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even modify them by changing the functional disturb- 

 ances. Thyroid medication has shown this clearly. 

 Perhaps less striking are the results of adrenal medications 

 in diseases of the adrenal glands. Pituitary medication 

 has also given excellent results. The action of mixed 

 organo therapy has proved itself in many cases of poly- 

 glandular syndromes and the fact that the medication 

 must be kept up is not an argument against the value of 

 this type of treatment. It certainly is a fact that by this 

 type of medication results are obtained which otherwise 

 would be impossible. Unfortunately, the dose to use and 

 the procedure to follow varies in every case. Due to the 

 lack of familiarity with the pathology of this subject, 

 many physicians neglect cases which could be benefited 

 by this mode of treatment. By explaining the pathology 

 and showing the various therapeutic indications of endo- 

 crinology, Dr. Harvier has enabled the physician to detect 

 the various types of cases which might be helped by this 

 form of treatment. 



