Show Malaria Germ MayBe May Be Miracle for Paresis U U. e S. S Doctors Reveal American Medical Association Association Association Asso Asso- Hears Findings o on Ages Age's New Discovery DALLAS Tex April 21 AP AP- AP The long age-long hopel hopelessness o of paret- paret Ics may maYbe mayho bo ho turned to hope by the humble malaria germ The treatment of ot paresis by In Infecting infecting in- in the the patient with malaria was announced as asan an actual dIscovery disCovery discovery dis dIs- dis- dis covery of at the age In the scIentific scientific scientific lectures lectures' of at the MedIcal Medical Med Med- ical leal a association which featured the third day of the associations association's seven seven- ty-seventh ty annual convention here today This was considered one of ot the most important subjects of the several several several sev sev- eral score papers read in a dozen scientific meetings CASES CURED Cases Considered beyond the aid any other treatment were re reported reported reported re- re ported to have been restored to apparent apparent ap ap- parent normalcy and those of milder Infection showed surprising results I Ithe the speakers stated Dr J. J R. R Driver of ot Cleveland 0 O. reported the results in seventy- seventy nine patients at Lakeside and the city hospital In Cleveland Of sixty-five sixty cases in which results were obtained a a substantial number became apparently normal and re returned returned returned re- re turned to work although they were virtually useless before the treat treat- ment DALLAS Tex April 21 AP AP- AP Effects of ot the wide nation-wide influenza influenza enza epidemic of ot 1917 18 are are becomIng becoming becoming becom becom- ing evident in certain persistent diseases diseases diseases dis dis- eases of the lungs physicians ns told delegates to the American Medical association as the numerous numerous scientific scientific lectures of th the meeting started started here today Eight scientific groups groups groups' each including era se several severa score of ot ad addresses addresses addresses ad- ad dresses began their meetings at 9 a a. a m. m Cancer of the lungs and acute bronchitis were attributed directly to the influenza epidemic in certain cases observed by Dr Charles N. N Meader of Denver Den Dr John A. A Lichty Dr F. F F R. R Wright and Dr E A. A Baumgartner all aU of C Clifton Uton Springs N. N Y L Certain types of recurring acute and chronic bronchitis become more mire since ince the last pandemic of oC Influenza and the subsequent epidemics ep- ep of like influenza enza lIke colds said Dr Pr iti t d i the i Lice Uce of ot medicine r I No satisfactory explanation of ot why the influenza causes cancer has been offered It is js said GERMS FIGHTING GERMS An An Au army of af f germs germ's germs fighting another another another an an- other germ army may be found effective effective effective ef ef- ef- ef in treating s syphilis of ot the system by the use of at malarial ma ma- lanaI infection according to Dr J J. R. R Driver Dr John A. A Gammel and Dr L L. L J. J Karnosh all of Cleveland Cleveland- authors co-authors l of t Jl t pape on this subject subject subject sub sub- read before the section on dermatology der der- n and The doctors commented on the great need for newer methods Inthe in inthe inthe the treatment of ot this tenacious tenacious' ells dis ea ease e They gave ga a his history tor of the use of 01 malaria In treating 1 paresis ar stating its use lu iii now r c d especially by the Germans The quest for magical potion that will cure all disease was vas suggested by the paper by Dr Hugh H. H Young of ot Baltimore presenting the latest work In attempts to combat generalized gen Jn infections s by injecting chemicals and dye substances di directly directly directly di- di into the veins WHY CANCER IS FATAL People die with cancer of the stomach because more than half of ot them walt wait until it is too late IntI for foran foran foran an an- operation before they consult a physician said Dr George B B. B Austerman Austerman Austerman Aus- Aus terman of the Mayo clinic The prevalent attention given to high blood pressure was noted In Inthe Inthe inthe the section on pharmacology and therapeutics which gave special at attention attention attention at- at to new liver extracts to re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce blood pressure pressure Dr Dl Ralph Ralphj H. H Major of ot Kansas City 1 the use of ot a substance substance substance sub sub- stance call called which produces a rap rise rapid rise In blood pr pressure pressure pres pres- s- s sure when Injected ted it ri Af Dr Joseph L. L of Chicago said there are s of pf blood pressure In which the caus causes s are aie not but h ma may mabe be he bethe bethe hethe the effects of old dge dg ge He t found Cound un great the the pressure of If different persons and e even en exten- exten n- n siv variations at different times Ine in fhe Oe e sam same person The pressure he te said is also varied aried by motional emotional Continued on n page 6 |