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Vitamin E Use "Worthless,” ■ Declares Consumer Reports MOUNT VKUNON. N Y -Self-administration of vitamin E as a dinars suppJemoni or as a medication for common ailments, including heart dis eases. is. at best, a waste of money, says ronsurners Union. It suggests that use of the vitamin could have the serious consequence of leading people to postpone proper medical treatment in favor of “worth- l^s self-medication " The January issue of Con sumer Heports. CU s monthly, reports that the independent organization has been ‘unable to unearth valid .scientific- evidence that vitamin E helps an\ of (ai long list of ailments ranging from acne to warts. The report lisi.s some 60 ailments or conditions tor which it says vitamin E is mistakenly touted as a preventive, treat ment. or cure They include common or better-known con ditions such a aging, allergies, arthritis, asthma, diabetes, diaper rash, eniph>sema. heart attacks, hemophilia, infertility, kidney disease. lalKir pains. Strokes, ulcers, and varicose veins In the more than ;to year history of N itamin E research only a handful of studies haxe met rigorous standards of scientific method, and most of those ended m negative con clusions. vays (‘U In enum erating s(tme ot the clinical trials. It says no vitamin E benefits have been shown for miscarriag<*s, cvstic fibrosis, blood disorders, leg ulcers, diabetes, and a variety of heart and vascul.ir diseases The onl> therapeutic use for vitamin E in humans establish ed by a ucll controlled clinical trial involves the treatment of one rare torni of anemia in premature babies The maga zine reports that for normal full-term babies fed on either human or cow’s milk there is apprenlly no need for vitamin E supplements It adds that most common foods contain at least modest amount of vitamin E.The bulk of it. however, comes from leafy vegetables, whole-grain fo^ products, and fats-especially such fats as veaelable oils And. says Consumer Reports, there is little chance that anyone eating an ordinary diet could be lacking in sufficient vitamin E The 7-page report devotes more than 25 per cent of its discussion to debunking any possible value for the vitamin in connection with the treatment or prevention ot heart disease. Allci , .. f : ' • •" suidics at major institutions or by prominent medical aulhon- ties. Consumer Reports savs, m effect, vitamin E couldn’t'even get to first base as a factor in treatment of heart disease “In all. at least II studu's reporting the worthlessness oi vitamin E during actual clinical trial.s with heart disease were published in medical journals before 19,50 ' Studies of the vitamin with heart disease patients never progressed beyond these early efforts, says Consumer Ri>- ports. “because it proved so obviously useless in Initial trials '■ won I shock you too much it I ask you to accompany me to hcad(|uarlcrs for some inten sive questioning. This looks like anything but suicide to me!" What leads you to this conclusion? SOMTIO.N Two things have aroused your suspicions In the first place, a Title isn't (he Ideal weapon for a person to use on himself for a bullet in the temple - too long and too difficult to push the trigger. In the second place, the victim's hands were encased in KlNt'iERLESS mittens! Even if he had managed to get the rifle pointed at his temple, how could he have managed the trigger? Veterans Comer SOLVE A CRIME BY A C GORUON YOU ARE THE DETECTIVE The stocky body of the middle-aged John Benton lies lifeless on the floor of his living room, the carpet under his head stained with the blood from a bullet wound in bis right temple He is clad in a khaki hunting jacket and dark brown woolen trousers, the bottoms of which are stuffed into huge, fur-lined hoots A rifle lies on the floor next to him His distraught wife blurts out the story. ‘I was busy straightening out my bed room. I didn't even know John was home. He left early this morning to do some hunting Suddenly I heard the shot I rushed in and found him like this, dead! He was in a foul mood this morning, but that was nothing unusual. I certainly didn't dream he was eveii thinking of taking his life this way! " She bows her head into her hands and breaks into sobs You have noted that, despite the woman’s grief-stricken face, she is an xceedingly attractive woman and at least twenty years younger than her m late hushand Now vou stoop over the victim's body and, removing the fur-lmed mittens from his hands, your eve is caught by some rather fresh looking scratches on the back of his right hand "No. so far as I know, his business affairs are in good order Of course, he was alwavs extremely jealous ot me Flew into violent rages every time he suspected me of taking too much interest in other men w hen we were out socially " "Can you suggest anv po.ssi ble reason at all for vour husband having killed him self?" you ask "No.., so tar as I know, his business affairs are in good "Did \ou touch or move anything at all since coming in here and discovering this?" ■‘Oh no." she cries I was much loo shocked I could see immediately that he was dead and that there was nothing 1 could do for him I rusfied back to my room and phoned you . then I waited in there until you arrived ' "Well. " you say. “I hop** :: Q -Who approves schools for enrollment under the GI Bill? A The stale-approving a* geniy in the slate where the school is located. However, the \eterans Administration is the approving agency for courses otleied by schools in foreign countries, agencies oi the Federal Government, and for apprenticeship programs ad- ministed by interstate carri ers Q fan a service-disabled veteran who received a VA automobile allowance receive FRESH GOV'T INSPECTED FRYERS (WHOLE) TWO OR 'MORE IN BAG' 4" COLONIAL STORES I SCOTCH TREAT 10' OFF LABEL ITIDE DETERGENT 59‘ 49 oz. PKG. SLICED BACON 89* LB. So-o SOFT PAPER ITOWELI 168 CNT. ROLL 14 “ T )EL MONTE SLICED OR HALVED SLICED OR HA^ED Peaches 29 oz. 'CANS LARGE FLORIDA lORANGES 8 LB. VAC BAG g ALL PURPOSEl WHITE |i POTATOES ko LB. 'BAG! I'ICK KS (iooi) THRl .S..\T., JA\. ;!0. l97:|.Qr.\\TITV HH.HTS KK.SKKVKI) THE CAROUNIAn |_ RALEIGH, N.C.. SATURDAY. .lANUAKY 20. 197;i ^ < KDITOR'S .NOTE: Veterans and their families are asking fhnu^ands of questions concern ing the benefits their Govern ment provides for them through the Veterans Administration. Below are some representative queries Additional information may be obtained at any VA ottice. Q • As a female veteran going to school full time under the GI Bill, can 1 claim my husband as a dependent? .•\ ■ Yes. Public Law 92-540. signed by the President October 2-1. 1972, makes educational benefits and all other veteran bent fits apply equally to male and temale veterans. To take advantage of this benefit, you should apply to the nearest Veterans .Administration re gional office 'i ST. AUG’S STUDENTS REGISTER FOR SECOND SEMESTER - These Saint Augustine’s College students are among those registering for the second semester. Standing, left to right: Charles Williams, a physical education major of llartsville, S.C.: Etta Wooten, a business administration major of Washington, D.C.: reimbursement for the neces sary special adaptive equip ment more than once" Jacqueline Huff, a business education major oi t narioiie; and Clementine Greer, a medical technology major of M(. Pleasant, S.C. Seated, left to right: Marvin Bailey, class of *73. assisting with the registration, and Lionel Kandutph. admissions counselor. PATRONIZE THE CAROLINIAN ADVERTISERS A-Yes, but reimbursement is made to the seller of the equipment, not the veteran DEAR SALLY BY SALLY SHaW DEAR SALLY: There's a man in our rather small city whose first name, middle initial, and last name are identical with those of my husband, and the publicity he gets in our local newspaper as the result of his activities is the source of great embarrassment to us. He has been arrested for drunken driving, disorderly conduct, and peddling dope. Of course his age and addre.ss are always given in the news items, but I think that he should be further identified with a pic ture. so the public will know for sure it's not my husband who is involved. Or, if no picture is available, I think the paper should state, "This is not the John Jones who sells real estate." When I suggested this latter idea to the ^itor of the paper, he turned it down flat What do you think about this? SAME NAME. DEAR SAME: A newspaper has no obligation to identify anyone by stating who he is NOT. Swms to me the difference in age and address is enough identification. And cer tainly your real friends don't even need this. They know your husband for what he really is. DEAR SALLY: Sometime ago our son was transferred by his company to another city. Seven months later we received a letter from him telling us he was being married. I wish I could have been happy over this news, but I was anything but that. The girl is six years older than our son and has a child by a former marriage. I am still heartsick about this. I have received three letters from his wife, and haven't answered any of them . They want to visit us in the near future, but I don't want this woman in the same house with me. Please tell me what to do. DISAPPOI.NTED. DEAR DISAPPOINTED: You can slop nursing that feeling of resentment and begin being happy for your son's sake All you are accomplishing now is cutting yourself off from him and his family Moreover, you can't possibly decide whether or not you like a woman you have never met. Give her a chance DEAR SALLY: Why must some unmarried women be Ihe target of so many cloddish questions? I'm 32. unmarried, a successful business woman (attractive enough, loo), and I have no desire to take on any second rate marriage, as some of my friends have done, just to prove that 1 can get a man. However, at least once a week I am faced with some such inane question as. "How come a good-looking gal like you isn't married?" I try to shrug or laugh these thoughtless people off. but at Ihe same lime I would appreciate it if you would suggest a good answer I might respond with that would squeTch them. LIZ DEAR LIZ: How about something like. "I’m not married because 1 haven’t yet met the man who deserves me,” or, "who deserves to be happy as I can make him." NOTE TO JERRY: Sorry, but Ihe length of your hair IS your employer’s business... for the simple and logical reason that he is the boss and can impose any rules he wishes regarding
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