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...118th meeting of the American Chemical Society in Chicago attracted some 9,000 scientists who brought along a staggering total of 1,181 papers. The chemists and chemical engineers were pleased by progress in production and use of cortisone and ACTH, delighted by reports on improved petroleum weapons in man's war against the insects, but worried about a major problem of the atomic age: safe disposal of deadly radioactive waste material...
Though responsible for some major developments in the technique of modern surgery, Dr. Graham ironically believes that his science has passed its peak and is now on the downgrade. His reasoning: such drugs as penicillin and ACTH will some day make most operations unnecessary. Eventually, says Dr. Graham, a surgeon's work will be limited to corrections of 1) malformations at birth and 2) injuries from accidents...
...year had passed since the Mayo Clinic first announced the dramatic effects of treating rheumatoid arthritis sufferers with the hormones ACTH and cortisone (TIME, May 2, 1949). In that year, millions of pain-racked arthritics had clamored for the "new cure," or begged their doctors to tell them how soon they could expect relief and how much. Last week the answer was plain: they could expect nothing certain for a long, long time...
Nothing but Hope. The doctors are still deep in argument over possible substitutes for the wonder hormones ACTH and cortisone. A few Swedish, British and U.S. investigators claim wondrous results with desoxycorticosterone acetate ("DOCA," an adrenal hormone) and vitamin C injections given within a few minutes of each other. Others in the U.S. sing the praises of such hormones as 21-acetoxy-pregnenolone. None of these, said Drs. Hench and Kendall, have stood up under proper testing...
...fact, the uncounted, creaking legions of rheumatoid arthritis victims had nothing last week that they did not have last year-except more hope. They were not likely ever to get ACTH or cortisone for routine treatment. Now, as for years past, they would get bed rest, exercises, and aspirin to ease the pain...