The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-05
YOUR
HEALTH
By
Medical Advisory Beard

Comrade j. F. Of New York
writes MY mother is forty-four
years Of age. and is suffering from
some sort of ailment We cannot I'M
derstand. Physically she is fit,
meaning, no ear-aches, good teeth,
good constitution; the only thing
wrong is that she had rheumatism
in her arm for the last fifteen years.
She complains of headaches, and
Vomits yellow liquid and she says
this usually happens about once or
twice a month, and she thinks this
may be from nervousness.
Our Reply
Your account of your mothers
illness would seem to fit into a type
Of attack known to physicians as
migraine, which can be caused by
many things, one of them being
"aggravation, that you mention,
However, the symptoms you describe
are also present in more serious all
ments like actual disease of the
stomach, (ulcer), Inflammation Of
the gall-bladder, or the appendix,
or of the colon.
To make sure that some more
serious condition, such as mentioned
above, is not being overlooked, it is
necessary:
To go very exactly into the his
tory of these attacks with your
mother-in this way getting addi-
tional important information; to ex-
anime her generally to determine if
she really is physically fit, as stated;
to X-ray her gall-bladder, stomach
and intestines. Thereafter, on the
basis of what is determined by these
studies, the condition can be
treated.
Diet, the use of certain special
drugs, as well as of sedatives, and
attention to emotional factors, are
of real help in controlling and elm.
mating these attacks. It is neees.
sary that you seek able advice,
whether that of a physician Cf YOU
can afford it,, or at a good general
hospital.
The question has also been asked,
incidentally, whether the children
OF an epileptic brother or sister in
herit the disease. Generally speak
ing the children of an epileptic's
brother or sister would be very UNI
likely to inherit the condition. Ace
cording to L. S. Penrose, the in
! cidence of epilepsy in the family of
epileptics is very low and the chill
dren rarely exhibit a tendency to
this type of reaction. The part
played by inheritance in causing
epilepsy has been greatly over
emphasized.
Acne Scars
F. M.:-There is no treatment
which will remove these scars.
Some dermatologists report an inn
proyement with the use of peeling
pastes, but this treatment must be
given under the direct supervision
of physician.
The bZchure which you sent us
is undoubtedly another one of the
usual fake cosmetic advertisements,
We shall discuss it in more detail
in one of the early issues of our
magazine.
Scented Cold Creams
M. T.:-Olive oil rubbed into the
skin of the face or elsewhere does
not and cannot cause the growth
of hair. So far as we know today,
no substance has the power of slim
ulating the growth of hair when
added or rubbed into the skin.
Scented cold creams are usually
harmless to most people. Certain
individuals are very sensitive to
some scented cold creams, usually
to the perfume in them. An acute
inflammation of the skin may fol-
low the use of a perfumed cold
/ cream in sensitive individuals or
those places on which the grease
was spread 1t is impossible TO
know this in advance. BY placing
a little of the cold cream on the
skin, covering it with cellophane
and then adhesive tape and allow
ing it to stay on for "a hours, it is
possible to test out whether a cold
cream will prove irritating A red
or blistered skin where the cream
was applied shows it to be irritat-
| ing to the person on whom the test
was performed.
! Any reliable druggist can let you
have the U.S,P. cold cream, either
scented or unscented. Either Of
these is as good as any of the exc
pensive advertised cold creams.
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Are Hair Removers' Reliable
E. NJ, High Bridge, Wis.:-There
is no hair remover" on the market
which can remove hair permanently
or safely. Electrolysis is the only
means of safely removing superflu-
Gus hair. This consists of destroy
ing the hair bud and hair sac with
an electric needle
The treatment should be done by
an experienced operator.
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