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pcheek41ACRODYNIA by DONALD B. CHEEK, MD, DScBRENNEMANN’S PRACTICE OF PEDIATRICSChapter 17Dhttp://www.users.bigpond.com/difarnsworth/pcheek41.htm (1 of 3) [05/28/2000 1:44:08 AM]
pcheek41Professor Donald Cheek MD Dsc.Don Cheek, father of 2 daughters, was born in South Australia. By the timehe was 25 he had received 10,000 letters from grateful mothers around the world.The reason was the medical breakthrough he made with Pink <strong>Disease</strong>.The disease was affecting young children and the cause was traced to themercury compounds then being used in teething powders and ointments prescribedfor children. The clue to the breakthrough was young patients complaining ofconstant thirst. He was to go on to spend another 10 years proving his thesis thatthe adrenal gland was vitally involved in Pink <strong>Disease</strong>.He was Professor of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Uni Hospital, Baltimoreand had won the Borden Award of the American Academy of Pediatrics.GO to NEXT PAGEhttp://www.users.bigpond.com/difarnsworth/pcheek41.htm (2 of 3) [05/28/2000 1:44:08 AM]
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