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ARENA DRAWING — Shown holding an artists drawing of the new Brussels, Grey
and Morris arena at a meeting in Brussels Monday night are, L., Hank Tenpas,
Henry Exel, Jack Cardiff, and arena committee chairman Jim Prior.
(Photo by Langlois)
Arthritis sufferers warned
about false 'cures'
Society. And quacks are only too
ready to exchange their dollars
for worthless "Cures". The
quack is interested in money, not
disease.
Wearing copper bracelets or
gold coins, using vibrators, and
other mechanical or electronic
devices are among the * msot
popular gadgets offered to
arthritis Sufferers. Many are also
taken in by the promises that
special diets of health foods, such
as eating garlic or taking alfalfa
tablets, will h clp -their, arthritis.
This directly contradicts medical
research proving that foods play
no role in causing arthritis and
that foods cannot possibly cure
the disease.
Somertimesr- "Cures" are
offered by well-meaning friends
and relatives whose ideas are
based on traditional folklore.
Carrying buckeyes, potatoes,
horse chestnuts, and ingesting
certain "-elixirs are _examples of
such quackery.
But more often these ph oney
nostrums - as well as more
modern ones such as
"moondust" - are marketed by
quacks who know full well that
their products or treatments are
useless. They count on gullibility
and desperation of those in pain
for their profit.
"Another factor which helps
the quack survive is the unique
nature of the disease,'" according
to the Society. "The painful
symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
May suddenly vanish for days,
weeks, or months. So the quack
knows that the . disease may
possibly scent to disappear
whatever he does for the victim.
He can then claim the 'cure' was
due to his product"
While most of the "remedies"
may be harmless; the Society
warns that using them May be
dangerous in the long-run if the
patient does not receive proper,
treatment before irreversible
damage is done to the joints.
The Society stresses that early
diagnosis and prompt treatment
by a qualified physician can
prevent disability in a majority of
patients and emphasized that
research to find a real Cure for the
disease is under way. until a cure
is found, The Arthritis Society
warns against believing any one. •
who claims to have a elite for the
disease,
"Vet, for every dollar spent by
responsible organizations this
year iii legitim ate research for. the
cause and cure of arthritis, More
than $25 will be spent on useless
quack remedies, Said a Society
SpOkeshian.
Arthritis sufferers are
frequently referred to as the most
exploited of • all sick people,
reports The A r:thritis Society.
"Because arthritis is a chronic
disease which waxes and wanes
with intermittent periods of
remission, and one for which
there is no cure, arthritis lends
itself to the deception of quacks"
the Society points out. "Quackery
thrives on ignorance and fear".
Frauds and rackets robbed
aithritis sufferers in Canada of
nearly $50 million last year alone
Much of this money was spent by
sufferers of rheumatoid, arthr-itis,
the most common and serious
form - of the disease. While
long-term medical treatment can
control the pain and help prevent
disability due to rheumatoid
arthritis, investigators have not
yet found the cure.
"It is natural for people with a
chronic painful disease to clutch
at anything that might offer them
hope of relief. In the absence of a
cure people are apt to turn to
quackery which prays on the
natural inclination of people to
want to get well," says the
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