( \ —) Dr. Irvin Kanat, D.P.M., was
the recipient of two of the high-
est honors for his lifetime com-
mitment and dedication in
advancing the podiatric profes-
sion.
Dr. Kanat received the Life-
time Achievement Award from
the Michigan Podiatric Medical
Association and the Earl G. Ka-
plan, D.P.M. Award from the na-
tional Podiatric Political Action
Committee.

Dr. Scott T. Grodman was re-
cently awarded the Golden
Sneaker award from the Juve-
nile Diabetes Foundation.
Dr. Grodman and his wife,
Karyn, along with family and
friends, had their second annu-
al•Jog for Jared in October. The

event raised more than $2,000
to further research and find a
cure for diabetes and their son,
Jared.

Dr. Alan Gruskin has been
named president of the Associa-
tion of Medical School Pediatric
Department Chairmen.
Dr. Gruskin is pediatrician-
in-chief of Children's Hospital of
Michigan and chairman of pedi-
atrics at Wayne State Universi-
ty School of Medicine. He is an
expert in renal disease and hy-
pertension in children and was
formerly president of the Amer-
ican Society of Pediatric
Nephrologists.
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nee Wasserman Gruskin, live in
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llmedicines are poison. We
call them medicines be-
cause they have a benefi-
cial effect at a dose lower
than the toxic effect. All medicines
have the potential to cause un-
wanted side effects.
Almost any medicine can cause
gastrointestinal upset, nausea,
vomiting, cramps, constipation or
diarrhea. Any medicine can cause
an allergic reaction such as skin
rash, and some can exaggerate
an underlying asthma condition.
Rarely, an allergic reaction can
cause swelling in the throat and
block the ability to breathe.
I can't tell you how many times
I have repeated the above sen-
tences to my patients over the
years, especially when prescrib-
ing a new medicine for the first
time. Occasionally patients will
refuse a treatment because they
fear the medicine might hurt
them.
On occasion, I meet a patient
who refuses any medicine or
method that used animal exper-
imentation in its development.
Most of our modern treatments
required a great deal of research
before they were put into practice.
Many patients took experimen-
tal medicines and risked un-
proven surgical procedures in the
spirit of helping their fellow man.
Before any human volunteered
as an experimental subject, gov-
ernment agencies reviewed pre-
liminary research in the hope of
protecting us, the public, from in-
jury by erroneous or improper
practices.

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Dr. Marshall Franklin is a San
Diego-based cardiologist who
writes for Copley News Service.

Promising theory precedes
live experimentation. The first
live subjects usually are exper-
imental animals. Because these
animals' natural life spans are
much shorter than those of hu-
mans, years are saved in gain-
ing vital information about
effectiveness and safety.
Researchers evaluate effects
on the initial subjects of the
study and on succeeding gener-
ations. During experimentation
some animals are sacrificed to
examine their internal organs
for signs of benefit or damage.
Yes, animals do die to help
humans live — not a happy con-
sequence, but one that seems
necessary.
As you read this, researchers
are developing computer models
in the hope of replacing animal
and human experimentation.
Even with this research, animal
sacrifice and human volunteers
are needed to make certain the
computer models accurately re-
flect what happens in real life.
Could you imagine releasing
a treatment for use to millions
of people without animal or hu-
man research, or based on a
computer model that hadn't
been proven accurate? As a
physician, I could never suggest
a patient accept such a treat-
ment.
Not all medical developments
require animal sacrifice. Coro-
nary arteriography, a very im-
portant diagnostic test in the
management of coronary heart
disease, was developed primar-
ily with the help of human vol-
unteers. Open-heart surgery, on

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