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By A. J. D. Cameron, M.B., Ch.B., Physician to the Sherwood Park Clinic and Spa, Tunbridge Wells. With a foreword by Kenneth Playfair, M.A., M.B. Price, $2.75. Pp. 178. Baltimore: William Wood & Company, 1933.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1934;20(2):295.

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This is a brochure of 178 pages and is what the title states—some thoughts on the subject of asthma based on the author's years of clinical experience as a practitioner of medicine. It is not a profound contribution, but it is readable. It begins with a short chapter on the nature of asthma, followed by chapters on basic toxicosis, the relations of the ethmoid sinus to asthmatic phenomena and the irritable nervous system. Then comes a long chapter on biochemistry, in which the author discusses the relation of the asthmatic symptoms to intestinal disturbances. The volume ends with a short chapter on treatment, in which emphasis is laid on general, rather than any specific, medication. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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