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WARNING TO TB PATIENTS
The T. B Committee at present conducting
the local sale of TB Christmas Seals, is sues
a timely warning on the hazards of flying
for TB patients# The warning consists of
a few salient points gleaned from'a story
written by Ezra Volk Bridge, M#D., for the
National Tuberculosis Association’s Bulletin.
TB, it says, frequently produdes air cavi
ties in the lungs# In flight, the air ex
pands. When the air can escape the danger
is minimal, but often there is an obstruc- *
tion and when the trapped air pushes against
the cavity wall, it may tear the walls or
injure a blood vessel with* subsequent bleed
ing that can threaten life.
Br. Bridge states that flying is definitely
hazardous for those who have pneumothorax
complicated by adhesions. Expansion of the
pneumothorax stretches adhesions and they
may bread. If they do not break, they may
pull hard enough to rip the surface of the
lung. Air will then leak into the pneumo
thorax air pocket and dangerously increase
its size.
If respiration is embarrassed, the patient
may become alarmingly short of breath, have
palpitations, sudden weakness, even shock*
flying is dangerous for patients having
pneumothorax compressing both lungs for it
can well bring on severe shortness of'
breath and other frightening symptoms,
patients who have recently bled from the
lungs should potpo&o any thought of flying
because tff- the danger of reopening the
blood vessel.
The tuberculous patient is wise who consults
his doctor before he flies.
Contributed by- ATA Seal Sale Cornnitteo
PREDICT LOWER. FOOD PRICES
Jhree great national organizations predict
lower prices in the'near future. These are:
the National Grange, the .American Farm
Bureau federation and the National Council
of Farmer Cooperatives. They give credit
to for hoavy production to the indomitable
spirit of farmers and to the program of
price supports. This year’s production of
nearly a third more than prewar avorage
would not have boon possiblo without price
supports, and the statement also adds that
prices would have gone much higher had not
these supports contributed to heavy produc
tion.
Those three organizations point'out that
with tho exception of livestock, farm prices
have fallen about 20 per cent since January
1 of this year.
Lowor prices for moats and other animal
products aro to be expected as tho lower
priced and more plentiful grains are reflect
ed in additional livestock product ion. Live
stock numbers havo been cut sharply in ro—
cont years to make more grain available for
European aid? end it will take some time to
rebuild the livestock herds to fully utilize
the moro abundant grain supplies.
The decline in fanm prices can only partial
ly be fofleeted to Cont. on page 9