Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-27 | Page 4 | Eradication of Dreaded Social Disease, 'Stepchild of Medicine,' Held

Eradication of Dreaded Social Disease f Stepchild of Medicine Held Possibly KANSAS CITY Oct 27 UP UP- UP The day has come when gonorrhea gonorrhea gonorrhea gonor gonor- rhea one of the major problem diseases In America can be completely completely completely com com- eradicated Dr Walter WalterI I Clarke of New York declared to to- to day Speaking before the annual meeting of the American Public Health association the director of ot the American Social Hygiene as association association association as- as said that the disease is about to follow smallpox typhoid fever and cholera into oblivion by bythe bythe bythe the universal use of new scientific scientific scientific treatments Until very recently gonorrhea was the stepchild of medicine since few physicians wanted to treat it despite the fact that it itis itis itis is known to cause sterility arthritis arthritis arthritis ar ar- ar- ar blindness and chronic invalidism invalIdism in- in Dr Clarke declared adding that it js Ss the most prevalent prevalent prevalent preva preva- lent ailment excepting the common common common com com- mon cold and nd is the most neglected neglect neglect- ed communicable disease afflicting afflicting afflicting afflict afflict- ing mankind Now however because of an aroused public interest in the control of syphilis and gonorrhea and the appropriation of federal funds to study and treat them a anew anew anew new day has dawned in the improvement improvement im improvement im- im provement of general public health he said Medical men now have three highly effective weapons for eradIcating eradicating eradicating erad erad- it Sulfanilamide the comparatively new drug found ef effective effective ef- ef in treating at least ten other diseases heat treatments to destroy the germs without burnIng burning burning burn- burn Ing the body and hormone treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment a recent discovery discover of ot Dr Robert Lewis of Yale university Further work with sulfanilamide sulfanilamide sulfanilamide mide may show it to be as effective effective effective tive as for syphilis or quinine for malaria two i 01 Of mf few specific drugs known to medicine Dr Clarke added 1 American people living in could be assured of ot better he health and an Improved sense of well w u. u being if they would unite in chrle groups to eliminate the smoke nuisance now beginning to be Ij come acute with the onset of WIntel win wis ter tel Dr H H. B B. Meller of Put Pitt burgh Pa told the association