Advice on Your Health Healt 1 By Morris Fishbein Editor Journal American Medical Association tf One of the most serious diseases diseases diseases dis dis- dis- dis eases that human affect beings Is myasthenia gravis which produces produces produces pro pro- duces a a characteristic weakenIng weakenIng weakening weaken weaken- ing of the muscles of the body ending in some cases In complete disability In many Instances the first sign of this developing weakness of the muscles is a drooping of the eyelids which may begin on one side or on both sImultaneously simultaneously and which may also produce produce produce pro pro- duce to some extent double vi vi- vi sion sian This may be I the only weakness of the muscles that will be observed There Is a tendency for the weaknesses to become more pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- toward the end of the day The drooping of the eyelids eyelids eyelids eye eye- lids Is much worse at night than It is In the morning If the rest of the face Is In Involved Involved involved In- In early in the condition the facial expression will become dull and there Is inability to close the eyes tightly or to separate separate separate sepa sepa- rate the teeth widely Associated ed with the effects on the muscles muscles mus mus- cles des of the face there Is difficulty difficulty difficulty culty in chewing and there may maybe maybe maybe be Inability to hold the jaw up A characteristic appearance of such a patient Indicates him seated seated seated seat seat- ed holding the lower Jaw up with the fist with the face expressionless expressionless expressionless ex ex- ex- ex and the eyes either partially or completely closed As the neck muscles become Involved there Is a tendency of the head to drop over As the muscular weakness spreads the person affected may have troubie trouble trouble trou trou- ble bie getting up or sitting down Fortunately this disease seldom seldom seldom sel sel- sel- sel dom attacks young people and andIs Is seen more commonly In people beyond 30 years of ot age For many years medicine had little In the way of help for pa pa- suffering from this disability Now a new drui dr has been app Its effects on the disease i iso u uso so rapid and complete that ICE IOE authorities recommend that It i I t. tried even when there Is do doub dob lb about the existence of condition Relief of the by the drug Indicates that tit ttA diagnosis is correct J I One group of Investigators It ported 23 cases treated ith new drug In which then there wu y yonly i ionly only one death That In the case of a patient who hnot h i inot not take the dosage of the d dur f that had been him H Medicine Is exceedingly f nate when drugs with such r chic powers are discovered dIsco ui iii properly applied In disease drugs of this type Ire n powerful and their su use Is dependent on accurate diagnosis of exactly what wrong with the patient T Th e drugs cannot be taken with the advice and prescript of a doctor who understand th the nature of the disease I