MEDICAL CONGRESS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 78, 22 September 1911, Page 5

MEDICAL CONGRESS

| RADIUM THERAPY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, September 21. Dr. Lawrence, president of the Dermatology Section, dealing with radium theTapy, declared that it was of great value in some malignant conditions where operations were impossible, and occasionally surprising results followed. Radium was often of immense value in the treatment of skin diseases, hut a judicious selection of cases: for treatment was absolutely necessary. PREVALENCE OF SVPHLTS. Professor Ailen declared that sK)O0 cases of syphilis were recently discovered as the result of a collective investigation in Melbourne by means of the Washerman test. Tt was provisionally estimated that seven per rent, of tinpopulation of -Melbourne was infected in some stage or degree. There was no reason to suppose Melbourne was worse than any other capital. FASTIXG FOP, HEALTH. Dr. Hayward, in a paper on the treatment of disease, declared tlmt. he was becoming convinced that fasting for health was a valuable therapeutic agent, justified oil physiological grounds and also on common-sense grounds. slenl.il suggestion was also valuable in certain complaints, and should be developed.

ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE. Received 22, 1 a.m. Sydney, September 21. At the Medical Congress, SurgeonGeneral Williams submitted a scheme for an army medical service under the universal training scheme, and urged that medical students should be included.