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Word: gynergen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1941-1941
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...them to open wide; then blood goes pounding through with extra force. Remedies: 1) a calm life; 2) abstention from annoying foods; 3) aspirin tablets, benzedrine, black coffee or ducking in cold water for mild cases. If a patient can scent it in advance, a dose of the drug gynergen will nip a migraine headache in the bud; once the throbbing begins, this medicine is useless. Gynergen often produces jitters, vomiting, circulatory disturbances in the fingers and toes. Oxygen inhalations "often work miraculously" but must be taken in a doctor's office or hospital for an hour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Doctor's Little Helpers | 5/5/1941 | See Source »

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