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Show Page 30-T- HERALD, Provo, Utah, Thursday, March 24, i i I. HE r. ur. Lawrence tir 1977 Carburetor Lamp fi j Tips Migraine - DEAR DR. LAMB My husband has severe headaches. He has been to several doctors and they have called them migraine, vascular or cluster headaches. The last doctor he went to supput him on Caffergot P-positories. He was a lot better, in fact if he used suppositories each night he didn't have headaches. A friend of ours was on Caffergot P-and said it caused her to have a heart attack. Since then my husband has been afraid to use them. He is having the headaches very bad P-cause a again. Could the Caffergot heart attack? He has had all kinds of tests and is in very good health otherwise. He is nearly 50 years old. The pain of DEAR READER migraine headaches is caused by the arteries to the head region. Before the attack occurs the arteries constrict. This can cause a severe limitation of blood flow to parts of the brain. It is usually responsible for symptoms related to vision. This phase may also - cause changes that resemble a transitory stroke in severe cases. The second phase is when the arteries dilate. The dilated artery stretches tiny nerve fibers in the walls of the arteries to cause the pain. contains The Caffergot P-ergotamine tartrate, a drug that acts directly on the small muscles in the arteries to contract them and constrict n the artery. By eliminating the the medicine relieves the pain. ovd-dilatio- Because the medicine causes arteries to constrict it is true that it should not be used in heart patients or patients with disease in the arteries to the legs. If your husband uses it he should not use more than five sup ummrivvk xnwm wu."vm' ipiimiimi hi. iiii.min.iLUi.-.- i .. ni..Mmwtwvwm in ' s Marketing Plans Made Physician Gives i wsv iHmuiwiwwmiwm' 1. S ' - d arteries. But he will need to stay with his doctor and follow a program for best results. Medical Center Agrees To Treat Florida Resident VU' ' 1 SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Astron Innovations Inc. Tuesday announced marketing plans in the United States and Brazil for a new carburetor system the firm claims will increase gasoline mileage and cut automobile pollution. Astron said sale of the patent rights to a group in Brazil provides for payment of $1.5 million within 45 days of successful completion of tests in the South American country, plus a continuing royality of 5 per cent on Brazilian sales. A 1975 Dodge passenger car carequipped with the "Vari-Vent- " buretor will be shipped to Brazil next week for tests. The firm said EPA mileage tests of the same car without f v V , 4 '::v i ": .iis " ' v: """""Jr..,'-?"-' i J ....-- - positories a week and he should try to limit the use of the medicine. Despite these drawbacks, in selected patients, and in proper amounts, it is good medicine for migraine patients. Your husband could profit from paying attention to his lifestyle. A need to achieve to gain approval is characteristic of the migraine patient. To give you more information on this aspect of migraine headaches I am sending you The Health Letter number Headache: Man's Most Common Pain. Others who want information on headaches can send 50 cents for it with a long, stamped, envelope for mailing. Send your request to me in care of this newspaper, P.O. Box 1551, Radio City Station, New York, NY 10019. The vascular changes that cause the migraine headache can be induced by emotional tension and fatigue. Other causes include alcohol, certain cheeses and wine, monosodium glutamate found in Chinese cooking, nitrates found in hotdogs and other cured meats and chocolate. Flickering lights can precipitate an attack in some people and can cause an epileptic seizure in some epileptics. This is a partial list of some of the important factors in daily living patterns that influence the frequency of attacks. Your husband would not have to use or other medicines Caffergot P-containing ergotamine tartrate. Some patients do well with Sansert which helps to decrease sensitivity to pain and others do well with Inderal which acts to prevent dilatation of the -- 'vv jr ' ' w V-- 8 the system in California resulted in city gasoline mileage of 1 1 miles per gallon, and 16 mpg under highway driving tests. With the carburetor, the same car had city mileage test results of 15.5 mpg, and 27.7 mpg highway mileage. The tests also resulted in reduced carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon, nitrous oxide emissions. President Ralph Rollins said the carburetor, which maintains a high air speed with a constant fuel mixture, will be marketed locally beginning in August through Omnibus Investment Corp, at an estimated cost of $225. At least 10 places along the 500 mile stretch of the Amazon River were found to have depths of 300 feet or more, thus revealing that the bed of the river is well below sea level. . )4iWMM&mm-.- "' If - v yfm m tmmZtmtviiKtai ' X , n u - - ' - - looks like a man munching coupe, is really Mike Bryam of nearby Kirtland working hard at putting a new transmission in his car. NOW THAT we've gotten "Jaws" and sharks out of our hair, it looks like Seattle residents automobiles now have to contend with what roaming the streets at will. Well, take heart man-eatin- g roan-eatin- g (UPI Telephoto) Senator Backs Fund Act WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen. Jake Garn, - SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center say they have agreed to treat a Florida man gravely ill with Wilson's disease. The center said Jonathan Lipshaw, South Miami, will be flown to Utah as soon as possible. The university hospital specializes in treating the extremely rare disease. Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder caused by an excess buildup of copper in the body. It attacks the brain, corneas, kidneys and liver. The patient reportedly has lost the power of speech, cannot control his body systems and can barely walk. Lipshaw has suffered from the disCEDAR CITY, Utah (UPI) Voters ease for eight years, but it was misin Iron County will go to the polls May 3 diagnosed as a psychological problem to decide if they want to float a $3.4 until his family moved from Birmingmillion school bond issue. ham, Mich., to Florida two years ago Five projects would be financed by and the disease was correctly the bonds, ranging from the purchase diagnosed last month. of playground equipment to construcHis parents estimate they have spent tion of a new elementary school in $100,000 in medical treatment since Cedar Valley. their son became ill at the age of 16. Other portions of the money would go They said the private flight from for additions to Parowan High School Miami to Salt Lake will cost another and other schools in the district. $6,000. Iron County Voters Go Polls May 3 - has joined with 16 colleagues in urging a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to fully fund in lieu allocations to county governments. Garn said the act authorizing payments-in-lieu-o- f the taxes passed the Senate unanimously last year. It provides for federal payments to county governments to offset the amount of property taxes lost due to the tax immunity of federally administered lands. 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