Down Syndrome Researcher Henry Turkel, MD, 1903–1992

Down Syndrome Researcher Henry Turkel, MD, 1903–1992

Abstract

Journal of Nutritional Medicine ( 1994) 4. 269 OBITUARY Down Syndrome Researcher Henry Turkel, MD, 1903-1992 Henry Turkel, a brilliant creative scientist and humble and caring physician, died in Jerusalem in late 1992 at the age of 89. Dr Turkel was known throughout the world for the medical instruments he invented (cited in well over loo0 scientific publications) and for his development of the ‘U-series’ method of successfully treating children with Down’s syndrome. The U-series consists of a harmless combination of nutrients and other non-toxic substances individually adapted to each patient’s needs. Dr Turkel’s carefully documented studies led to the adoption of the U-series for treating Down’s syndrome in civilized countries throughout the world-except for the US. In the US, the FDA outlawed his sending the U-series across state lines, so for three decades parents were forced to bring their Down’s syndrome children to Dr Turkel’s clinic in Southfield Michigan for treatment. The successful use of the U-series to treat Down’s syndrome children in Japan led to a medal being awarded to Dr Turkel by the Japanese government in 1974. A Down’s syndrome girl treated by Dr Turkel improved so spectacularly that her ‘miracle’ story was reported in