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... rarely , some fever . When one stye follows another it is well to have the eyes exam- ined by an oculist , as eye - strain is often an inviting cause of the trouble , and this can be corrected by the use of glasses . Otherwise the ...
... rarely , some fever . When one stye follows another it is well to have the eyes exam- ined by an oculist , as eye - strain is often an inviting cause of the trouble , and this can be corrected by the use of glasses . Otherwise the ...
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... rarely by a similar defect in the surfaces of the lens . The curvature of the eyeball in the astig- matic eye is greater in one meridian than in the oppo- site . In other words , the front of the eyeball is not regularly spherical , but ...
... rarely by a similar defect in the surfaces of the lens . The curvature of the eyeball in the astig- matic eye is greater in one meridian than in the oppo- site . In other words , the front of the eyeball is not regularly spherical , but ...
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... rarely , dizziness and faintness will require the patient to lie down for a while . The water should always be removed from the ear after syringing by twisting a small wisp of absorbent cotton about the end of a small stick , as a ...
... rarely , dizziness and faintness will require the patient to lie down for a while . The water should always be removed from the ear after syringing by twisting a small wisp of absorbent cotton about the end of a small stick , as a ...
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... dangers are not fully appreciated , since the various complications are likely to arise , and the result is not rarely serious . Extension of the in- 1 See p . 49 . flammation to the bone behind the ear may necessi- tate 42 Earache.
... dangers are not fully appreciated , since the various complications are likely to arise , and the result is not rarely serious . Extension of the in- 1 See p . 49 . flammation to the bone behind the ear may necessi- tate 42 Earache.
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... of which we have just noted . The blood may spout forth in a stream , as after a blow , or trickle away drop by drop , but is rarely dangerous . except in infants and aged persons with weak blood vessels 51 THE NOSE AND THROAT.
... of which we have just noted . The blood may spout forth in a stream , as after a blow , or trickle away drop by drop , but is rarely dangerous . except in infants and aged persons with weak blood vessels 51 THE NOSE AND THROAT.
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Page 46 - Plate II ANATOMY OF THE EAR The illustration on the opposite page shows the interior structure of the ear. The concha and Meatus, or canal, comprise the external ear, which is separated from the middle ear by the Drum Membrane. Wax is secreted by glands located in the lining of the meatus, and should be detached by the motion of the jaws during talking and eating. If it adheres to the drum membrane it causes partial deafness. The internal ear, or labyrinth, a cavity in the bone, back of the middle...
Page 250 - First. If, when a drug is sold under or by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity, as determined by the test laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary official at the time of investigation: Provided, That no drug defined in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary shall be deemed to be adulterated under this provision if the standard of strength, quality, or purity...
Page 250 - ... Second. If it be labeled or branded so as to deceive or mislead the purchaser, or purport to be a foreign product when not so, or if the contents of the 'package as originally put up shall have been removed in whole or in part and other contents shall have been placed in such package or if...
Page 250 - In case of drugs : First. If, when a drug is sold under or by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity, as determined by the test laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary...
Page 2 - Surgeon Extraordinary to His Majesty, the King of the Belgians ; Consulting Surgeon and Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery to University College Hospital ; Fellow of University College ; Late Professor of Surgery and Pathology to the Royal College of Surgeons ; Honorary Member of the Societe de Chirurgie of Paris, etc.
Page 249 - Dakota a law has been passed which requires that a proprietary medicine containing over five per cent of alcohol, or any one of a number of specified drugs, be labeled accordingly. PURE FOOD BILL — A far-reaching and important step, in the movement for reform of patent medicines and for the protection of the public, has now been taken by the United States Government. On June 30, 1906, an act was approved forbidding the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated, misbranded, or poisonous...
Page 259 - The committee on the prevention of tuberculosis of the Charity Organization Society of New York City has announced in decided terms that there is no specific medication for consumption.