jbg Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 I had not been aware that insulin was among Canada's many accomplishments (link, excerpts below). Great work! Rediscovering the First Miracle Drug By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D. Published: October 4, 2010 Every few months some miracle drug or other is rolled out with bells and confetti, but only once or twice in a generation does the real thing come along. These are the blockbuster medications that can virtually raise the dead, and while the debuts of some, like the AIDS drugs, are still fresh in memory, the birth of the first one is almost forgotten. It was injectable insulin, long sought by researchers all over the world and finally isolated in 1921 by a team of squabbling Canadians. With insulin, dying children laughed and played again, as parents wept and doctors spoke of biblical resurrections. ********* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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