New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
LIVES SAVED FROM
DIABETES DISEASE


New York, May ss,-Ths New Yorl
State Medical society concluded yes
teTdaY that insulin has proved re
msrkahle success in curing diabetes
hut the teehRie Of its use has not beer
perfected and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IL
use among physicians should he linn
tied ana controlled, The society alse
felt that laws that prevent experiment
tati0n with animals should he repeal
ed, There is no sure cure for cancer
n was decided, hut there are proven
tive measures, The society Is holding
its liTth annual meeting in the Wal
dorfr Astoria,
Dr. Elliot +, IesliH Of Rnstnn, said
that ~ $50 diabetes patients treated
by him since last August, only seven
had died, and only one, a hoy, had
died IN a coma BEFORE the discovery
of inrllin. credited 20 nr, Frederick
q. Ranting ~ Toronto, he said that
co TO 70 per cent 81 the diabetes pa
tients died in coma,
The anon and more physicians from
all parts Of the state attending the
meeting. considered these ngures re.
markable in the light ~ numerous
diabetes cases tho new serum Is re-
ported 10 have cured recently
Pioneers In Tns,ilin Talk
The discussion ~ insmlin was omen
ed by Dr. william y, AlsoVer ~ syria
cuse, chairman NJ tho section On
medicine. Those taking part were all
pioneers IN Its Use and included nr,
Y. J. II. Mcleod and Dr. Raniing ri
Toronto; DIR. John r. Williams ot
Rochester, nr r. Joslin and nr, Her
man o. Rosenthal OF New York city.
Or. williams asserted that insulin
will not arrest an Infection of gan
creme, although In eases In which
there is an early operation, the pa
tient will be greatly benefited by lite
use. Tho treatment ho said. is with
In the means Of the average person A
patient should get treatment for about
81 day, he added.
DR.. Arthur w. Booth. president OF
the society. in addressing the first
session yesterday morning deplored
'Yhe enormous number of legislative
bills annually introduced that are an
tagonistic to medicine" lie referred
particularly to Legislation that pre-
vents experimentation on animals
Such diseases as yellow fever. pneu-
monia. diphtheria and diabetes would
not have been conquered without
certain amount of experimentation on
a nimals. he said.
Tax on Honest Physicians
'It is deplorable," he said, that
honest physicians arc now restricted
and even obliged to pay a tax for the |
privilege of using pain destroying /
1rugs and alcoholic stimulants to save
life and reduce pain.
Some Of tho moro extreme antaE-
onistic legislation directed toward re-
the exercise of professional I
skill indicates how far the functions
of the physicians are entering under |
the control Of the fanatic. cupably |
ignorant and moron type"
The address of welcome was deliv- /
sred by Dr. J. Bentley Squire. chair
man of the committee on arrange
nents A symposium on Diabetes was
eeld in the grand ballroom, while
.roup discussions on various phases
# medicine were conducted in other H
ooms. The sections and their chair
men are Surgery, Dr. Eugene Fl. n
POOL, of New York city: eye, ear. nose
md throat, DR.. Edmond +. Blaauw, Il
# Buffalo; obstetrics and gynecology u
or. Harvey y. Matthews Of Brook 4
yn: pediatrics, Dir. Elias n. BARLEY. H
# Brooklyn; public health. hygiene
nd sanitation, DR.. Paul B. Brooks of H
Albany.