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Reduction of deafness and dumbness in Switzerland as result of goiter prophylaxis with iodized salt
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ABSTRACTS
Tompkins, Pendleton: Basa.J. Body Tempera-ture Grasps as an Index to Ovulation, J. Obst. & Gynaec. Brit. Emp. 52: 241, 1945. Evidences a.ra accumulating that the ~as.~l body temperature in women is directly related to the phases of the menstrual cycle. · The temperature i~ relatively low prior to ovulation, shifts to a higher level about the time of ovulation, and maintains this higher level until the next menses, when it falls and the cycle is then repeated. This study is important in the evaluation of infertility. Reasonable care must be employed to insure basal conditions when the temperature is taken. An· temperatures were taken by rectum and were taken in the morning before arising and before taking food or liquid. A number of charts illustrating the above are included in the manuscript. WILLIAM BERMAN. Schneider, Wilmot F.: Arachnodactyly-Unusual Complication Following Skull Injury, J. Pediat. 27: 583, 1945. This report traces the progressive development of various anomalies observed in Marfan 's syndrome. In the reported case failing vision was definitely observed between the fourth and fifth year. Progressive loss of vision finally shut the girl from the world almost completely. She was not adequately safe-guarded. At the age of 12 years she fell through an open cellar door and had her visual abnormalities complicated by the head injury, which set in motion the retinal detachment and bilateral glaucoma. The author recommends early orthopedic treatment to prevent crippling deformities, and early recognition of ocular deficiencies and treatment. JAMES P. MARR.
The Newborn Wespi, H. J.: Reduction of Deafness and Dumbness in Switzerland as Result of Goiter Prophylaxis With Iodized Salt, Schweiz. med. Wchnschr. 75: 625, 1945. During the years 1915 to 1922 the incidence of deafness and dumbness varied between 11. i and 16.6 per 10,000 live born children. After 1922 the incidence decreased so that as early as 1925 the figure was 4.3 per 10,000 live births. This reduction in deafness and dumbness occurred simultaneously with the introduction of .iodized salt into Switzerland. Even in the cantons which had as high an incidence as 20 per 10,000 cases of deafness and dumbness experienced a rapid drop in the incidence after the introduction of iodized salt. Hence, there is a definite connection between goiter prophylaxis and reduction in the frequency of deafness and dumbness. J.P. GREENHILL. Wespi, H. J.: The Prevention of Goiter in the Newborn, Monatschr. f. Geburtsh. u. Gynak. 118: 113, 1944. The author administered an iodine solution in addition to iodized salt to pregnant women, and thereby reduced the incidence of goiter in the newborn babies. The frequency of goiter in the newborn was inversely proportionate to the amount of iodine administered. Hence goiter is primarily an iodine deficiency disease and can b.a prevented by giving iodine. J. P. GREENIDLL. Graubarth, Julian, Bloom, Charles J., Coleman, Francis C., and Solomon, Harry N.: Poisoning in the Nursery, J. A.M. A. 128: 1155, 1945.
Dye
The authors report 17 eases of aniline poisoning that occurred in a nursery where the diapers were stamped with ink containing aniline dye. Thirteen babies recovered, and four died from unrelated causes. This condition is to be differentiated from other causes of cyanosis in a newborn. These babies were treated with methylene blue, oxygen with 5 per cent carbon dioxide and whoLe blood transfusions. The methylene blue and oxygen had no apparent effect on the time and type of recovery of any of the infants. Adequate treatment lies first in the prevention, then in removing the source, transfusion of whole blood or red cells suspended in saline solution, fresh air, and isolation. V.liLLIAM BERMAN".
ABSTRACTS
Tompkins, Pendleton: Basa.J. Body Tempera-ture Grasps as an Index to Ovulation, J. Obst. & Gynaec. Brit. Emp. 52: 241, 1945. Evidences a.ra accumulating that the ~as.~l body temperature in women is directly related to the phases of the menstrual cycle. · The temperature i~ relatively low prior to ovulation, shifts to a higher level about the time of ovulation, and maintains this higher level until the next menses, when it falls and the cycle is then repeated. This study is important in the evaluation of infertility. Reasonable care must be employed to insure basal conditions when the temperature is taken. An· temperatures were taken by rectum and were taken in the morning before arising and before taking food or liquid. A number of charts illustrating the above are included in the manuscript. WILLIAM BERMAN. Schneider, Wilmot F.: Arachnodactyly-Unusual Complication Following Skull Injury, J. Pediat. 27: 583, 1945. This report traces the progressive development of various anomalies observed in Marfan 's syndrome. In the reported case failing vision was definitely observed between the fourth and fifth year. Progressive loss of vision finally shut the girl from the world almost completely. She was not adequately safe-guarded. At the age of 12 years she fell through an open cellar door and had her visual abnormalities complicated by the head injury, which set in motion the retinal detachment and bilateral glaucoma. The author recommends early orthopedic treatment to prevent crippling deformities, and early recognition of ocular deficiencies and treatment. JAMES P. MARR.
The Newborn Wespi, H. J.: Reduction of Deafness and Dumbness in Switzerland as Result of Goiter Prophylaxis With Iodized Salt, Schweiz. med. Wchnschr. 75: 625, 1945. During the years 1915 to 1922 the incidence of deafness and dumbness varied between 11. i and 16.6 per 10,000 live born children. After 1922 the incidence decreased so that as early as 1925 the figure was 4.3 per 10,000 live births. This reduction in deafness and dumbness occurred simultaneously with the introduction of .iodized salt into Switzerland. Even in the cantons which had as high an incidence as 20 per 10,000 cases of deafness and dumbness experienced a rapid drop in the incidence after the introduction of iodized salt. Hence, there is a definite connection between goiter prophylaxis and reduction in the frequency of deafness and dumbness. J.P. GREENHILL. Wespi, H. J.: The Prevention of Goiter in the Newborn, Monatschr. f. Geburtsh. u. Gynak. 118: 113, 1944. The author administered an iodine solution in addition to iodized salt to pregnant women, and thereby reduced the incidence of goiter in the newborn babies. The frequency of goiter in the newborn was inversely proportionate to the amount of iodine administered. Hence goiter is primarily an iodine deficiency disease and can b.a prevented by giving iodine. J. P. GREENIDLL. Graubarth, Julian, Bloom, Charles J., Coleman, Francis C., and Solomon, Harry N.: Poisoning in the Nursery, J. A.M. A. 128: 1155, 1945.
Dye
The authors report 17 eases of aniline poisoning that occurred in a nursery where the diapers were stamped with ink containing aniline dye. Thirteen babies recovered, and four died from unrelated causes. This condition is to be differentiated from other causes of cyanosis in a newborn. These babies were treated with methylene blue, oxygen with 5 per cent carbon dioxide and whoLe blood transfusions. The methylene blue and oxygen had no apparent effect on the time and type of recovery of any of the infants. Adequate treatment lies first in the prevention, then in removing the source, transfusion of whole blood or red cells suspended in saline solution, fresh air, and isolation. V.liLLIAM BERMAN".