Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Acting on secret orders from the little braun haus in Munich, the Herr Colonel stationed one of his most trustworthy minions in the Memorial Church, not to get religion, but to prevent rascals from removing the swastika from the tablet...
...physiology of the internal organs. The Libman treatment: a dose of calomel, a saline purge, enemas of carbonate of soda, instillations of colon bacilli in the large bowel and bicarbonate of soda night and morning. The carbonate and bicarbonate of soda tend to alkalize the system; the colon bacilli prevent putrefaction and toxemia; calomel and purge clean out the gall bladder and bowels...
...handsome, comforting physician, is more concerned with the coronary patient's emotions than is Dr. Libman. "Anger, love, fear, hate, surprise more strikingly influence the heart rhythm than any physical factor that we know of," said he. Relaxation, music, diversions, congenial conversation are good for heart cases, prevent anginal attacks. Climate ''is another important consideration. The tropics are good for such patients, also Spain and Egypt. Altitudes may also be advantageously employed, especially as regards wind and air pressure. When the barometer falls, patients invariably come in. Sunshine is a good...
...controlling angina pectoris, declared Dr. Marvin. A few years ago surgeons, without knowing precisely why, cut certain nerves near the neck, which carry messages to and from the heart. All that this did was to keep the patient from being aware of the agonizing pain and in some instances prevent spasms from contracting the coronary arteries. But such operations did not attack the underlying causes of the spasms or pain. Besides, many patients died during the operations. So now few surgeons perform them...
...theory is that the thyroid drives the heart more than the heart can stand and that without the thyroid's slave-driving the heart can take its own time and method of pumping blood through the coronary arteries. Thyroidectomy does relieve drive on the heart and does prevent angina. But it does not cure the source of trouble and, except for lifelong dosing with the thyroid hormone, makes an idiot of the coronary patient...