Word: insulin
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...less susceptible than whites, while Jews and Irish are more so than other white races. The rate also rises rapidly with advancing age and is higher among females than males. In New York State it now hovers around 22 per 100,000, which is higher than measles or diphtheria. "Insulin," perhaps the most widely heralded medical discovery of the past year, continues to show promise, though its originators claim only that it has alleviated some cases and enabled patients to assimilate a more normal diet. Announcement has just been made of the "cure" of an apparently hopeless case of diabetes...
Frank A. Vanderlip: " I returned to New York from California in perfect health. Insulin, new serum for diabetes, has given me an appetite like a hired man. And I can look rare beef and boiled potatoes squarely in the face...
...clock this evening the Harvard Medical Society will hold a meeting in the Peter Bent Brigham Amphi-theatre (Van Dyke street entrance), at which Dr. F. G. Banting of Toronto will speak on "Insulin". All medical students and physicians are cordially invited to attend...