Show ug 1 t il yiew PNEUMONIA ATTACKS PEOPLE or OF ALL AGES the sudden chill followed by fever rapid and painful breathing a distressing cough with the raising of bloody sputum and blueness of the lips that mark the onset of a pneumonia strike terror to the hearts of all in one or another ol of its types it attacks nil ages until very recently one fourth to one third of those dr nathan na an 8 who had it died dav III from 1021 to 23 its annual death rate among moles males was waa among females per IDO beginning about five years ago the death rate from pneumonia has has fallen rapidly As a result of the uso use of improved sora sera and of the de of rather specific chemical therapy for its treatment its annual death rate had for 1938 to 1940 fallen to per for males and to for females tha number of cases of nia ala has however not been reduced IDEATH DEATH RATE PER INFLUENZA and PNEUMONIA J t ISO as appreciably yet the sting has been removed as the death rate h has as been more than cut in half some progress seems to have been made in the prevention of pneumonia by the use of a vaccine but for the conquest of the we still depend on improvements in the methods of treatment developments have been so rapid in this field during the last few years that it is not possible to state definitely what the most effective method of treatment Is A few doctors depend chiefly on the various types of specific sera others use both the sera and the sulpha drugs oxygen therapy which was largely responsible for the improvement in the mortality statistics prior to 1035 1935 is also of great value fortunately Fortunat elv the new preparations tor for the treatment of the seem to be equally effective in all age groups the sulpha remedies ore are however sufficiently toxic to make them unsafe for indiscriminate use are classed as dangerous drugs and can be sold on prescription only the sera must of course be given only under the supervision of a doctor As are commonly complications of influenza colds or acute bronchitis or follow such upper respiratory infections anyone who catches es one of these relatively minor respiratory tract infections must watch his step if 11 he remains at home and takes care of himself and so avoids exposure to while his resistance is down he will be less apt to get pneumonia be careful of colds those who try to work to go to school and to keep all social and business appointments when they have colds or bronchitis who fight the infection instead of giving in to it it are much more apt to develop a complicating pneumonia this Is especially true if there has been some fever ever during the course of the upper respiratory tract infection one should never go out alter after a cold until the temperature has been normal ma for from 24 to 48 hours the maintenance ot of good health by av avoiding undue fatigue by eating foods conta containing inin g ade adequate q aate amounts of vitamins minerals and proteins and only enough calories to keep the weight within normal limits makes one less likely to acquire the disease so while the rapid advances in our knowledge of methods tor for its successful treatment have greatly reduced the death rate from pneumonia we must still depend on general principles for its prevention the groundwork of all happl happi ness is health leigh runt hunt in the death of little children QUESTION N BOX send ques questions ions to or dr nathan S davis ill III winnetka itt III E enclose a belt addressed 11 stamped envelope Q ca caa you suggest a home treatment for corns calloused cal louses and ingrown toenails enalls to T 0 S wear shoes and stockings that alt it and are arc large enough and corns calloused cal louses and ingrown id toenails enalls toc nails will disappear causes regurgitation after meals H S 0 A too rapid eating overeating some of the diseases of the digestive tract |