{"product_id":"the-quest-for-cortisone-thom-rooke-9781611860337","title":"The Quest for Cortisone","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 1948, when \"Mrs. G.,\" hospitalized with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, became the first person to receive a mysterious new compound--\u003ci\u003ecortisone\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thom Rooke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611860334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611860337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.09w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012","brand":"Thom Rooke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079406514431,"sku":"9781611860337","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f80cbf75-976a-4e47-9da4-10925330a9fb.jpg?v=1685480962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quest-for-cortisone-thom-rooke-9781611860337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}