Show THAT BODY OF YOURS By Dr James W. W Barton Inflammation of Lining of Heart Treated by Penicillin Several years ago a frantic father called me up to know if it anything could be done for his year twelve-year-old boy suffering with inflammation of the lining of f the heart We Ve were old school friends and he called me in the capacity of a friend to get the exact low down on what he could expect and if there was anything more that could be bedone bedone bedone done than was being done by his family doctor and a heart specialist I told him that I knew of nothing more that could be done These cases were almost always fatal the boy died a few days later That many of ot these cases suffering with inflammation of the heart caused by organisms sms bacterial c e end n a d 41 o 0 c cardiUs car car- a r r- r ditis diUs can now be helped Is re reported reported reported re- re ported by Science Service Patients suffering from suba sub- sub a acute C cut u t e C bacterial heretofore almost always fatal should be treated with penicillin if the heart ailment is due to toa a streptococcus sensitive to pen pen- This is ad advice ice given Ina in ina ina a report by Drs Martin Henry Dawson and Thomas Th-omas H. H Hunter of Presbyterian hospital and Columbia university college of ot physicians and surgeons New I York This advice is based on apparent success of the treatment treatment treat treat- ment In 15 out of 20 patients These patients are in excellent excellent excel excel- lent health free of ot all aU signs of the infection that caused their heart trouble and all aU but three are back at work Drs Dawson Dawson Dawson Daw- Daw son and Hunter do not call them cured yet because it is ony onya a few months since they were treated and more time is needed to be sure the germs causing the trouble have really been de de- de- de What about the other five patients Two relapsed when treatment was stopped but they are arc in excellent condition The Theother Theother Theother other three patients died Physicians everywhere willbe will willbe willbe be waiting and watching reports report of these recovered patients to see if a cure has been obtained as bacterial ditis has been nearly always alwa's fatal fatal fatal fa fa- fa- fa tal heretofore Why Worry Vorry About Your Heart Do you get out of breath on slight exertion Does your heart seem to skip beats or beat Irregularly ir irregularly irregularly ir- ir regularly Send today for Dr Bartons Barton's interesting booklet on this subject entitled Why Vorry Worry Won Wor ry About Your Heart To obtain obtain ob ob- ob- ob tain thin it just send 10 cents and a three-cent three stamp to cover cost of handling and mailing Wrap coins carefully and mail your letter to Dr James V. V W. W Barton care of The Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah |