Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-11
HEALTH ADVICE
Disease of Thyroid Gland

1AN sAyAOAd 6i1hl 4, II flOSI Inns
portant organ of the body and in
Its functions is intimately related
to the functions Of other import
Aat organs. such as the hes .
AMI c!rculatory sy::cm al the
central system.
Disorders OF the thyroid gland
are characterized most frequently
by disturbances in the action of
the heart as shown by a marked
increase in the number of beats.
Instead of the normal so, 20 or
SO beats per minute. there may be
over 200. Due largely to the cir
culatory disturbances, there is
shortness of breath, especially on
exertion.
Patients with thyroid disorder
usually suffer from nervousness
and sleeplessness. The disturb
ances in the nervou system often
manifest themselves IN a dimin-
ished nerve control of the blood
vessels. so that there may be
eyeballs become very prominent,
due to their ~protrusion.
A person suffering from thyroid
disease should be under the care
or a physician. The disease lie
amenable to treatment, some
time by rest in bed, supplemented,
perhaps, by medication, at other
times by surgical operation.
Q. l read In the paper that there
wasn't anything that would remove
the growth of superiuous hair on
trio needle. Will you kindly tell
me where l can get one? 1 can't
get 1t at the drug store in this city
A. The electric needle used in
removing s~uperfluous hair is not a
simple contrivance which you can
purchase in a drug store. On the
contrary, it is an appliance which
should be used only by a physician
who has had considerable training.
Bad Breath.
9. Kindly tell me what causes
bad breath, ard what can 1 do to
get rid of it? l take cathartics
keep my bowels open, but still have
it.
A. Bad breath might be caused
by any number of conditions: ca
tarrd. bad teeth, stomach or intes-
final troubles ct cetera. l would
suggest that you consult your fam
lily physician. have him make the
necessary physical examination and
treat you accordingly. / regret at
this distance and from the symp-
toms mentioned, I cannot give you
more definite diagnosis of your case.
IL you will send to Information Edi-
tor, u. s. Public Health Service,
Washington, d. c., your name and
address, l shall be glad to send you
a booklet entitled The Road to
Health" which might be of help to
you.
Lumbago.
@. I am troubled with lumbago
and would like to know the cause
and. II possible. a cure.
A. In all cases of lumbago it is
important to ascertain as exactly as
possible the underlying causes of
the trouble. equity cases form, per-
haps the largest proportion of cases.
while rheumatism is sometimes to
blame. Local injury appears to be
sometimes a ause. You should moi
attempt self-treatment, but should
place yourself under the care OF a
reputable physician at once and
have him prescribe for you. Mean
time. to relieve the severe pain. it is
sometimes of value to iron OUT the
patients back. This is done by plac-
ing the patient fiat in bed on his
oSiis' linen, Will an ordinary hot
iron, n back should be thoroughly
ironed through a dozen or more
thicknesses of newspapers, the iron
being used as hot as the patient is
able to bear it.
Dark Circles Under Eyes.
Q. What is the cause of dark
circles under the eyes every morn
ing? / retire between 10 and II
o'clock and get plenty of sleep, still
the dark circles appear. 1 also get
plenty of air at night. Please let
me know the cause of this trouble
A. Dark circles might be an
indication of n of a large number
OF diseases or it might be a perfectly
natural condition of the individual.
Based on this symptom alone. no
diagnosis could be made, but as II
may be a danger signal. you should
get In touch with your family physi-
clan and have a thorough physical
examination made.