The Saga of a Sulfa Drug Pioneer

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SCOTT SIMON
Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR)
12-23-2006
The Saga of a Sulfa Drug Pioneer

Host: SCOTT SIMON
Time 13:00-14:00 PM

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There are people alive today who remember when a simple blister or sore throat could lead to death. Thanks to Louis Pasteur, Joseph Blister and other doctors in scientists, men and women knew about bacteria and germs since the 1870s. But until about 75 years ago, doctors didn't know how to stop them. Cuts, colds and wounds were all potentially lethal.

Thomas Hager's new book, "The Demon Under the Microscope," tells the story of how sulfa ...

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