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	Philip Showalter Hench
		Philip Showalter Hench received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Pittsburgh in 1920 and came to the Mayo Clinic in 1923.
		Hench was the author of several papers in the field of rheumatology, and was one of the leaders in American rheumatology.
		The effects of a hormone of the adrenal cortex (17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone: compound E) and of pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone on rheumatoid arthritis.
	medicine.nobel.brainparad.com /philip_showalter_hench.html (436 words)

	Philip Showalter Hench Summary
		Hench was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 28, 1896.
		Hench recalled in an interview for an article in the Saturday Evening Post that he and his colleagues "almost went into shock" when a $1,000 bottle of compound E was dropped on a marble floor.
		Hench and his colleagues received instant public notoriety as a result of their studies both with compound E, which Hench named cortisone, and with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), a hormone produced by the pituitary gland which spurs the body's natural production of cortisone through the adrenal cortex.
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	Learn more about Philip Showalter Hench in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Philip Showalter Hench (1896-1965) was an American physician who, with E.
		Kendall, in 1948 successfully applied an adrenal hormone (later known as cortisone) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
		With Kendall and Tadeus Reichstein of Switzerland, Hench received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for discoveries concerning hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /p/ph/philip_showalter_hench.html (161 words)

	Philip S. Hench - Biography
		Philip Showalter Hench was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Februar 28, 1896, the son of Jacob Bixler Hench and Clara Showalter.
		Delay in implementing this decision was caused by Dr. Hench's military service in World War II and by the costly and complicated isolation of the substance.
		Dr. Hench is the author of several papers in the field of rheumatology, contributed mainly to Hygeia and the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.
	nobelprize.org /nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1950/hench-bio.html (647 words)

	International Palindromic Rheumatism Society - What is PR
		Hench and Rosenberg suggested the term «palidromic rheumatism», meaning «repeated course».
		Hench (1896-1965) received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Pittsburgh in 1920.
		Hench also treated patients with ACTH, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland which stimulates the adrenal gland.
	www.palindromicrheumatism.org /whatispr.htm (1224 words)

	Cortisone: the limits of a "miracle" - includes related articles Nutrition Health Review - Find Articles
		A 29-year-old woman, hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic for rheumatoid arthritis so severe that the painful joints of her legs had been locked into immobility, was injected with a tiny amount of an experimental new drug.
		But when the patient awoke on the third day, she found to her amazement and joy that the pain had disappeared and that she could swing her legs over the side of the bed and actually walk.
		Hench's success in applying cortisone to arthritis happened at a time when first the sulfa drugs and then penicillin and other early antibiotics were revolutionizing medicine and introducing the terms "wonder drug" and "miracle medicine" to our common vocabulary.
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	UVA Health Sciences Library: Historical Collections
		Kean informs Hench that Laura Wood was at the Library of Congress looking through her father's papers and was surprised to learn that there were no diaries for 1900 and 1901.
		Hench informs Truby that he is going to Cuba for a conference, but will not have time to do much with yellow fever research.
		Hench requests that Truby write a formal statement of his appreciation to the Cubans for honoring Truby in the ceremony.
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	Cortisone: the limits of a miracle FDA Consumer - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		But here too, faith intervened, faith on the part of a physician, Philip Showalter Hench, who had devoted much of his career to finding a way to cure or alleviate arthritis.
		But when the patient awoke on the third day, she found to her amazement and joy that the pain had disappointed and that she could swing her legs over the side of the bed and actually walk.
		One of the corticosteroids found by Kendall, which he called compound B, is now known as corticosterone; another, compound F, we know as cortisol or hydrocortisone; and compound E, which gained instant fame that September day, has become accepted as a general term for the whole class of these powerful drugs--cortisone.
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	Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, P.C.
		Cortisone, the parent compound, was first isolated from the adrenal gland tissue in the 1930's, but interest in glucocorticoids really soared with the research of Philip Showalter Hench and his colleagues in the late 1940's.
		Hench began to use this hormone compound in the late 40's and received the Nobel Prize for it in 1950.
		Hench's pioneering work in glucocorticoid therapy has provided literally millions of patients, the opportunity to survive severe diseases and reduce pain states.
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	Philip Showalter Hench - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Philip Showalter Hench (February 28, 1896 – March 30, 1965) was an American physician who, with E.
		He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
		es:Philip Showalter Hench it:Philip Showalter Hench pl:Philip Showalter Hench pt:Philip Showalter Hench
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	Philip Showalter Hench Biography \| World of Health
		Philip Hench made important advances in the understanding and hormonal treatment of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.
		ACTH signals the adrenal gland to produce cortisol, and both cortisone and cortisol block the body's ability to inflame the joints and other tissues.
		In addition to his Nobel prize, Hench was honored with such awards as the Heberden Medal, the Lasker Award in 1949, the Passano Foundation Award and the Criss Award.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/philip-showalter-hench-woh (313 words)

	Hench, Philip Showalter
		Philip Showalter Hench est né à Pittsburgh, la Pennsylvanie sur Februar 28, 1896, le fils de Jacob Bixler Hench et Clara Showalter.
		Hench a aussi traité des patients avec ACTH, une hormone produite par la glande pituitaire qui stimule la glande surrénale.
		Docteur Hench est l'auteur de plusieurs papiers dans le champ (domaine) de rhumatologie, contribuée principalement à Hygeia et les Annales de Maladies Rhumatismales.
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	AllRefer.com - Edward Calvin Kendall (Medicine, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		He shared with Philip S. Hench and Tadeus Reichstein the 1950 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the hormones of the adrenal gland cortex.
		Kendall isolated and identified a series of compounds from the adrenal gland cortex, prepared cortisone by partial synthesis (with Merck and Co., Inc.), and with P. Hench, H. Polley, and C. Slocumb, investigated the effects of cortisone and of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) on rheumatoid arthritis.
		Other contributions include the isolation of thyroxine (1914) and the crystallization of glutathione and establishment of its chemical structure.
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	Philip Showalter Hench (www.whonamedit.com)
		A syndrome marekd by sudden and rapidly developing afebrile attacks of arthritis or periarthritis, occasionally paraarthritis, that continue for a few hours or a few days and then disappear completely.
		With Edwin Calvin Kendall and Tadeus Reichstein (born in Poland), Hench received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 ”for their discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects.”
		Dr. Hench was the author of several papers in the field of rheumatology, and was one of the leaders in American rheumatology.
	www.whonamedit.com /doctor.cfm/711.html (471 words)

	Amazon.com: Stamp vignette on medical science: Philip S. Hench--1950 Nobel Laureate: An article from: Mayo Clinic ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		This digital document is an article from Mayo Clinic Proceedings, most recently published by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research on November 30, 2001.
		Kendall and Hench performed the chemical and clinical studies at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn; Reichstein had discovered cortisone independently.
		Hench, the son of a classical scholar and educator, was born on February 28, 1896, in Pittsburgh, Pa. His early education was at Shadyside Academy in Pittsburgh.
	www.amazon.com /Stamp-vignette-medical-science-Hench-1950/dp/B000BCV74A (358 words)

	Philip S. Hench
		The same persistence and determination present in his professional life is also evident in Hench's research on the U.
		S. Army Yellow Fever Commission's famous experiments. "As a physician particularly interested in medical history," he stated to experiment volunteer John J. Moran in 1937, "I have been long interested in the story of the yellow fever work in
		[1] Letter from Philip S. Hench to John J. Moran, 6 July 1937, Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, Department of Historical Collections and Services, accession number: 03419001.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /healthsci/reed/hench.html (149 words)

	Alexis Carrel Typed Letter Signed
		With Kendall and Tadeus Reichstein of Switzerland, Hench received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for discoveries concerning hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects.This offering in a 3 in by 5 in card signed, Cordial greetings to Judge Brande from Philip Showater Hench, M.D., Rochester Minnesota, Nov. 19,1951.
		At the time, the introduction of cortical streroids into clinical medicine laid the foundation for the use of these compounds as treatment for not only rheumatoid arthritis but also for a variety of other diseases that have as thgeir basic pathology severe inflammation of the affected tissues.
		Therefore, the discovery by Hench and his colleagues was a very important development that stimulated research that has led to the introduction of modern anti-inflammatory compounds like Motrin and Celebrex.
	www.ehistorybuff.com /hensch5.html (178 words)

	Hench Family Genealogy Forum (25 Latest Messages)
		Philip Showalter Hench Noble Prize Laureate - Christina Braddock 2/17/06
		Re: Samuel Hench of Perry Co., PA and OH - Bob Saunders 1/28/03
		Re: Samuel Hench of Perry Co., PA and OH - Thelma Carlson 1/28/03
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	CHC Digital: Online Resources for Cuban and Cuban American Studies
		Note: Autograph letter signed from Mary Hench, wife of Dr. Philip S. Hench (1896-1965), Nobel laureate in medicine (1950).
		Note: Telegram from Philip Hench (1896-1965), Nobel laureate in medicine (1950), and his wife Mary.
		Note: Typed letter signed from Philip Hench (1896-1965), Nobel laureate in medicine (1950), with holograph note by Mary Hench.
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	Philip Showalter Hench Winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize in Medicine
		Philip Showalter Hench Winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize in Medicine
		Philip S. Hench Biography from Encyclopedia Britannica (submitted by www.britannica.com)
		Philip Showalter Hench - Short Biography (submitted by Lukas)
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	AllRefer.com - Philip Showalter Hench (Medicine, Biography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
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		Associated with the Mayo Foundation of the Univ. of Minnesota school of medicine after 1921, he was made head of the department of rheumatic diseases in 1926, began teaching in 1928, and was made professor in 1947.
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	TIME.com: Research & Reward -- Nov. 6, 1950 -- Page 1
		Meanwhile, Reichstein ran the number of hormones and similar substances found in the adrenal glands to 28, and Kendall kept trying to synthesize compound E, or something like it.
		At last Kendall and others succeeded, and late in 1948, a colleague at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Philip Hench, directed the first injections of cortisone to human victims of rheumatoid arthritis.
		Edward Calvin Kendall, Philip Showalter Hench and Tadeus Reichstein were awarded the 1950 Nobel Prize for medicine.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,813739,00.html (423 words)

	TherapyTimes.com: Therapy Times is a digital community for nutrition, physical, occupational, speech and respiratory ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		That was a pretty barbaric way of treating the patient, but some physicians didn't feel like they had a choice.
		There weren't really any big discoveries until the '40s when Philip Showalter Hench at the Mayo Clinic discovered the cortico steroids.
		What's interesting is that after Hench published his study, he went to New York City and showed films of a patient of his that could barely walk up or down two stairs because of their advanced case of RA.
	www.therapytimes.com /content=5301J64E487E90841 (1151 words)

	Hench, Philip Showalter - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		He shared with Edward C. Kendall and Tadeus Reichstein the 1950 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with cortisone and ACTH.
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	Hench
		Edward Calvin Kendall - Edward Calvin Kendall (March 8, 1886 â“ May 4, 1972) was an American chemist who, together with Philip S. Hench and Tadeus Reichstein, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for research on the structure and biological effects of adrenal cortex hormones.
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		The internationally regarded Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota continue to break new ground in biotechnology research.
		International recognition came to Minnesota in 1950 when researchers Edward Calvin Kendall and Philip Showalter Hench received the Nobel Prize for their groundbreaking work with cortisone at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
		Their pioneering efforts led to the first known treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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		'Philip Showalter Hench' (February 28, 1896 - March 30, 1965) was an American physician who, with E. Kendall, in 1948 successfully applied an adrenal hormone (later known as cortisone) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
		With Kendall and Tadeus Reichstein of Switzerland, Hench received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for discoveries concerning hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects.He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
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