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. |
What people are saying - Write a review
User Review - Flag as inappropriate
What a wonderful story!
LibraryThing Review
User Review - mdstarr - LibraryThingThe history of PKU screening and biography of Dr Guthrie. Read full review
Contents
PKU WhatsThat? | 19 |
A Newborn Screening Test V | 31 |
In the LawyersDen | 43 |
A Son with Mental Retardation | 51 |
Encounters | 59 |
Waging War on Childhood Lead Poisoning | 81 |
The Guthries on Trek | 93 |
i0 Around the World | 109 |
John Guthrie Grows Up | 119 |
i2 New Frontiers | 129 |
H Profiles of Patients with PKU | 155 |
Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease | 173 |
Awards Given to Bob Guthrie | 181 |
Common terms and phrases
acid agar Anne Association for Retarded attended baby became began birth boat Bob and Margaret Bob Guthrie Bob Phillips Bob's lab born Buffalo camp cause mental retardation Centerwall chil child Children's Hospital clinic cord-blood David detect devel developed developmental diagnosed diaper test diet disorder doctor dren Dunedin fetus filter paper Folling friends galactosemia Garrick genetic group home Guthrie's hemoglobin hemoglobinopathies homocystinuria infants institution interest island John Johnny Kathy laboratory later lead levels lead poisoning learned medical school meeting mental retardation metabolism Michael Garrick mother NARC never Newark State School newborn screening newborn screening programs Nickelle organization parents patients pediatrician pediatrics phenylalanine phenylketonuria PKU screening PKU test pregnancy problem punch-index machine reported Robert Guthrie screening for PKU screening test ship sickle cell disease specimens stayed Susan technique test for PKU tion took trip University urine Williamsville Zealand
Popular passages
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) |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |