The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-23
Your Health
 By Dr. William Brady

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 IT'S AN OLD YANKEE CUSTOM
 The bars here, the movies, the night club, the race tracks, the de- partment stores and the ball parki are packed with people trying te get rid of their money, writes q physician I have never met, al. though know, from the gratefw letters I have received from many of his patients, that he is highly successful in the ambulant QnJec- tion) treatment of hernia. l had taken the doctor to task (and I'm sorry now) because one of my readers whom I had advised to con- suit the doctor for such treatment, complained that the doctor refused to treat him although, according to the reader, the doctor thought the treatment would give satis- factory results. I was reluctant to believe it, but there can be no question now, that good many people, particularly those who ask for the names or three or four doctors who are skill led in thisi or that method. are prl- marily interested in finding what ,, they consider a bargain-that is, they care little what method a doc- tor may use, as long as his treat ment costs less than they know an operation will cost. That was the situation about which I chided the doctor in the instance mentioned. The patient sought to pay nominal fee for each office visit-to take treatment on suspicion, as it were-and arg ued that he could go to the hospital Gas acharity patient, of course) and have an operation for less than the doctor charged for the entire treatment. So the doctor property refused to treat him. In similar instance some time ago a reader vehemently charged that a physician I had recommend ed as skilled in the modern treat ment of infected tonsils was a uuack who deserved expulsion from the medical profession etc. l hap pened to know this physician. have long regarded him as the ideal phy- sician and on several occasions have been fortunate enough to on- tain his professional service for members of my own family. So nailed him and learned, as might have anticipated, that the reader demanded a guarantee that the treatment would cure him or give satisfactory results. Of course no honest physician, specialist or sur geon can or does guarantee any thing in any circumstance. II doctor guarantees cure or satlsfac- tory results or pretends to do so, you may be sure he is quack and a dangerous one to have any truck ! with.
 By any reasonable, informed comparison, I can state that the prospect of cure is at least as good when hernia is treated by the ann bulant method (injections) as it is when hernia is treated by radicol operation disqualification. And of course the ambulant dnjections) method is safer than the major operation so far as life is concern ed.
 In regard to the treatment of iri- fected tonsils, this is my belief and opinion: If I had infected tonsils I'd choose the diathermy (electro- I coagulation) treatment. In my opinion this method is safer so far as life is concerned. and, in the hands of a skilled physician, 1t IS as adequate in all respects as the major operation.
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Temperature Every afternoon have temperature 99 to 100. Family doctor could find nothing wrong Husband wants me | to go to - clinic. Should I do so, or throw away my thermometer and forget all about it. (K. P0
 Answer-Better do as your doctoi advices.
 Calcium
 Does evaporated canned milk contain as much calcium as fresh ray milk? co. So 1 AnSwer-YeS.
 Blood Donor
 I donated blood at the Red Cross center recently, and they made an appointment for me to donate again
 eight weeks later. But a relative
 advises me not to, donate blood oftener than ever six months.
 (Mrs. R. W.
 Answer - Most donors give blooe every six to eight weeks with inn punity. If your relative fears 1t may cause anemia, there is no jus
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