Show I Vitamin Discovery May Prove Remedy for Sufferers Gout Atlantic City N. N J. J A J.-A A vitamin vita vita- min discovery that sheds new newlight newlight newlight light on gout and may prove a remedy for the ailment was reported by Dr Martin G. G of New York before the meeting of the American Medical association here Cases of this disease were Improved Im m proved by doses of vitamin Bl Dr has found Pain and swelling swell in ing disappear and even more striking striking ing ray X-ray X ray pictures of the affected joints show that new pew bone bona tissue Is la apparently formed This is 11 the Ont first time that anyone bas bu ever discovered any effect of vitamin Bi Bl on bones Dr pointed out Hitherto this thI vitamin was known only to affect nerves and the utilization of sugar The Th discovery dis dl overt covery of its effect on bones is fa so new Dew that Doctor and hi his s associates have not yet decided exactly exU what Is II the relation between betwee n the vitamin and bones bonu They Ther are reporting sixteen cases observed fo for forI r I longer lonier than three months month in order to stimulate other scientists to investigate in Investigate the problem The discovery was made accidentally tally in treating neuritis with this vitamin which is 1 sometimes called d the antl beriberi anti beriberi vitamin because lack of it causes cause the tho oriental nervous nerv new newous ous ou disease known as beriberi Some of the neuritis patients patient instead of bein being helped by the vitamin as II othera othen others oth oth- ers era have been experienced severe sever e reactions and were for a time muc much h worse The uric acid content of their blood rose rOil and this discovery le led d Doctor to continue the vitamin vi v tamin tamla treatment in order to lea learn why tha the vitamin produced this ef of effect fact It turned out that all an the patients hid had gout lout along with their theft neuritis With more vitamin dosage dOIle the th patients Improved greatly and tn the th uric acid add content of the bl blood back to normal dropped |