Evening star., 1931-12-04
HEALTH INSTITUTE
PLANS DESCRIBED
Former Senator RansdeII
Tells Pathological Society
of Research Hopes.
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE,
Associated Press Science Editor.


ST. LOUIS, December 4.-The great
est research ever undertaken into
cancer, common colds, heart disease,
flu, pneumonia and infantile paralysis
is about to be sponsored by Govern
ment authority.
The program was announced last
night by the executive director Of the
new National Institute of Health at
Washington, former United States Sen
stor from Louisiana Joseph z. Rams
Cell. He outlined the plans at the
annual dinner Of the Pathological So
ciety of North America.
The Institute Of Public Health is
the scientific research department of
the United States Public Health Service
In this institute" said Senator
Ransdell, will be carried on new re-
searches in cancer on a greater scale
than ever before tempted, new in
vestigations into the cause and cure of
infantile paralysis q Id heart disease
There will be new ST. dies of the COM
mon cold, of influenza and pneumonia.
On Comprehensive Scale.
Here will be made new discoveries,
new and better methods of cure and
treatment will be found to replace
those now in use, and new and greater
safeguards Of health in general will be
devised.
Although truly remarkable advances
have been made in the war for health
by individual scientists, by private and
governmental institutions, no agency
has ever been founded on earth for
combating disease on so comprehen-
sive scale as the National Institste
OF Health"
1t centers In the Nations Capital all
the country'S medical and scientific re-
sources for combating disease and
creates in Washington a clearing house
for health for all the world. Under
the surgeon general of the United
States will be marshaled the Nations
experts in medicine, surgery, psychiatry,
dentistry, chemistry, physics, radiology,
biology, bacteriology, pharmacology,
pharmacy and allied professions.
The scientific staff includes. said
RansdeI, the Public Health Service
departments, already internationally
famous for discovering the cause and
cure Of pellagra, discoveries In spotted
lever, tularemia, cancer cell metabolism
and structure Of sugars.
This institute and the act creating
1t, the former Senator continued, pro
yides in radiology, one of the younger
and more remarkable sciences. oppor-
tunity to render q priceless service
through research activities upon can
Ger"
The Pathological Societys two gold
medals were presented, respectively, to
Max j. Hubeny, M. D., Of Chicago, for
distinguished services In X-rayg and
radium, and to Carlos Heuser, M. D., of
Buenos Aires, Argentina, for x-ray de-
velopmentS useful for studying the
internal organs of women.
Officers were elected yesterday. Byron
II. jackson, M. D., Of Moses Taylor Hos
pital, Scranton, Pa, is the new presi-
dent-elect, who will oficiate next year.
DR.. Francis Carter Wood of Columbia
University is president this year. DON
aid S. Childs, M. D., of Syracuse Uni
versity School of Medicine was elected
secretary treasurer. Vice presidents were
w. Herbert McGufin, M. D., of Calgary,
Canada; Col. Henry c. Pillsbury, chief
of the United States Army X-ray Serv-
ice, stationed at San Francisco, and
John B. Camp, M D., of the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, MINI. Charles 3.
Sutherland of the Mayo Clinic was re-
elected librarian.
Leon j. MELVILLE, NJ. D., Of New Or
leans was elected chairman of the
Executive Committee The other Execu.
i've Committee members are r. II.
Rodenbaugh, M. D., Of San Francisco
and Thomas A. Burchan, M. D., Of Des
Moines.