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The Fight to Survive: A Young Girl, Diabetes, and the Discovery of Insulin

Autor Caroline Cox
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 noi 2009
In 1919, when 11-year-old Elizabeth Evan Hughes was first diagnosed with what we now know is Type 1 or juvenile diabetes, the medical community considered it a death sentence. In The Fight to Survive, Caroline Cox weaves the heart-wrenching story of Hughes’ role in a medical discovery that stopped the disease in its tracks—only weeks before her imminent death. The only account of one of the very fi rst patients to be successfully treated with insulin for juvenile diabetes, this book tells two fascinating stories in tandem: that of Hughes’ personal struggle, and the medical detective story that occurred during a time when endocrinology research made significant strides. It was Frederick Banting and John
Macleod, doctors and researchers, who were finally able to create a testable version of insulin treatment to save Hughes’ life. She lived until the age of 74, and Banting and Macleod
won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work. The Fight to Survive draws on primary sources to vividly bring the era to life, including interviews, newspaper reports, and Hughes’ own letters. Readers with an interest in medical history, pathographies, biography, diabetes, and American history will constitute this audience.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781607145516
ISBN-10: 1607145510
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Kaplan Publishing
Colecția Kaplan Publishing
Locul publicării:United States

Recenzii

""Here is both a remarkable medical history and an inspiring lesson in hope.""   —Publishers Weekly  
""A pleasant little profile in courage.""   —Kirkus Reviews
 
“If you depend on insulin, you will ache and cheer for Elizabeth, and admire her cheerful resilience. If you know someone who depends on insulin, you will thank the ghosts of Fredrick Banting, Charles Best, J.J.R. Macleod and James Collip. If you fear having to depend on insulin, you will be humbled to realize how lucky you are.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer