j Upjohn j Bacterial diarrheas··· Each .fluidounce contains: Neo mycin sulfat e.:.>·'00 n1 e" . (. 47;'..1 e.ors.) I <'(j ll ivalent ro 210· Ill ~·" (31{1'1 !!IS.)~ neomycin base l l(aopectate Trademark, R e~". U · s · Pat. Off. "l'\.._ao 1in· .. · · · 5.832 Gm. ( 90 grs.) I, f'C t.111 • · · · · 0.130Gm. ( 2grs.) Sllspcnclecl with m ethylcellulose ,vi th 1.25% Supplied: • 6 A"idounce and pint bottles Neomycin Thi" l "pjo hn Company. Ka la mazoo, ~Iichig-an of the MAHONING COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY APRIL • 1955 Vol. XXV • No. 4 THE MAHONING COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY 131 OFFICERS AND COUNCIL OFFICERS I. C. SMITH, President G. E. DeCICCO, Pres.-Elect A. A. DETESCO, Secretary IN ALL DOSAGE FORMS 210 Home Savings 1008 Market Street 2921 Glenwood & Loan Bldg . A . K. PHILLIPS, Treasurer MRS. MARY B. HERALD, Executive Secretary 250 Lincoln Avenue 125 West Commerce Street Censors Delegates Alternate Delegates C. A. GUSTAFSON ('55) S. W . ONDASH ('55) ASHER RANDALL ('55) Fellows V. L. GOODWIN ('56) M. W. NEIDUS ('56) E. R. McNEAL ('55) CHLORAL HYDRATE FRED G. SCHLECHT ('55) J. D. BROWN ('57) W. M. SKIPP ('57) THE COUNCIL J.D. BROWN E. R. McNEAL A . K. PHILLIPS I. C. SMITH V. L. GOODWIN M. W . NEIDUS ASHER RANDELL A. A. DETESCO R. L. TORNELLO S. W . ONDASH FRED G. SCHLECHT G. E. DeCICCO C. A . GUSTAFSON W. M. SKIPP Representative to the Associated Hospital Service H. E. PATRICK TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. XXV-No. 4 April, 1955 President's Page 132 Editorial 133 Guest Editorial - 134 From Th e Bulletin 137 Proceedings of Council 138 Medical Genetics in Pediatrics 139 Keeping Up With AMA 142 Role of Private Physician in School Program 146 Pitfalls of Uterine Curettage 147 Nobel Prize for Medicine 1954 148 There is No Panacea 151 Have You Heard 153 Auxiliary News - 153 Personality of the Month 155 Narcotic Don'ts For Physician 156 Notes on Northern Ohio Pediatric Meeting 161 Meeting Distribution Salk Polio Vaccine 163 In Memoriam 167 I. An Epitome of Eponyms 169 ADVERTISERS' LIST Blair's Dry Cleaning .. 178 Lilly, Eli & Co. ... ..... .. 150 .Borcherdt Malt Extract .... 177 Lyons Physician Supply Co. 174-176 and Bowman Drugs 172 Mahoning Pharmacy .. 177 Ciba .. 173-174-176 O'Linn's Drugs .178 RiElAXATION ! Canale's Prescription Pharmacy . 177 Peoples Drugs ... 160 Cross Drugs 179 Pfizer Laboratory .. 164-165 Fellows .130 Renner's ...... 179 Geigy Pharma ceuticals . 180 Scott Co. 173 Gray Drugs 171 Spencer Supports .. 177 Harvey, G. F. Co. 178 Squibb .. 159 James & Weaver . .. 179 Stillson & Donahay . .. 175 Samples Kelly Drug Co. 168 Strauss-Hirshberg Co. .......... 172 Laeri's Pharmacy . .. 178 and literature on requesf Thornton Dry Cleani'Ilg Co. ..... 179 ' Lederle 149-171 Yo. Com. for Education on Alcoholics .. 175 Lester's Pharmacy 179 Zemmer Co. 178 pharmaceuticals since 1866 195 5 ~ . 26 Christopher St. New York 14, N. Y. THE MAHONING COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY 131 OFFICERS AND COUNCIL OFFICERS I. C. SMITH, Presid~nt G. E. DeCICCO, Pres.-Elect A. A . DETESCO, Secretary IN ALL DOSAGE FORMS 210 Home Savings 1008 Market Street 2921 Glenwood & Loan Bldg. A . K. PHILLIPS, Treasurer MRS. MARY B. HERALD, Executive Secretary 250 Lincoln Avenue 125 West Commerce Street Censors Delegates Alternate Delegates C. A. GUSTAFSON ('55) S. W . ONDASH ('55) ASHER RANDALL ('55) Fellows V. L. GOODWIN ('56) M. W. NEIDUS ('56) E. R. McNEAL ('55) CHLORAL HYDRATE FRED G. SCHLECHT ('55) J. D. BROWN ('57) W. M. SKIPP ('57) THE COUNCIL J. D. BROWN E. R. McNEAL A . K. PHILLIPS I. C. SMITH V. L. GOODWIN M. W . NEIDUS ASHER RANDELL A . A. DETESCO R. L. TORNELLO S. W . ONDASH FRED G. SCHLECHT G. E. DeCICCO C. A . GUSTAFSON W. M. SKIPP Representative to the Associated Hospital Service H. E. PA TRICK TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. XXV-No. 4 April. 1955 President's Page 132 Editorial 133 Guest Editorial - 134 From The Bulletin 137 Proceedings of Council 138 Medical Genetics i·n Pediatrics 139 Keeping Up With AMA 142 Role of Private Physician in School Program 146 Pitfalls of Uterine Curettage 147 Nobel Prize for Medicine 1954 148 There is No Panacea 151 Have You Heard 153 Auxiliary News - 153 Personality of the Month 155 NarcoHc Don'ts For Physician 156 Notes on Northern Ohio Pediatric Meeting 161 Meeting Distribution Salk Polio Vaccine 163 In Memoriam 167 An Epitome of Eponyms 169 ADVERTISERS' LIST BEST for REST Blair's Dry Cleaning .. 178 Lilly, Eli & Co. ....... ....... 150 Borcherdt Malt Extract .... 177 Lyons Physician Supply Co. 174-176 and Bowman Drugs 172 Mahoning Pharmacy ....... 177 Ciba .. 173-174-176 O'Linn's Drugs 178 RELAXATION! Canale's Prescription Pharmacy .177 Peoples Drugs ....... .. 160 Cross Drugs ... 179 Pfizer Laboratory .. .. ..... 164-165 Fellows .. 130 Renner's ....... 179 Geigy Pharmaceuticals .. 180 Scott Co. .. 173 Gray Drugs .... 171 Spencer Supports .. 177 Harvey, G . F. Co. 178 Squibb 159 James & Weaver .... 179 Stillson & Donahay ... 175 Samples Kelly Drug Co. 168 Strouss-Hirshberg Co. ........ 172 Laeri's Pharmacy . 178 Thornton Dry Cleani•ng Co. .... ..... 179 and literature on requesf ' Lederle .... 149-171 Yo. Com. for Education on Alcoholics .. 17 5 Lester's Pharmacy 179 Zemmer Co. .. l 78 pharmaceuticals since 1866 1 955 ~ . 26 Christopher St. New York 14, N. Y. THE MAHONING COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY 133 132 BULLETIN BULLETIN of the Mahoning Count~ Medical Societ~ Published Monthly .at Youngstown, Ohio Annual Subscription, $2.00 ~© . The opinions_ a~d conclusions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the v1e"."s of the Ed1tonal Staff or the official view s of the Mahoning County Medical Society. A GRACIOUS LADY I have never witnessed such an ova­ VOLUME 25 APRIL. 1955 NUMBER 4 tion as was accorded Dr. Taussig after Published for and by the Members of the Mahoning County Medical Society her address to our society al the Feb­ ruary meeting, and I have been attend­ R. L. TORNELLO, M.D. STAFF' Acting Editor P. B. Cestone, M.D. J. L. Calvin, M.D . ing these · meetings with considerable A. A. DETESCO, M.D. F. W. MORRISON, M.D. J. L. Fisher, M.D- E. G. Rizk, M.D. regularity over the past twenty-seven Editor Emeritus Associate Editor S. W. Ondash, M.D. F. E. Resch, M.D. years. Dr. Taussig and I had never met either socially or professionally before EDITORIAL this dinner meeting where I was fortu­ The Physician's Responsibility in Civilian Defense nate enough lo be seated next to her at Two months ago, after contemplating the nightmare of an atomic attack the table. There, she was not a doctor, and nuclear warfare, a disturbing realization plagued me. I, as a physician, but simply a charming gracious indi­ didn't know where to go or what to do in the case of such a disaster. After vidual, and the light conversation was polling about 150 of our Society members on their duties in such an event, of dogs, and the vicissitudes of sub­ I was convinced that the medical phase of the civil defense program was urban living. Later, when she spoke to us, she very ably demon­ sorely inadequate if not totally non-existent. strated her right to the eminent position she enjoys as a professional That is where I was so wrong. woman. She is a fluent speaker, and she proved herself an author­ A conversation with Dr. Fred L. Schellhase, Chief of Medical and Health ity on her subject, which covered many of the aspects of heart Services Division of Mahoning County Civil Defense Corps, proved most disease. She must have derived great personal satisfaction from informative and inspiring. The curtain was about to be drawn on a flexible our enthusiastic expression of respect and regard for her as an plan which permitted the efficient mobilization of all or part of the medical outstanding woman in her field, and a gracious lady as well. p otential of Mahoning County with all supporting and allied services on an There should be more people like her in the world. emergency basis. By this time each member o! our Society has received the "Operational Instruction M-1". A tremendous amount of time, energy, thought POLIO and imagination has been expended to formulate a plan which recognizes Either before, or soon after you read this, you will be called the m ultiple complexities, such as personnel assignment, details for dressing upon lo participate in the program of mass innoculation against stations, assembly points and emergency hospitals, transportation of dressings Polio which is expected to be promoted this spring by the National a nd supplies from medical depots, mobile communication facilities, and plans Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. This is another occasion where for evacuation of casualties to adjacent cities. we will be expected to do a public service because of our position The ultimate success of any plan depends on the dedication of its partici­ as physicians. This program appears to hold more promise than pants. Therefore, the success or failure now depends on each physician of anything yet undertaken to prevent polio. Time will be short be­ the Mahoning County Medical Society. Too many of us are inclined to agree cause we want to get it finished before school ends and the vaccine that the future of world nations lies in peaceful co-existence or total co­ has not been approved as yet. So when we are called to volunteer, extinction. If this were true, no need would exist for preparedness. However, I am sure that all of us will see that the project does not fail for there are many colors between black and white as there are many stages want of cooperation on our part.