Anti-Virus Hormone Discovered in Israel
REHOVOT — A new ap-
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ence in Caesarea by Prof. University Medical School,
Nathan Trainin of the Weiz- filed a report of a 10-year-
mann Institute of Science old girl who had suffered for
and two teams of Israeli 7' 12 years from juvenile
physicians and scientists.
rheumatoid arthritis — a
In early trials on 11 young particularly debilitating
patients, the doctors, work- and painful disorder.
ing at two different medical
Nine months ago her con-
centers, have shown that a dition had deteriorated to
hormone extract derived the critical point, with the
from the thymus glands of appearance of pneumonia
calves may be of great value complicated by liver and
in treating children whose heart damage. Because ju-
own immune systems are venile arthritis may be asso-
unable to fight off serious ciated Nv t h impaired im-
infection.
mune response, - her
The extract, developed physicians felt that use of
arid studied by Prof. Trainin
the thymus extract might
of the institute's cell biology
be of help.
department, has been
`Marked changes occurred
shown essential for the nor- within 24 hours. After a
mal development of the im- week, most of the acute
mune system in all mam- signs of the disease had
mals and man.
improved, and her T-cell
These new findings rep-
function, a measure of im-
resent the first time that
munological competency,
the Trainin-developed
was nearly normal. After
"thymic humoral factor,"
nine months of treatment
of which only small quant-
with this hormone, the girl .
ities are presently avail-
shows no side effects and
able, has been used in pa-
has been able to return to
tients to overcome nearly-
school; her arthritic condi-
fatal complications arising
tion is now stable.
from malfunctions of the
Dr. Rina Zaizov, who
immune system — the
heads Beilinson's Pedia-
body's natural defense
tric Hematology and On-
against all foreign invad-
cology Center, reported on
ers.
the use of the thymic hor-
Dr. Yitzhak Varsano of mone as an adjunct to
Beilinson Medical Center in
Petah Tikva and Tel Aviv
Hospitals Urged
to Adopt 'Rights'
for Jewish . Patients
NEW YORK — Agudath
Israel of America called on
the nation's hospitals to
adopt a nine article bill of
rights for Jewish patients
recently released by the or-
ganization. The document
comes on the heels of a
"Patients' Bill of Rights"
adopted earlier for all pa-
tients by the American Hos-
pital Association.
Agudath Israel intro-
duced its brochure on the
bill of rights as a service to
hospital administrators who
are "eager to offer the me ,t
effective healing facilities to
all of their patients." It also
informs Jewish patients
that "a polite but forceful
request for any or all of
these rights will be honored
by hospital administrators."
Dr. Bernard Fryshman,
chairman of the Commis-
sion on Legislation and Civic
Action of Agudath Israel,
who is the author of the
"Jewish Patients' Bill of
Rights," emphasized that
"lingering neglect by hospi-
tals of the Jewish patients'
unique needs are mainly
due to ignorance by hospital
staff rather than malicious
intent."
standard chemotherapy in
two leukemic children,
which reduced susceptibil-
ity to infection resulting
from the depressed im-
mune response which is
engendered by the anti-
leukemia drugs.
At the Pediatric Research
Department of Kaplan Hos-
pital in Rehovot, Prof. Stan-
ley Levin and co-workers
are studying the nature of
immune deficiencies in chil-
dren with Down's syndrome
or mongolism. These young-
sters are known to be partic-
ularly susceptible to serious
infections and leukemia.
Clinical studies on two mon-
goloids showed that the hor-
mone could increase capac-
ity in the body.
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UN Forces in M.E.
Expected to Stay
NEW YORK (ZINS) —
Diplomatic circles are confi-
dent that Syria will renew
the agreement on stationing
UN forces of the Golan
Heights. The present six
months term ends May 31.
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