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FKIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 13 MEDKORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDKOKD, OREGON The Medical Roundup IN . EmeriLUi ron Cmeruui Consultant In Me die In Mayo rllnlc Emarttui Profeimr of Medicln Mayo Clinic (Remitter a ad Tribune Syndicate, 1963) 6 A F7H MM letes, women rnnfact Lenses In the "Sieht Saving Review," Dr. Stephen J. Alexander of Crawfordsville, Ind., spoke of the lour gener al g r o u p s of persons who benefit from the use of con tact lenses those with high r e f ractive er rors (errors that need cor rection with ises), ath- such as bcauti cians, whose livelihood may de- Dend on a eood appearance, ana that large number of persons whose vanity will not let tnem wear glasses. Feople in tne eft tertalnment world, fashion mod els. and some public personalis ties feel that they must wear contact lenses. Much helped are those per sons who are near - sighted or very far - sighted, or who have a marked astigmatism (a con dition in which the curvature in the lens systems is much great er in one direction like up and down than in another, like from side to side). Also, persons who have had cataracts removed, u tney wear ordinary glasses, must have very thick and unpleasant looking ones. Contact lenses are particularly helpful for persons who have deformed or badly shaped cor neas (the clear window of the eye). Dr. Alexander feels that contact lenses can do much to improve the personality and happiness of many people. Cer tainly these lenses are here to slay. People would be surprised if they knew how many of the persons about them are using contacts. It is a question if, in the course of the next 10 or 20 years, contacts will work an injury to some corneas; so far, little has been observed that is frightening. Occasionally, a person will get a little scratch on the cornea, and this must be treated quickly and carefully, Decause a enrome ulcer could cause much damage to the per son's sight. According to Dr. Anthony Donn, bifocal contact lenses are being improved, but they still are not quite satis- laciory. We must note that many per sons, no matter how much thev would like to wear contacts, will be unable or unwilling to do so. Having fitted glasses in my early years, I know that there are persons who are un-l willing or unable to go through the needed period of a ouDle of weeks of training until thev can wear the lenses com fortably. This must be, because I have seen women put on bi focals and say right away, "I can't and won't wear these glasses." Ravnaud's Disease As many people know, Ray naud s disease is one in wnicn, from time to time, one or more fingers will turn almost white because of a nervous spasm in the blood vessels a spasm wh eh saueezes the blood out, In 90 oer cent of cases, the patient is a woman. Fortunate ly, she does not have to worry much, because she is not like lv to come to any bad end. Commonly, the diseass is only a nuisance. In many cases. I think we must assume there is a psy- chic cause. Usually, the v.o-n-an is more than normally ner vous. A number of the patients I have seen got their first at tack of white fingers wnen tncy were much shocked nervously, as bv the discovery that their husband had Deen unfaithful or perhaps wanted a divorce, Naturally, the symptoms are worse during a .lorthern win ter, when the great cold is an added cause of spasm in the blood vessels of the hands. Before starting treatment, it is well to x-ray the neck to sec if there is any abnormality of the bones, such as might put pressunre on a sympathetic nerve. A neurologist might also be asked to check the function ing of the nerves of the arms and hands. The first thing the physician should do is to reassure the woman that she is not likely to get into any serious trouble because of the spasm in her blood vessels. In winter, she should protect her hands against cold by wearing fur lined gloves; also, she mignt wear neavy overshoes. Only in extreme cases need the woman think of moving to a warm climate. Should Stou Smoking If the woman is worse at the time of menstruation, or later, during the menopause, she can try taking ovarian hormone The woman who is smoking heavily would do well to stop for a while to see how much good that would do. In some persons, a single cigarette caus es a marked spasm in (he blood vessels of the hands. In mv ex perience with the disease, drugs did not help much. I he sympathetic nerves in the II r t 2tec3SE cm. I :. 1 teS life yrVAJEti-f NEW CIIIITKR Installation of another new chipper and conveyor system at Timber Prod ucts company, Medford, is one more step in the continuing quest for complete utilization of timber resources in Jackson county, and an other step by local timber industry to eliminate burning waste materials. Representing a size able investment, this new equipment will oper ate from material supplied by the plywood plant and will convert the veneer scraps which are not usable in plywood into wood chips for use by paper mills in California. The material will move via conveyor belts underground from the plant to the chipper where it is then proc essed and blown through pipes to the rail car loading point, or will be sent to the burner when rail cars are not available. Timber Products operates four of these chipping ma chines. (McCorkle photo) neck can be cut, and this can for a time relieve the spasm in the arteries, but the opera tion is seldom used, partly be cause, in some cases, severe and constant pain has resulted. Curiously, the similar operation performed on Ihe sympathetic nerves in the back of the ab domen will give good and per manent relief in those rare cases in which there is a se vere Raynoud's syndrome in the feet. Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Inc. In his booklet, "How To Safe guard Your Vision." Dr. Al varez discusses not only con tact lenses but many common eye defects. You may obtain a copy of the booklet by sending 25 cents and a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your re quest for it lo Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Dept. MMT, Hox !).'", Dcs Moines, Iowa, 50304. The Family Council hdttor's no's: The Family Council consists of a Judge. . f,nycHatrlt, three clergymen, three editors and a women's editor. Earn article Is a summary of a family disagreement presented to the 'Council. TLW Council deals with problems, major and minor, encountered bv guidance counselors and boclal workers. Edited by airs. Alma Denny. ICopyrlght b General Features Corp.) sure her of that, she'd rather stay home and deprive me of the adventure. In this life one must take some small risk. The Council: Stop quibbling, Denise, and start poring over ECONOMY AT PEAK AND HEADING HIGIIKlt Where is the U. S. economy right now? At the highest levels in history. Where is business heading? Up to still higher records. At what pace is business rising? At a moderate, steady speed. How broad is the advance? Across-the-board, involving heavy and light industry, hard and soft goods, things and non-things. How long will the upturn last? A vital key to its duration will be the timing and magnitude of that tax cut. What are the odds on its life? The odds are good thnt this ad vance, already into its 31st month, will continue well into 19t4 thereby making the 1961-? cycle the second longest peacetime upswing in over a century. Will this expansion reduce our unemployment rate to the so called tolerable 4 per cent level? Not in the foreseeable future. Will rising paychecks and profits produce enough tax money to balance the federal budget? Not in the foreseeable future. There's no disputing the evidence that our economy Is mov ing sturdily, steadily upward now and chalking tin better than seasonal gains In many areas. Industrial production has con tinued to reach new peaks this summer In the lace of reduc tions in steel and auto output. Sales of aulns remain excitedly strong. Consumers are buying and borrowing freelv. Almost as many new one-family houses were sold in April aiitl Mnv as in the entire first quarter of 1963. New conslrut llnn spending in August was 4 per cent above a year ago and manufacturers' sales of durable goods are 8 per cetil ahead of last summer. Prices are firming, atler-tax corporation profits arc increasing, business failures are down. T1 u . ... ma evidence himj is persuasive mat me economy will slay in an uptrend In the months ahead. Personal incomes arc rising. aiu Uj mi uuiiun over a year ago ana are laying (lie base for big ger consumer spending. Government spending is rising, adding fuel to the economic machine. Most significant now, businessmen plan to spend at an annual rate of $41.1 billion in the current quar ter and $37 billion in the first quarter. With all three types of apenumg pointing up, me economy can l move m any other direc tion except up. When the statistics are in on the nation's tolal output, they'll probably show that our gross national product rose bv nearly $8 billion in the July-September period on top of an $8 billion rise in mo ApriKiune monms. it s increasingly likely that GNP will be nearing the $595 billion annual rate as the year ends. But the very fact that our economy is still turning in an im pressive performance adds urgency to the need for maior lax cuts to give businessmen incentives to invest more in modern plants and Individuals cash to spend more on goods and services Solid and prolonged though this upturn has been. It has not been sufficient to reduce the overall unemployment rate below 5', per cent. Although the rise in Industrial production In this upswing Is now 22.S per cent, this Is slill below the percentage rise in the I958-C0 expansion and it is far below the rise of 1049-53. Even if auto sales in 1964 again hit the 7 million mark (or the third year In a row this would just be maintaining the very high level of sales and would not accelerate the economy. Even it construction spending smashes all peaks in coming months, thi: (pending already is so huge that It can't rise enough in the near future to give business a significant spur. Given tax reductions, though, both businessmen and consumers would hike their spending and add new power to this "old" ex pansion. Then, the 196!-? upswing could live to challenge Ihe 50 month advance of 1933-37 for the record of the longest peacetime business rise in no years ol united Mates mstory. ' Dutch Beauty To Wed Californian SEATTLE (UPI)-Stanny Van Bacr, Dutch beauty who was crowned Miss International Beauty of im;2, nnd a L o n g Beach, Calif., dentist will be married here Saturday night. Miss Van Bacr, 21, will marry Dr. Gene P. Meyer in the Cilen Idale Country Club. Miss Van Baer and Mever, a gradunte of the University of Washington School of Dentistry and a native of Seattle, met at a chanty ball in Los Angeles last vear. Following their wedding, Ihe couple will honeymoon at Banff. B.C., before returning to Long Beach. Dcnlsc R. I don't want to stray far from his doctor. Barry H. My doctor says we can take the trip. Denise R. My husband is a sick man with diabetes and a heart condition. Now that he has retired all he talks about is a travel ads. If everyone with trip to Europe and I'm com- a chronic "condition" hugged pletely against it. Why look for ,he neart and tle doctor.s hand troube? Suppose his condition ... ... ,. , flares up in a country where we thls would be a nallon of rc don't know the language. How cluses. A large per cent of both explain mailers to a strange the work and the piav of th doctor? It's healthier all around 1 wririd is engaged n by people with a diagnosed ailment, held under controol by medication and a few don'ts. Evidently Bar ry's doctor sees no real reason to turn Barry into a frightened stay - at - home, and thanks to the A.M.A. he can cany a card in his wallet indicating his I medical problems, prescrip tions, allergies, plus a signal device which tells, by a uni versal symbol, that he has a major health problem and that details are available on the wal let card or from his next of kin. These devices are now being sold bv jewelers as charms for nwl- .....jet .nMn It ntt TILLAMOOK, Ore. (I'PI) ' ' "' Oliver J. Thorud, 72, Beaverton, I Barrv is enttinrted with full Em- to forego the trip and take no chances. Barry R. Europe is full of good doctors, and if I'm careful I won't run into trouble. I'll be as safe taking my medicine there as here, and in an emer gency I'll trust any competent medical man. Denise wants a guarantee that the trip will be solid pleasure if I can't as- Beaverton Man Drowning Victim CHI H( II CARDS LEEDS, England (UPl)-Vic-ar of Leeds Canon Fcnltin Mor ley Thursday night suggested that the Church of England is sue membership cards "so that when people move lo new churches they can introduce themselves by card." drowned Thursday when a boat in which he and two companions were riding overturned in the surf of Nehalem Bay about 20 miles north of here. Thorud and his companions, Peter Tighe, 42, Beaverton, and Orville McCoy, Aloha, apparent ly mistook the north jetly at the harbor entrance for the south jetly, which was under water. The boat was caught in the surf north of the entrance and cap sized. Tighe was treated for shock and released from a hospital at Wheeler later in the day. McCoy was uninjured. crgency Medical Identification protection ... So, ship ahoy and bon voyage sums up our counsel to the R.'s. PEELED OFF TROUBLE CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. 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