The Cincinnati Medical News

Author : J. A. Thacker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334452291
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Cincinnati Medical News, Vol. 12 written by J. A. Thacker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Cincinnati Medical News, Vol. 12: October, 1879 A multiplicity of forms of treatment for any disease, or class of diseases, proves one of two things: either that the affection, or class, is readily cured by almost any treatment, or, in other words, has an intrinsic tendency to spontaneous recovery; or, secondly, it is of such a nature that our pathology and therapeutics are alike at fault, the diseased action baf ing all our research and treatment, so that practitioners seize with avidity upon any new plan offering the slightest prospect of improvement on, and greater success than, the old and tried methods. Of the eruptive affections, both facts are true. Some are so mild as to demand no interference whatever; others, at times, manifest an uncontrollable malignancy. Such being the case, no apology is necessary for my venturing a few sug gestions on the subject. In all diseases, when cure is impossible, mitigation may be attainable, or pain, at least, may be more or less com pletely allayed. If this be so, we are justified in attempt ing to better the condition of our patient; and more, it is imperatively our duty to do so. Again, where there is no special tendency to death, if we hold it in our power, either to abridge a disease, or lessen the agony of one which can not be cut short, it is only right for us to ao complish this. And I hold that the plan of procedure, herein advocated, will at least do so much, if, indeed, it does not save life, as I am personally convinced that it does. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."