Show tt o oI I 1 PNEUMONIA ATTACKS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES The sudden chill chilI folio ved by fe fever fever fever ver rap d and painful breathing a dIstress ng cough w th the raising I of bloody sputum Y r and blueness of thed the d t lips bps that mark the b onset of a ria r ia la strike terror to the hearts of all In one or another of ItS M types it attacks all b ages 1 very ro rc recently J 11 fi one fourth to ton one third of those v ii Sone o Dr athan S Tn who had hadl It l d ded ed Davis ls D III i From 1921 to 23 Its annual death rate among males was 81 9 among females 63 9 per I Beginning about five years ago the death rate from pneumonia has fallen rap Wy As a result of the use of improved sera and of the development development de i dei of rather spec fie fib chemi chemical chemical I cal therapy for its treatment its an anI annual annual annual nual death rate had for tor 1938 to 1940 I I fallen to 38 8 per for males and to 23 9 for females The number of cases of ma has however not been reduced DEATH RATE PER lOa INFLUENZA and PNEUMONIA 0 P P PP P P PP P 00 III If IffA fA Ill S 1 I I I I fJ I f Zoo 11 I III IJ I ill II l Ij II If ISO V Wi ti 11 1125 25 00 v II 5 appreciably yet the sting has bee removed as the death rate has bee more than cut m in half haIt Some progress seems to have been made in the prevention of pneumonia pneumonia nia ma by the use of a vaccine but for forthe forthe forthe the conquest of the as W we westill westill still depend on improvements in m the methods of treatment Developments have been so rapId in this field during the last few years that it is not possible to state deft definitely what the most effective meth method method method od of treatment is tS 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 large largely largely largely ly responsible for the improvement m in the mortality statistics prior to 1935 is also of great value I Fortunately the new preparations for the treatment of the seem to be equally effective mall in all age groups The sulpha remedIes are however sufficiently toxic to tomake tomake tomake make them unsafe for hate nate use are classed as dangerous drugs and can be sold on only The sera must of course be given only under the superVISIon of a doctor As Aa are commonly complications of influenza colds or acute bronchitis or follow such upper respIratory infect ons anyone oho ho catches one of these relatively mi minor minor nor respiratory tract infections must watch his step If It he be remains at home and takes care of himself and so avoids exposure to while his resistance is down he will willbe willbe be less apt to get pneumonia Be Careful of Colds Those who try to work to go to school and to keep all olal and business appointments when they have colds or bronchitis who fight the infection instead of giving In m to it it are much more apt to develop a complicating pneumonia Th s IS especIally true if there has been some fever during the course of the upper respiratory tract infect on One should never go out after a cold until the temperature has been nor normal normal normal mal for from 24 to 48 hours The maintenance of good health by avoiding undue fat gue by eat eating mg foods containing adequate amounts of vitamins minerals and proteins and only enough calories to keep the weight within normal limits makes one less likely to ac acquire acquire quire the disease I So while the rapid advances in our knowledge of methods for tor Its successful treatment have greatly reduced the death rate from pneumonia pneumonia monia we must still depend on gen genI general general I eral principles for tor its prevention The groundwork of all happl happiness ness is u health Leigh Leigh Hunt m in inthe inthe the Death of Little Lutle Children C QUESTION BOY BOX Send questions to Dr hr Nail an S Davis Davia III W a I IU ill Enclose a self stamped enve ope t I IQ ICan Q Can Can you suggest a home treat treatment treatment treatment ment for corns and m grown toenails T 0 a SWear SWear S SWear Wear shoes and stockings that fit and are large enough and corns and ingrown n toenails will HIl dIsappear What Q-What Q What What causes tat on aft after after atter er meals H S aA aToo 0 a Too A-Too A Too Too rapid tIng eating overeating I some ome of ot the diseases of ot the he diges Ive tract |