Show Dr Fishbein's Health Talks TalIs B By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of II fly gela the Health Magazine l For many years ears all sorts of specific remedies have been tried on the tu tu- and millions of dollars have been mulcted from these people for or patent medicines Among the first of the new scientific scientific remedies to be announced was Kochs Koch's tuberculin which was developed developed developed devel devel- In 1890 This is not a specific remedy and there are arc many experts who vho feel that it is worthless However some doctors who use It very carefully and md who study their patients find It useful In some Mme cases A number of remedies have been Introduced consisting of combinations ions of copper of gold and of other metals All these remedies are experimental ex ex- and md although they have been een reported as effective in some cases the vast majority of the evidence evi dence does not seem to indicate any special value for lor any of them Because the lesions of tuberculosis heal ical by calcification it has been customary customary cus- cus tomary omary with man many physicians to prescribe pre pre- scribe a great deal of calcium In fact it t is commonly believed that workers work work- ers in lime dust do not have tuberculosis tuberculosis losis osis yet the evidence for this fact facts is s not particularly convincing The more recent studies seem to indicate that some change must take place in fri the tuberculosis itself before before be be- fore ore calcification can begin and that in n the vast majority of cases there is plenty plent of calcium in the body for the needs of the situation when the mechanism of healing healin starts Cod liver oil has been used in tu- tu tuberculosis tuberculosis for Cor several centuries It has las the advantage of furnishing a large arge amount of fat and also provides provides pro- pro vides ides vitamins which are arc of great importance importance importance im im- im- im to the body If cod liver oil is to be taken It is usually best in doses of one to three ounces after a meal In the case of tuberculosis the whole cod liver is believed to be preferable to any of the he extracts of the vitamins For years creosote and were verc considered to be specific remedies remedies reme reme- dies in tuberculosis and they are still used in some cases to produce tor oration tion lessening of tightness In the throat and for the relief of cough cough- ing ng People with tuberculosis suffer frequently fre Ire from fever and sweating at night When these symptoms become be be- come ome oppressive the doctor can prescribe pre pre- scribe cribe drugs which will control themAn them An alcohol rub at bedtime or a sponge bath with lukewarm water containing about one gram of alum to o the ounce is helpful in preventing night sweats One of ot the most severe symptoms symptoms toms oms that may occur in a person with tuberculosis is bleeding from irom the he lungs The appearance of this symptom is a danger signal which should hould cause the patient to lie down immediately and to get medical attention attention at- at at once In sanatoria where persons are treated for tuberculosis one of the most useful remedies thus far developed developed developed de de- de- de Js is artificial This his involves the injection of air into the he chest cavity which serves to put the he lung Jung at rest The same effect is also achieved by y cutting the nerve which leads to o the diaphragm or by performing perform perform- ing lag a surgical o operation on the ribs NEXT Diets for the |