The quest for cortisone /

The quest for cortisone /

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Author / Creator:	Rooke, Thom W.
Imprint:	East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2012.
Description:	276 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Kendall, Edward C. -- (Edward Calvin), -- 1886-1972. Hench, Philip S. -- (Philip Showalter), -- 1896-1965. Hench, Philip S. -- (Philip Showalter), -- 1896-1965. Kendall, Edward C. -- (Edward Calvin), -- 1886-1972. Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic. Cortisone -- Development -- History. Drug development. Cortisone -- history -- United States. Clinical Trials as Topic -- history -- United States. Cortisone -- therapeutic use -- United States. Drug Discovery -- history -- United States. Drug Evaluation -- history -- United States. History, 20th Century -- United States. Drug development. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8830226

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ISBN:	9781611860337 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1611860334 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"This fascinating history recounts the discovery of cortisone and pulls the curtain back on the peculiar cast of characters responsible for its advent, including two enigmatic scientists, Edward Kendall and Phillip Hench, who went on to receive the Nobel prize. The book also explores the key role the Mayo Clinic played in fostering cortisone's development , and looks at drugs that owe their heritage to the so-called 'King of Steroids.'"--Back cover

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chapter 1. Addison and His Disease
Chapter 2. Introducing Dr. Kendall
Chapter 3. Life After the Thyroid
Chapter 4. Introducing Dr. Hench
Chapter 5. Nice Guys, Saints, Eccentrics, and Geniuses
Chapter 6. 1929 and the Decision to Hunt for Cortisone
Chapter 7. Another Kendall False Start, Another Great Announcement
Chapter 8. Kendall Strikes Out Again
Chapter 9. Kendall Presses On
Chapter 10. Score: Szent-Györgyi-l; Kendall-0
Chapter 11. Transitions and Travels
Chapter 12. War Looms
Chapter 13. Hench Meets Kendall
Chapter 14. World War II and Military Steroid Research
Chapter 15. Plants, Politicians, and More Pessimism
Chapter 16. Good-bye Marker, Hello Sarett
Chapter 17. Hench Returns to Mayo
Chapter 18. Push On? Give Up?
Chapter 19. The Decision to Test Compound E on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chapter 20. The Amazing Mrs. G
Chapter 21. A Promising Start
Chapter 22. The Bad and the Ugly
Chapter 23. Progress and Setbacks
Chapter 24. Convincing the Skeptics
Chapter 25. Announcement
Chapter 26. The Prize
Chapter 27. Stockholm
Chapter 28. Aftermath
Chapter 29. Twilight
Chapter 30. The End of the Show
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