The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-13
YOUR
HEALTH
By
Medical Advisory Board

z. L., Cleveland, Ohio: You writs
for advice concerning paralysis
of one side OF your face, following
complications from an infected
tooth four years ago. There has
been considerable but not complete
recovery.
All the muscles of the body are
controlled by nerves. In your case
the nerve supplying the muscles Of
the left side of the face were sew
erely damaged by the infection,
which probably ives not confined to
the jaw. There has been incofn-
plete recovery Of the nerve, and
therefore, the control OF the muscles
is imperfect. causing them to sag.
AS regards the question Of cure,
this is a dificult problem. we
Would strongly advise YOU not to
waste your money on electrical de-
vices, and the other forms Of fake
cures which are so abundant in
capitalist society, where the only
object in manufacture is to make
money. The best thing for you to
do would be to go to the I1eurologic
dispensary connected with the Uni
versity Clinic at Cleveland.
ChirOpraet0rs in the Soviet Union
rOMRADE F. M. of New York asks
v what is the status Of chiroprac-
tors in the U. S. S. r. We quote
from an article by C. v. Smith, q
chiropractor who has just returned
from a tour Of study of medical in
situations in Europe, especially in
the U. S. S. r..
I'm Soviet Russia medicine has a
complete monopoly of the healing
art, even to the extent that dentists
as such do not exist. They are
medical gradual who come under
the curative preventive" branch Of
Socislized Medicine. Needless to
say. further. that all eye work like
wise comes under the aegis Of
medicine. There are no stlch things
as chiropractic, osteopathy, optom-
etry, etc, in Russia today. The
various adiuncts used commonly by
drugless healers, such as, massage,
hydrotherapy, etc, are handled in
a very scientific manner by these
same medical doctors"
Is Syphilis Durable
D. S., New York City: Syphilis is
~ durable. Regardless Of whether
the blood tests are negative early
in the course Of treatment, the latter
should be given for at least three
years. At least four courses ten
injections each) of salvarsan and
four courses Fifteen injections each)
Of bisfnuth of mercury should have
been received by the patient before
stopping treatment. After tEo
years more of symptom free observs-
ton. which includes negative spinal
fluid examination, the patient can
marry.
If your friend follows this course
Of treatment and is still free Of
symptoms or signs of syphilis at
the end Of Ave years. there Is no
reason WHY you should not have
children who are free from the
disease.
AS to whether he will ever go in
sane because of this disease. we be-
lieve the above rules apply here too.
He will not. if he follows the above
prescribed course Of treatment and
remains free of the disease under
the above named conditions.
The chancre appears in the first
stage of the disease, that is, within
a month after exposure to injec-
ton. In women it is quite often
overlooked because of its frequent
location within the vagina. The
second stage, which is characterized
by the rash, occurs in the month
following the chancre. Here too the
rash may be so mild as not to be
noticed. For yourself, would sug-
gest a blood test done every six
months for the next few years, en-
tirely as measure OF preca1tion
and safety.
Addresses Wanted
from now on we will be forced
1 to ignore letters that come In
without addresses. We wish to as
sure you that all letters are held
in strictest confidence and are an
swered personally. Will the follow
ing comrades please send in their
addresses:
E. Bond; T. T. Dana; Ashamed;
S. S.; B. A., Bronx; j. NJ, New
York: Larry; Irving Goodman:
Betty Merinelstein: A comrade
(Jan. IA, date of letter.; A Victim
Epilepsy; Hart Liebermsn;
Reader; Bill Roberts.
Get your club, frater9al or mass
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