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Show September IS, THE JOlKN Al 1'uge 6 Marlon Brando Is On the Waterfront 1 he wav nut given until alter the peak alof a poliomyeht m epidemic had aiea only. of gamma globupiocessed supply Adverse reports on lin available to physicians this year, ready passed. use were therefore scientifically though still very small, is approxi- its Data collected in the in polio epidemic mately twice as large as last years supply. In a repoit to physicians sent out this summer, Dr. Kenneth S. Lan- dauer, assistant medical director, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, points out that gamma globulin is the only proved weapon now available to physicians for pro- phylaxis against paralytic elitis. poliomy- - The basic scientific evidence es- field tablished in 1 !."! and trials that gamma globulin can pre- Marlon Brando, left, star of Columbia Pictures presentation of Elia Kazans production, On the Waterfront, is learning how to truck, one of the fleet used by the operate a Yale industrial fork lift W. Scenes prominent firm of stevedores, J. e McGrath Corporation. to motion add the pier-sidfunctions in truck in which the appear authentic treatment of waterfront life and work pictures able Gamma Globulin on doctors prescriptions vent paralytic polio has recently been not only reaffirmed but strengthened, so that its usefulness seems even greater than we formerly believed, states Dr. Lan-daue- r. Failure to understand the limitations of gamma globulin accounted for public confusion during the summer of 1!."3, when it was made available as a public health measure, says Dr. Landauer. As a result of the mode of distribution, the 1 ;r3 use of gamma globulin for mass or group prophylaxis against poliomyelitis was only in rare in- through regular medical supply channels after October 1, llVO, it was announced today by Lederle Laboratories Division, American Cyanamid Company. Heretofore the protective blood fraction has PEARL RIVER, NEW YORK Federal Of- stances correctly timed for maxiGamma Globulin, for the preven- been allocated by the loDr. Landauer mum effectiveness, tion of paralytic polio, measles and fice of Defense Mobilization to infectious hepatitis, will be avail cal departments of health for use writes. In many communities it To Be Available After October 1st meaningless. control studies still stand as valid, reliable, and undisputed. While the use of gamma globulin in polio is comparatively new', the usefulagent has a long history of ness against measles in ot lining eductemporary immunity and in l ing the severity of an attack of the disease. The lifting of restrictions on the sale of gamma globulin this availyear will make much more able for measles. Since gamma globulin is extracted from human blood, the supply will always be limited. Lederle processes gamma globulin through arrangements made with large hosNo pitals throughout the East. donated blood from the Red Cross or other agencies is used by Lederle. Not to be confused with the polio vaccine now undergoing trial in this country, gamma globulin may perhaps be described as a grab bag of IPul-ltV- temporary immunity. It is that part of human blood which prevents an individual from catching 1951 atitih will pi uduce antibodies. Mot adults have antibodies against polio and nu asles in the gamma globulin of their blood because they have had light cases of these some pel haps without knowing it. When the gamma globulin from a thousand or more different individuals is pooled together, )be pool is certain to contain antibodies against polio, measles and infectidis-ea'-.e- s, ous hepatitis. Collection and distribution of gamma globulin is an organized way for the immune to lend their immunity to individuals who hae no antibodies of their own. As long as the borrowed antibodies remain in the blood, they will prevent or reduce the severity of an attack of the disease against which they were originally manufactured. But after five to eight weeks, the borrowed antibodies pass out of the blood. The main use of gamma globulin then, is to safeguard against an epidemic or a threatened exposure in the immediate future. c tw tra A P( 2, TI Tl M TI D1 IN SERVING US Alan YOKOHAMA, JAPAN some infectious diseases twice. It R. Nelson, -, son of Reed H. Nelcarries the antibodies developed to was recently combat a disease during illness. son, Kay.sville, Utah, to corporal while serving Even a light case of infectious hep- - promoted with the Id Transportation Major Port Command C in Japan. Corporal Nelson, who is assigned to Headquarters Company, arrived overseas last April. He is a graduate of Star Valley high school in Afton, Wyo. 'J- a: Tl IN IF L W N Tl of al eo t ar D TO pi of A th fo Winter Cover Crops Can Make Soil Richer tl tr th Tc in b. Cold days will soon be with us. To avoid a last minute rush, now is the time to sec that your heating , equipment is ready for the winter season. It is our suggestion that you have your FURNACE MAN, PLUMBER or HEATING CONTRACTOR do the following work: FLUES See that flues and chimneys are clear, clean and tight. FILTERS Replace or clean dirty filters, oil the motors and blowers, and check blower belts. 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