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Philip S Hench and the discovery of cortisone
On 13 April 1949, Philip S Hench (1896–1965) gave a lecture to an overfilled Mayo Clinic staff meeting in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, on observations of ‘The effect of a hormone of the adrenal cortex ...
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Systemic corticosteroid therapy—side effects and their management
Corticosteroids have been used in ophthalmology for almost 50 years. Hench, in 1949,1 was the first to report on the beneficial effects of ACTH and cortisone. His work was with rheumatoid arthritis ...
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Steroids and Secosteroids in the Modulation of Inflammation and Immunity
and Philip Hench in 1950. Subsequently, extensive original research contributed to the field and paved the way for new directions. Many questions on different aspects of steroidogenesis and steroid ...
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Minnesota Biochemist Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine for Cortisone Discovery
The serendipitous discovery of cortisone catapulted the Mayo Clinic researchers to international acclaim. In 1950, Kendall, Hench, and Reichstein were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine “for ...
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The Nobel prize-winning Mayo doc and his lifelong fascination with 'The World’s Greatest Detective'
From left, Dr. Charles H. Slocumb, Dr. Howard F. Polley, Dr. Edward C. Kendall and Dr. Philip S. Hench in Kendall’s Mayo Clinic Lab in 1950.