HEART DISEASE.
" My readers should know tl at childi'en ui'o very prone to valvular liciu't disease, caused by rheumatism, and often miscalled ' growing pains,' Mothers should expunge this term from their vocabulary, and call the doctor in, so as to prevent the heart diseaso that often lakes its origin in these so-called ' growing pains.' The child may not appear very ill, but the mischief, nevertheless, is wrought in default of a correct diagnosis. " Let mc stress a word of advice. If <1 reader of this article has the nursing of
" Let me stress a word of advice. If <1 reader of this article has the nursing of a case of valvular disease, esp-.cially in a child, let her second the plea ot: the doctor for prolonged rest in bed, by far the most important item of treatment. From three to six months in bed (this ils no exaggeration) works wonders in 'these cases, and often results in the euro of the child."
—From " How the Heart Works," by Dr. J. H. Barnard, 0.8.K, in New Health.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20472, 25 January 1930, Page 7 (Supplement)
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176HEART DISEASE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20472, 25 January 1930, Page 7 (Supplement)
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