Word: birnberg
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Dates: during 1944-1944
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...severe acne associated with menstrual disorders. After injections of pregnant-mare serum (a blood extract rich in pituitary hormone), all but three of them developed clear skins, normal menses. Doctors are leary of sex-hormone treatment for acne-it has been "disappointing" in the past -but Drs. Charles Howard Birnberg and Charles Robert Rein of New York City believe that pregnant mare's serum is effective for this type of acne in women. They make no mention of men with acne...
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