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Lets Talk about Your Baby

Lets Talk about Your Baby PUBLIC HEALTH Mar., 1948 however, to the reviewer that the average public health worker in the United States will find the story appealing and helpful, although such a reader may be fired by curiosity as to the almost magical processes by which the chemist determines where a particular side-chain is fixed to an organic molecule and how the chemist succeeds in attaching a desirable side-chain at precisely the right place. Dr. Duthie's simplified formulae are, however, most illuminating to the layman in organic chemistry and his illustrations (including the photograph of the actual culture plate which led Fleming to the discovery of penicillin) throw much light on the subject. Only a very few minor slips can be noted such as the statement that no cocci are motile and the author's acceptance of the old story about the Countess of Chinchon. Mrs. Duran-Reynals has shown that it was the Countess' husband who was responsible and that the tale of the lady's illness was without foundation. It is a fascinating road upon which Dr. Duthie leads us from emetine and quinine (discovered by the indigenous natives of Brazil and Peru and introduced to Europe in the 17th century); from mercury http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

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American Public Health Association
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0090-0036
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Abstract

PUBLIC HEALTH Mar., 1948 however, to the reviewer that the average public health worker in the United States will find the story appealing and helpful, although such a reader may be fired by curiosity as to the almost magical processes by which the chemist determines where a particular side-chain is fixed to an organic molecule and how the chemist succeeds in attaching a desirable side-chain at precisely the right place. Dr. Duthie's simplified formulae are, however, most illuminating to the layman in organic chemistry and his illustrations (including the photograph of the actual culture plate which led Fleming to the discovery of penicillin) throw much light on the subject. Only a very few minor slips can be noted such as the statement that no cocci are motile and the author's acceptance of the old story about the Countess of Chinchon. Mrs. Duran-Reynals has shown that it was the Countess' husband who was responsible and that the tale of the lady's illness was without foundation. It is a fascinating road upon which Dr. Duthie leads us from emetine and quinine (discovered by the indigenous natives of Brazil and Peru and introduced to Europe in the 17th century); from mercury

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American Journal of Public HealthAmerican Public Health Association

Published: Mar 1, 1948

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