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Medicine and You Drug Draws Thorns of cactus People
A doctor reports lithium carbonate helps a patient with the cactus syndrome a hostile uncooperative woman who rejects communication and is sarcastic and paranoid The drug reportedly helps convert such patients to polite sociable behavior Sunglasses may aid some arthritic patients treated with chloroquine to protect against UV eye damage Gamma globulin vaccination reduces hepatitis risk in US troops in Vietnam The Pill may trigger rheumatoid arthritis or lupus symptoms which subside when oral contraceptives are stopped Massage cannot restore skin elasticity per Dr Marjorie Bauer
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Burton P. Grimes
St. Peter, Minn
Grimes
American Journal of Psychiatry
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor