Word: bartter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first glance, the remedy for what is technically called osteoporosis (porousness of bone) seems obvious: feed the patient more calcium-rich food. This does not work, however, because in these patients calcium is poorly absorbed from food. Now, a team of researchers headed by Dr. Frederic C. Bartter of the National Heart and Lung Institute in Bethesda, Md., has devised a promising treatment based upon adding calcium via the bloodstream...