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nstnnoitfescause there were so many more women left alive to die at that age.Even before birth,: the same rdie seems to.apply. For every ,100 girl babies born dead, there are 110 boy babies lost.It is a fact that in general women worry more about their health than do men. There seems reason to believe that the nervous organization of woman is more sensitive.Every physician must give much of his time to the neurotic patient, the patient whose ailments are imaginary,. whose . symptoms are the results of some psychological maladjustment. While it is probable that there are a larger number of women among such patients, vit must not be thought that the number.of. men is small.Physicians and surgeons must be constantly on their guard against this type of patient. There is the patient-—you may find it hard to believe — who actually is hunting for an . operation. F inaily, thechronic appendix” is removed. The patient is’ all -right for awhile and then begins to develop a “chronic gall bladde,r.”Psychiatrist Is Continued .f ’ This-,is not to say that there are t not chronic diseases of. these and f manyother organs. . The. point is that-; the physician knows that hetsis1meg.11:30-^ Johannesburg. Durban Municipal Orchestra,5 ZTJ, 6,09-meg.2:45—Tokyo.. , National ' program. JZK, 15.16 meg; JZJ, 11.80 meg, *3:00—Boston. Inaugural program. W1XAL ' 11.'79 mfeg.4:15-TLondon. Schubert’s Chamber Music.- GSP, 15.31-meg; GSO, 15.18.meg; ;GSF, 15.14 meg; GSD, 11.75' meg.5:00—Moscow. News for English listeners.RAN,- 9.6 meg.5:00—Budapest. “Hungarian Songs.MHAT4, 9.12 meg,5:30—Caracas. Dance music. YV5RC, 5,8' m'eg. -7:00;—London.' The Central Band of His Majesty’s Royal Air Force.. GSG,- 17.79 meg; GSI, 15.28 meg; GSD, 11.75 meg: ..GSB, 9,51 meg.10:45—Tokyo. National program. JZK,15ll6 meg.10:45-—Sydney. Talk on Australia. VK2ME, 9.59 meg.REQUESTS NEW TRIALW. .T. Hoover,. El Paso grocer, who was'foiidd 'guilty of selling a pistol to a minor, today had requested a new trial from' Judge . Ward’ of County. Court-at-Law. Hpover was found guilty of the charge by ajury .which set his fine at $25 and costs.)X-rays constitute one of* ithe three acceptable means of treating cancer. A scene in thie X-ray department of a present-day hospital is depicted here. Radium and surgery are the * two* other methods of dealing with cancer.must be on his guard in dealing with these cases. At Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, the rule is followed that surgeons do not operate upon these chronic cases until thestaff psychiatrist has been called into consultation.It is also a fact; that psychological maladjustments can have actual repercussions. At Michael Reese Hospital,- cases where stomach ulcers had been cured and then recurred, were studied by the psychiatric department In every case, the need fpr psychiatric, treatment was revealed.In conclusion, let us repeat that women today'may be thankful that this is. the 20th. Century. The advances y of . medicine have reacted particularly, to their benefit.Childbirth, once left. to incompetent mid wives, has become one of the chief concerns. of . the medical profession. By proper prenatal care, the health of . mother and. child are both guarded. . Modern obstetricalmethods make cases simple which would have' been - sure death two centuries-ago. Suffering is reduced to a minimum, and both mother and child are guarded- from infections.Sensible public health measuresand a sensible modern attitude upon the subject of exercise, dress, and the like, give girls the opportunity to lead healthy, robust lives.The development of knowledge of the functioning of the ductless glands is giving the medical profession a new insight into the factors which control the normal cycles of life.Theelin, one of the hormones or drugs produced by the ovaries, is now available to physicians and can be used as a therapeutic aid when indicated. The other ovarian hormone, progestin, is more difficult of preparation but probably will become more available in. time.. • 4 mThe advances of psychiatry are giving the medical profession a better understanding of. the neurotic personality and of those maladjustments, which, to a greater or lesser extent, affect many women. -Finally, those diseases 'not yetcompletely; conquered are being made the subject of intensive investigation. Only this summer, Yale University received a gift of $10,-000,000 to set up a program of cancer research while the U. S. Congress passed a bill providing an annual appropriation of $700,000 for cancer research und'r the direction of the U. S. 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El Paso Herald Post
El Paso, Texas, US
Sat, Oct 02, 1937
Page 12
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