The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 1985 Page: 5 of 36
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
Thumday, Jun«* 27, 19(15
Peter Gott, M.D.
Exercise not sight aid
DEAR DR, GOTT — Can near-
sighted people actually "train”
themselves to do without glasses
- via eye exercises and
visualization - or is this wishful
thinking?
DEAR READER — Near- and
far-sightedness are due to
dysfunction of the eyes’ optical
mechanisms; therefore, muscle
exercises are not beneficial.
However, certain forms of
muscular imbalance — a "lazy”
eye, for instance -
for some people on a regular
basis — but oiujr alter patient
and doctor know what is being
treated.
Adults who enjoy good health
often try to steer clear of doctors
and hospitals. I endorse this
point of view because I am in the
minority of doctors who believe
that healthy grownups usually
know perfectly well how to take
care of themselves without a
doctor’s constant advice and
‘Hs^iice - can, braided cargin^ Howea^wh in thtnj^ ^ maceutical in^ustry^Thcre(or|*;
whether your vision could be develop, the Intelligent healthy resistance by getting rest, drink-
helped by special exercises. see adult says: "Hey, something's ing fluids, avoiding strenous ex-
sit down to a seven-course meal
of aspirin,' Tylenol, Contac,
Dristan, Actlfed, Formula 44,
Vicks ... and ask for more. No
currently available cold medica-
tion makes the slightest dif-
ference to a virus.
What does make a difference
to the viruses is our own im-
munity — our own defense pro-
teins, which inactivate and
destroy viruses, completely
without the help of the phar-
Reduce
if overweight.
WEt?E FIGHTING FOR
YOUR LIFE ^
American Heartr m
Association'
an ophthalmologist.
DEAR DR. GOTT - Do fre-
quent doses of over-the-counter
antacids (Turns, Rolaids, etc.)
pose any danger?
DEAR READER - For the
average person,' there is no
danger in taking frequent doses
of antacids. It seems to me that
the major risk results from self-
treating an unknown illness that
might be better medicated in a
different fashion. People
wouldn’t take frequent antacids
unless they were having Indiges-
tion; indigestion may indicate
everything from gastric
malignancy to gallstones. So
rather than popping antacids, a
patient would be better served
by seeing a doctor. Antacids are
useful for us all on occasion, and
wrong; I’d better get help.'
he does.
Chronic use of antacids in-
dicates some sort of problem
that needs fixing, but the antacid
itself is not dangerous.
DEAR DR. GOTT - Are
cough syrups and cold remedies
really beneficial, or do their in-
gredients (such as alcohol and
narcotics) just delude people in-
to feeling better?
DEAR READER - Your
question raises two issues.
Cold remedies have absolutely
no effect on the cause of colds.
Viruses are obliviously un-
concerned about most medicine,
antibotics included.
Rhinoviruses could bathe in a
tub of Nyquil and step out
refreshed. Coronaviruses could
ercise, stopping smoking and
generally taking care of
yourself.
On the other hand .,. colds
sometimes make us feel awful. I
won’t describe the various
symptoms; you know them as
well as I do. Here’s where cold
Buying a telephone
can be a challenge
remedies and cough medicine
can give relief, to the extent that
we are able to sleep and rest. So,
while a cold will run its course,
medicine may make that course
more bearable.
Narcotics and alcohol in
medicines constitute a unique
problem of major proportions.
I’ll discuss it in a later column.
Send your questions to Dr.
Gott at P.O. Box 91428,
Cleveland, OH 44101. Due to
volume of mall, Individual ques-
tions cannot be answered. Ques-
tions of general interest will be
answered in future columns.
Peler Coll Is a columnlit /or
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Buying a telephone rather
than renting one from your local
phone company can be challeng-
ing because of the bewildering
array of styles and colors
available. Prices also vary con-
siderably.
Testing every model on the
market would be next to im-
possible, So Consumer Reports
electronics engineers selected a
sampling of 16 phones .typical of
the most popular types now be-
ing sold by established phone
makers. The phones range from
$10 to $110, but sales and dis-
counts are fairly common.
Most of the units tested are
much more versatile than a
traditional phone. For instance,
they can store several frequent-
ly called numbers; you can dial
one of them at the press of one or
two buttons. All but the AT&T
traditional rotary phone, which
the engineers used as a bench
mark, have a “radial” button
that lets you try the last number
dialed if it’s busy
Still more expensive models,
not tested by the engineers, may
also have a digital readout of the
number you’ve dialed, or be
'built into a clock-radio or
telephone answering machine.
The engineers found that the
phones at the higher end of the
price range offered better sound
level and speech quality than the
cheaper models. Four worth
considering are the GTE Flip-
Phone III, $75; the ITT PC2400,
$110; the AT&T Traditional
Rotary Phone, $40; and the GE
2-9250, $60 (The GTE Flip-Phone
III has been discontinued, but
may be available In some
stores.)
Buying a cheaper phone may
be something of a gamble. The
Cobra WP142MH, $15, and the
US Tron PH1000, $10, worked
reasonably well in the engineers’
tests. But some other low-priced
models were less reliable. They
may or may not function for
very long. The engineers say
that a cheap phone is a
reasonable choice as an exten-
sion — but not as the only phone
in the house.
On the other hand, if a $10
phone breaks, you can easily
replace it with another inexpen-
sive model and save yourself the
cost and inconvenience of having
the broken model repaired.
Before you buy a phone, con-
sider some basic shopping ad-
vice from Consumer Reports’
engineers:
Try to handle and use a phone
before you buy it. In some
department or general merchan-
dise stores, that’s not always
possible. However, retailers that
sell phones exclusively, or
specialty shops such as Radio
Shack, may be equipped for
hands-on examinations.
■ Have the phone hooked up so
that you can hear the dial tone
and the ring. If the store can
hook up an open phone line so
you can hear how callers sound,
so much the better________
Push the buttons to make sure
they’re easy to use. Buttons that
are too small or awkward to
press can lead to wrong
numbers.
Cradle the handset between
your shoulder and ear.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 1985, newspaper, June 27, 1985; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1074266/m1/5/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.