The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-24

nm cHRIsMAN During t h
last year much
attention has been given to the
treatment of arthritis. There are
many forms of this disease and our
treatment has been unsatisfactory
Hence I have called attention TO
several new forms OF treatment.
Effect of Sulpha Drugs
As a result receive many letters
asking for a copy Of my articles
and further information. ! do not
have copies of these articles. be-
yond my own file copies. The only
way I can furnish copy Is to have
it retyped, which involves time and
effort. I suggest that when you see
an article that interests you, cut 1t
out of your paper and preserve 1t.
A lady from California says her
husband is 56 years old, has been
In the hospital for three months:
he still has to use crutcheS and
cannot dress himself. She recalls,
she thinks. that In writing about
the sulfa drugs recommended
their use in treating arthritis. 1t
may be that she is partly mistaken.
I did say that the sulfa drugs re-
tarded the growth of bacteria, and
as arthritis has its beginning In
focal infections, they may be help
full In checking the cause.
I wrote particularly OF sulfa-
guinidine. which acts to destroy
intestinal flora. and these are often
the source of infection. In other re-
spects the sulfa drugs do not great
~ benefit arthritis.
One of the drugs / did recon-
mend was Bee Venom. It Is sup
piled In the form Of an ointment
which the patient can use himself
Bee Venom has long been recog-
nized as successful treatment for
various forms Of rheumatism and
arthritis. but using bee stings was
unpleasant and difficult to apply
continuously.
The application In the form OF
an ointment Is successful IN many
cases and causes no inconvenience.
Any treatment Of this disease must
be continued for long time.
Use of vitamin u
For several years the use OF large
doses Of vitamin D has received
much attention in various hospi-
tails and clinics. DR.. Steck and 9TH
ers of the College Of Medicine Of
the University Of Illinois have been
using vitamin D in large doses with
considerable success. They have
treated all varieties of arthritis
and report marked success IN the
relief of pain and the restoration
of the use of affected joints.
We have no definite knowledge
of how vitamin D acts to relieve
arthritis. These men have used a
form Of vitamin D called "Estron."
There are other preparations that
are probably Just as effective. It
comes in the form Of capsules. each
containing fifty thousand units.
One tablet is given each day. Every
fourth day. the dose is increased
by one capsule until six capsules
are taken each day.
It Is given after meals; very lit
tie benefit is experienced for a
month or more. 1t was quite expen-
S1ve, but the price was reduCed re-
Gently. More than six capsules can
be taken as time goes on II too
much Is being taken. little nausea
and headache result. but these
soon stop If the drug is discor-
tinued or dose reduced. IL
should be for six months or
q year. to obtain maximum results.
This is probably our most sue
cessful form Of treatment, but any
form is likely to require vast deal
OF patience and persistence
Arthritis is disease that causes
certain forms of deposits In the
joints. It has usually taken long
time to accumulate these deposits.
and 1t will take an equally long
time to flush them out and carry
OF the infection. II only treatment
can be established before the Joint
becomes entirely stiff or helpless,
there Is the greater hope that the
treatment may meet with success.