European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes monday May 2, 1977 modern Medicine by Michael j. Hal6erstam, . Behind the headlines stories warn that More than half of the diagnostic a Ray dose americans receive is unnecessary. New stories caution that too much Low level radiation generated by diagnostic a rays is believed to damage genes shorten life and cause cancer and stories further say the americans receive this unwarranted and harmful expo sure to medical and dental a rays because i doctors Over prescribe a rays 2 patients pressure doctors for a rays As reassurance about their ailments 3 Man doctors take a rays to defend against Mal practice suits and 4 professionals who conduct a Ray examinations often use poor equipment and Sloppy publicity causes some people to refuse a needed a Ray or avoid going to doctor altogether. Perhaps they forget the chief Benefit of an a Ray it allows a physician to see inside the body without cutting it is great controversy in the medical profession about the risks of Ordinary diag Nostic a rays. Some physicians i believe have overstated the dangers causing need less worry. Yet even doctors who feel that the risk has been exaggerated would agree the less radiation the belter. Out of the controversy about risks versus benefits of diagnostic a rays come some common sense rules that every consumer of medical services can apply for himself. Rule one it is rarely Wise to ask a physician for an a Ray. He May succumb even though he should not just to Calm you two whenever your doctor recommends an a Ray and you have doubts about it ask Why it is necessary and what risks Are involved. If the doctor refuses to answer As he or she is professionally responsible to do consider seeing another Throe determine whether previous a rays Are available and have them transferred to your doctor. Rule four be especially careful to ques Tion the need lox Ray children since the potential for undesirable effects is greater in de five for women if you think you Are pregnant ask to delay allx rays unless absolutely necessary. Avoid a rays of the lower Back and Abdomen which involve More radiation exposure than Skull Mouth and Chest a rays. Rule six avoid Mobile a Ray units. In1972 the Federal government recommended an end to the Community Chest a Ray Survey among the general population because there were relatively few cases of , some local to associations will sponsor Mobile Chest Ray seven avoid Fluor Scopes unless your doctor declares it absolutely necessary to see movement inside your body. Floros copes expose people to an a Ray beam far longer than a conventional a Ray. Rute eight avoid routine a rays especially for pro employment physicals and Reg ular dental nine if a Ray is necessary insure you Are receiving the lowest possible Radia Tion dose by going to a facility supervised by a full time radiologist. Rule Fen follow the operator s instructions during an a Ray. Do not breathe or move a muscle. Rule eleven request a Lead shield for the reproductive organs if you Are in the child bearing years of if your child is to be x Rayed. Many major medical groups recommend that doctors use a rays with caution and Only when absolutely necessary. But Ulli Malelya the patient must safeguard himself against unnecessary hazards from Radia Tion. La Newyork Iid a Art Buchwald Washington the argument that president Carter gives for Energy conservation is that if we keep using up the Petroleum re serves we have now there won l be any led for our s probably Strong logic Wilh Many people bul Clemston my Gas guzzling Friend in t buying the kids find their own he said Afler the president s address on can you say thai we found in did l we we dug in the ground and we brought the stuff up with our own hands. Why should we give the kids our Oil on a Silver Platter we have to think of future generations who May suffer because of our waste and ?" Clem Slone asked me. i said , do you think they la appreciate the Oil and Gas if we just leave it to them i know kids the Only things thai have any meaning for them Are those they worked for themselves. What we should say to them is. We re using up whatever Petroleum we be found in the ground. You want some for yourselves go Oul and find in that s the kind of Challenge that will grab you can t use up a four reserves in one sure we can. In s our Oil and Gas. Why should we freeze so som Rullen kids can have Gas to tool around in their cars 20 years from today there s something wrong Wilh your argument i told Clemston but i can t Pul my Finger on Tod Cut s crossword there is nothing wrong Wilh in. Each generation should fend for itself. Do you think we d be where we Are today if we depended on handouts of Oil from our parents no sir. We worked to get that Petro Leum. We drilled holes in Texas and Oklahoma. We sweated for in in the Gulf of Mexico and froze our tails off on the Northern slopes Falaska. We kissed the feet of desert sheiks to get our Oil. And by heaven when we got in we appreciated Catler wants us to say. Here kiddies. We won t use up the Oil so you can have in Well. I say Bulldozer you can give them your Oil reserves if you want but i m not giving them you make a Strong argument against conservation i told my Friend but you forget one thing. You can t Lake in Wilh i m nol taking it with he yelled. I m going to use in up Rig there today tomorrow next week next year. When 1 go there won t be a quart of the stuff m nol sure that was the message the president was trying to get Over to the american people i course in was l. Clem Slone said. But he does t have the Confidence in the next generation thai i do. He does t think they have he moral fiber and the Pioneer spirit logo Oul and Drill for their own suppose in s Irue that there Aren t any More reserves of Gas Ando Illet a if my son came to me and said dad i can t find any do you know what i d do i d hand him a shovel and say. 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I be been thinking about you and if there is anything i can do Call me m going to bring you lunch or supper m going to drive your car Pool this la take your children to a movie this m bringing you a Book i think will Lake you to the doctor this la come keep you company so your wife can go get her sign me coping Pear coping thank you for Aletter that lays it on the line. Some people need Only to be told and Lister you told pm. Dear Ann Landers i live i Springfield Illinois and i m struggling to keep body and Sou together. My husband age s left me with three Little kids. We were divorced 10 months ago and the court ordered him to pay $140a month child support but i Haven t received a dime in five months and i Don t know where he work in the shipping depart ment of a warehouse and make barely enough to keep a roof Over our Heads. If it weren t for a Kin neighbor who takes care of my two youngest kids i d be says i should track Down my sex husband and make him pay up. He is a Mechanic has always made Good Money and is never out of How can i find him any suggestions will be deeply appreciated. Tired dear tired Call the Illinois department of Public Aid which is listed in your phone Book other states have correspond ing agencies the tracking service will Cost $20 but it s Worth it. The idea contacts rela Tives creditors former employ ers the Union the depart Mart unemployment agencies and the department of labor. If they still can t find the slip per they will enlist the cooperation of social Security the internal Revenue service the defense department and the civil service commission. Once he is found the Illinois department of Public Aid will take Legal action against him or you can get your own lawyer. Too Many wives give up be cause they Don t realize they have alternatives. The rat toe merrily on his Way while Oil family gets the neck of the Chick in and the ramble seat ride. 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