The Quest for Cortisone
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The Quest for Cortisone

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The Quest for Cortisone

About this book

In 1948, when "Mrs. G.," hospitalized with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, became the first person to receive a mysterious new compound—cortisone—her physicians were awestruck by her transformation from enervated to energized. After eighteen years of biochemical research, the most intensively hunted biological agent of all time had finally been isolated, identified, synthesized, and put to the test. And it worked. But the discovery of a long-sought "magic bullet" came at an unanticipated cost in the form of strange side effects. 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 Philip 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."

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Publisher
Michigan State University Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781611860337
eBook ISBN
9781628951257
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Table of contents

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

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