested in joining or support
ing the organization, for
which he sees a great need,
get in touch with him at 130
West Main St., the Lake hotel.
He prefers that the interested
person write to him, he said.
GP Report Shows Increase of 2V2 During the 1950 s
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Grants Pass - A municipal
progress report now being dis
tributed by the city of Grants
Pass shows that the city's pop
ulation increased at the rate
of 2' j per cent during the
1950s.
It is expected to jump to
appiCAiiiiaieiy 3 per cent a
year during the 1960s, de
pending upon annexation of
the urbanized area adjacent to
the city limits.
Annexation is expected to
add an additional 2,500 people
by 1970, while normal growth
will account for an increase
of 3,500 people.
During the 10-year period
between 1952 and 1962, the
report shows there were 29
separate boundary changes in
the city limits of Grants Pass.
The annexations added 367
acres and almost 1.000 people.
Between 1950 and 1963 the
total mileage of city streets In
creased from 44 miles to 58
miles, representing a 32 per
cent Increase. During this
same period, the status of the
streets changed from 73 per
cent unimproved to 70 per
cent Improved with high
grade surface.
Other municipal develop
ments have included complete
ly modernized traffic, water,
sewer and drainage systems.
The period also was marked
by city-county cooperation in
joint endeavors, bringing
about many notable improve
ments in services and facil
ities. An outstanding result of
this cooperation is the 45-acre
Caveman Industrial Park,
which sparked a whole new
industry, electronics, in this
area. Another is the Josephine
County Library, with t h e
highest per capita circulation
of any county in the state.
Responsible for much of the
area's orderly growth is a city
county planning department,
established in 1960 following
three years of joint city-coun-
Grants Aid Health Facility Building
Washington - (lira - Public, health service, credits
health service grants for con
struction of research, hospital
and related health facilities
during the last fiscal year
totaled $207,653,129.
Dr. Luther L. Terry, Sur
geon general of the public
these
grants with "a major role in
the massive effort to catch
up after the virtual halt in
hospital construction during
the depression and World War
II.
ty planning under contract
with the bureau of municipal
research at the University of
Oregon.
The financial position of the
city of Grants Pass is de
scribed in the report as "ex
tremely sound.' Assessed val
ue of property has increased
at a considerably faster rate
than total property taxes dur
ing recent years.
It is expected that when the
Josephine county reappraisal
program is completed and
permanent ratio is maintained
at 25 per cent, the city's tax
rate will probably be stabil
ized at approximately 15 or 16
mills.
My false teeth
were killing me...
1 fried ill the pastes and powders ind
pads. Same old trouble! Rocking and
slipping made my mouth sore and
made me irritable. Then 1 spoke to
my dentist ... lie told me about
CUSHION. Ihe soft-flowing plastic
that molds to the gums. Now 1 eat
what I want enjoy what 1 eat and.
my gums feel so good. CUSHION
sluys soft . . . that's its secret ... and
that was my relief. Mildly medicated
to heal gum soreness; pleasant minty
favor guards your breath. Ask your
druggist for CUSHION. You must
be satisfied or you get your money
back. Long-lasting supply only
$1.49.
Astronomer Predicts
Landing on the Moon
Salt Lake City -WPD- An!
astonomer believes the moon !
and the planet Mars are the
two bodies in the solar sys
tem most likely to be reached
by man.
Dr. Armand N. Spitz pre
dicted during a lecture, man
might reach the moon in this
decade, but said it was unlike
ly. He said a landing on Mars
could be made about 10 years
after that.
BIBLE STEALING OFF
French Lick, Ind. - ITPD -Members
of the Gideon Soci
ety did not know today wheth
er to be encouraged or dis
mayed. Hotel housekeeper
Mrs. Hazel Mcintosh reported
during the week end that
Bible stealing has fallen off
"a lot" lately.
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