Arkansas State press., 1953-06-12
Vacation Medicine

Summer brings vacations and week-ends in country
and along with them number of special medical problems
and accident hazards Here is roundup of recent seien
findings and authoritative advice getting through the sum-
mer with maximum of comfort and minimum OF pain
SWEAT LOSSES-Tha tired feeling a hot day is due in
part to losses of water and salt from the body through sweat
ing The best to offset water losses says Dr. Luclen
Brouha of the Haskell Laboratory of Industrial Tocoogy
is to force fluids, just treating fever by drinking
water regular schedule whether you thirsty or not
And abundant sailing of food better to replace lost
salt than the use of salt tablets
ATHLETES FOOT-Athletes particularly common
during weather because perspng feet provide ideal
conditions for Thophyton aserodes the fungus responsible
for the disease and because there reliable means Oh
graduating the fungus from shower rooms bath houses ana
other places where people barefoot Athletes foot can u
ally be prevented however by taking care to keep your @
dry especially between the toes busting tale is helpful
this And be cured by prompt conscientious treatment
with of the fungca medicines such as Astero
hydrochloride,
PRICKLY HEAT-The annoying summer rash known as
prcky heat is due to plugging up the sweat glands which
then become infected according studies by Drs Wal
b. Suzberger of New York POSTGRADUATE Medical school, the
best preventive is sleeping in unconditional room eight
hours day of cool air "clear the sweat gland
openings Iaeum powder or calamne lotion Is the recommend
ed treatment can't cool off long enough each day to
forestall development of the priehly heat rash
HORMoNEs FOR HOT WEATHER HAZARDs-Partly be-
people then out in the country, snake bite
bee sting and poison ivy hot weather hazards Physicians
corsone and ACTH In treating poisonous snake bites
corsone and ACT do take the place of anvenum
other standard lesavng measures But the homones
greatly speed recovery report Dr W. w Hoback and T. W.
Green of Virginia Cortsone and ACTH likewise quickly de
toy' individuals with reactions to bee stngs and
shorten unusually severe cases of poison ivy.
GETTING RID OF POISON IvY-speaking of poison ivy,
modern chemical weedkllers provide safe simple of
clearing out this pest and its western cousin poison oak
Either D. AID ammonium sufamate (marketed under the
name Ammae) may be used To insure absorption of the
chemical spraying should be done when the weather is hot In
addition the spraying should coincide with the econdrowth
period of the plant Poison ivy has two growth periods each
is spring and another which does not begin until
the leaves have fully formed as late as the latter part OF
June in northery sections of the u S. have valuable
plants in close proximity the ivy you wish to kill
shield in one hand to protect them piece
about by feet size will do By using barrier be-
tween priced bush and branch of poison ivy
the latter be thoroughly sprayed without endangeng
the valuable plant If you have large patches of poison ivy to
eliminate solution according to directions and
generously If have only few isolated poison ivy plants
get rid of them down and shake little dry O. AID
Animate each leaf Wait two or three days until is com
peey withered Then, with your hands wrapped in
wearing gloves will throw away when you are
finished pull out the ivy Don't attempt to pull it out without
treating chemically first You may not the whole vine
will then grow back Above ALL don't burn poison ivy The
carries the oil unusually
poison ivy if inhaled.
KILLER by the u S Public Health Service
have repeatedly shown that the usual rise in darrhea
and similar intestinal infections be avoided by community
wide action against the house fly But how eliminate the
mouse fly! quickly become resistant 10 Dbl and similar
other insectide available been
eeng in their action dangerous for around homes
An is promised, however by nseccde Named
Maathon II is described by the T. 5 Department OF Agcu
zone of the safest insecticides to handle Moreover
flies appear slow to develop resistance to it.
ONF-s,IOT DEMONSTRATION FOR HAY FEVER-A single
shot desenzaton treatment for hay fever has been develop
by Dr. Mary H. Loveles of New York hospital The
which still experimental aCcompshe than
dissemination procedure but convenient
to 40 shots Medical author
desensiZaon shots though they do not
provide complete relief all of hay fever because they
considered the only dependable of preventing hay
developing asthma. In the treatment
injection taken early the booster shot is given
if needed just before the hay fever season.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER-Although broad
spectrum such teramycn have reduced the
virtually to Rocky Mountain spotted fever
avoided than cured Despite the this disease
part of the especially during early
transmitted from small animals by ticks To
ticks from dogs particularly dogs free to