Word: ferric
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...detect cases of phenylketonuria (one of the few preventable causes of mental retardation) early enough to begin effective treatment with diet or drugs, the College of Medical Evangelists and Los Angeles City Health Department began a routine test for all infants taken to a child clinic. A drop of ferric chloride is applied to a diaper; if the urine turns green, the child has the disease. Hope is that physicians generally will adopt the simple test. ¶Cleveland Clinic researchers headed by Dr. Irvine H. Page (TIME. Oct. 31, 1955) reported a chemical victory that may lead to better understanding...