North American Journal of Homoeopathy1916 |
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abdomen acon acute AGGRAVATION AND AMELIORATION alum apis asthma atropin bell belladonna blood borax Boston breathing brom burning calc cancer carbo veg catarrh cause caust chel chest china chronic CLINICAL cold conium cough cure diagnosis diarrhoea disease doses dros drug dulc dyspnoea effects especially EXPECTORATION feeling ferr fever Hahnemann headache homeopathic Hospital hyos infection ipec irritation itching kali iod kreos lach larynx lungs lying materia medica Medical College medicine merc method morning mucus muscles natr night nitr organization pain patient phenol phos phosphorus physician pneumonia prescribing profession profuse psor puls relieved remedy rhus right side rumex sabad samb sang scientific senega sensation sepia sore spasmodic spig spong squil stann stitches stomach stool stram sulph surgeon symptoms syphilis therapeutic throat thuja tickling tion tissue treatment tuberculosis urine verat violent vomiting worse York zinc
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Page 643 - We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Page 677 - When quarters are not provided, commutation at the rate, of $30, $40 and $50 a month, according to grade, is allowed. All grades above that of assistant surgeon receive longevity pay, 10 per cent in addition to the regular salary for every five years' service up to 40 per cent after twenty years
Page 709 - The members of the board and its assistants shall be entitled to receive from the state their actual and necessary expenses while traveling on the business of the board; but such expenses shall be sworn to by the person who incurred the same, and be approved by the chairman of the board, before payment is made.
Page 709 - Compensation Commission, and to be composed of three commissioners appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the President as chairman. No commissioner shall hold any other office or position under the United States. No more than two of said commissioners shall be members of the same political party.
Page 743 - A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine. By Arthur R. Edwards, MD, Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine and Clinical Medicine in the Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago.
Page 752 - Diabetic" food. Although most foods may be suitable under certain conditions for the use of persons suffering from diabetes, the term "diabetic" as applied to food indicates a considerable lessening of the carbohydrates found in ordinary products of the same class, and this belief is fostered by many manufacturers on their labels and in their advertising literature. A "diabetic" food contains not more than half as much glycogenic carbohydrates as the normal food of the same class.
Page 740 - I recently heard one of the members of the Cabinet state that in the United States 55 per cent of the arable land, for one reason or another, is being held out of use. Now, suppose in the United States we could put into effect some measure that would force this 55 per cent of our arable land into use. The effect at once would be to double the number of jobs. If the jobs were doubled in number wages would be doubly increased. The only way I can think of forcing this unused land into use is a tax on...
Page 677 - The oral examination includes subjects of preliminary education, history, literature and natural sciences. The clinical examination is conducted at a hospital, and when practicable, candidates are required to perform surgical operations on a cadaver.
Page 951 - Service today, the chain of infection between persons harboring germs of the disease. and the well members of the community should be broken. Infantile paralysis is probably caused by a very minute organism found in the nasal, mouth and bowel discharges of those who have the disease or who are carriers of the germ without themselves suffering from the ailment. All of the steps in the spread of the infection are not known, but if this germ can be prevented from passing from the infected to the well...
Page 951 - Account must therefore be taken by communities of every means by which secretions are disseminated. Promiscuous expectoration should be controlled. The common drinking cup affords a method for the interchange of material of this nature and should therefore be abolished. Rigid cleanliness of glasses and utensils at soda fountains, in saloons and other public places should be enforced. Flies, roaches and other vermin, by coming in contact with infective secretions, may possibly convey them to our food...