These facts are substantiated by Dr. F. Howard Humphris, the greatest medical authority on radium treatment in England, in an address to the Hunterian Society in England, and he states: "My own experience of radium therapy dates back to some time before 1913, and I have radioactive pads in use today which I had then, and they bear that date. It was in cases of chronic arthritis and neuralgia that I reaped a certain measure of success. I did not know then, as I now realize, that success comes not by the use of pads alone, but by the use of the whole armoury of radio-active weapons now at our disposal—swallowing it and inhaling Speaking broadly it is the relief from pain which is the most evident effect of mild radium therapy. But it is not the only one, and there are many ways in which the utility of mild radium therapy manifests itself.
Another result from mild radium treatment is the reduction of a pathological high blood pressure. Dr. Mitch of Guy's Hospital, London, in a very valuable article published one year ago, showed that small doses of radium have a favourable effect on high blood pressure uncomplicated by kidney trouble. The rationale of mild radium therapy or the way in which it works is not yet fully defined even by those who offer proof of its efficacy. It is, however, based upon the fact that small quantities of radium activity stimulate the vitality of the tissues and, because of this biological effect, promote all metabolism which results in a pronounced analgesic action.
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