Robert Guthrie--the PKU Story: Crusade Against Mental RetardationThis marvelous history tells of Robert Guthrie's campaign to discover and promote world-wide newborn testing for PKU anomalies plus a host of other genetic disorders that cause mental retardation or premature death if not treated immediately. Dr. Guthrie also waged a battle against lead poisoning long before the public or the the medical community became concerned about this danger. This winsome biography captures the spirit of a soft-spoken, gentle man who was passionate about helping babies born at risk. It is a fitting tribute to a medical crusader and his colleagues who worked tirelessly to save thousands of children from illness and mental retardation. |
Contents
PKUWhats That? | 19 |
A Newborn Screening Test | 31 |
In the Lawyers Den | 43 |
A Son with Mental Retardation | 51 |
Encounters | 59 |
Waging War on Childhood Lead Poisoning | 81 |
The Guthries on Trek | 93 |
Around the World | 109 |
John Guthrie Grows Up | 119 |
New Frontiers | 129 |
Profiles of Patients with PKU | 155 |
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Page 1 - ... should we expect that he can lend courage to the sufferer, confidence to the dying ? Has he suffered ? Has he seen anyone suffer ? Has he seen the fear of dying? Has he felt the fear of death turn into confidence? Has he worked shoulder to shoulder with those who have seen it and are helping to bring it about? It is the purpose of this book to answer these questions. In this chapter we describe three aims which call the minister to the sickroom: (i) To counteract the evils of specialism.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Robert Guthrie--the PKU Story: Crusade Against Mental Retardation |
| Author | Jean Koch |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Hope Publishing House, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0932727913, 9780932727916 |
| Length | 190 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Medical (incl. Patients) |
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