Henry Alfred Schroeder (June 18, 1906 - 1975) M.D., F.A.C.P was an American physiologist and writer.
Henry Alfred Schroeder | |
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| Born | June 18, 1906 |
| Died | 1975 |
| Occupation(s) | Physiologist, writer |
Schroeder was born in Short Hills, New Jersey and graduated from Yale College in 1929.[1][2] He obtained his medical degree from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1933.[2] During 1939-1942 he served as an assistant in medicine at Rockefeller Institute Hospital.[2]
Schroeder worked with Isaac Starr in developing the ballistocardiogram, a device used to detect abnormalities in cardiac function.[2] Schroeder served in the United States Navy and attained the rank of commander. He was a pioneer in aerospace physiology and known for his scientific contributions to the prevention and treatment of hypertension and prevention of diseases caused by imbalance of trace elements.[2]
In 1941, Schroeder was the first scientist to notice the importance of salt as compared to water in the management of congestive heart failure.[3] Schroeder's major contribution to the prevention of chronic disease was his development of the low sodium diet which is used widely today in treatment of hypertension.[2] Between 1937-1958 he published over 100 papers on hypertension in medical journals.[2] He was director of the Dartmouth Medical School Trace Elements Laboratory and became emeritus professor of physiology at Dartmouth College.[1]
Schroeder's best known work was The Poisons Around Us, first published in 1974.[4][5][6] The book documented the toxic effects of metals and the health impact of deficiencies of essential elements in the American diet.[7] He was a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.[1] Schroeder died at his home in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[1]
Selected publications
edit- Mechanisms of Hypertension (1957)
- A Matter of Choice (1968)[8]
- Pollution, Profits & Progress (1971)
- The Trace Elements and Man (1973)
- The Poisons Around Us (1974, 1994)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Henry Schroeder, Physiologist Who Studied Toxic Metals, Dies". The New York Times (April 21, 1975).
- ^ a b c d e f g Magner, Lois N. (1997). Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Practitioners: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook. Greenwood Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0313294525
- ^ Seldin, Donald W; Giebisch, Gerhard H. (1997). Diuretic Agents: Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. Academic Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-12-635690-4
- ^ "Reviewed Work: The Poisons Around Us: Toxic Metals In Food, Air, And Water by Henry A. Schroeder". Ecology Law Quarterly. 4 (2): 437–438. 1974.
- ^ Sprague, John B. (1975). "The Poisons Around Us. Toxic metals in Food, Air, and Water". Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 32 (6): 867. doi:10.1139/f75-113.
- ^ Hills, Peter; Rose, Edgar A; Pugh-Thomas, M; Waterhouse, M. J; Macdonald, A. W; Moreby, David H; Cloudsley-Thompson, J. L; Brett-Crowther, Michael; Bruce, F. E & Yeowart, Norman, S. (1975). "Book Reviews". International Journal of Environmental Studies. 8 (1–4): 217–226. Bibcode:1975IJEnS...8..217H. doi:10.1080/00207237508709738.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Rubin, Robert J. (1975). "The Poisons Around Us. Toxic Metals in Food, Air, and Water". American Journal of Public Health. 65 (6): 651. doi:10.2105/AJPH.65.6.651-a. PMC 1775930.
- ^ "A Matter Of Choice by Henry A. Schroeder". The New York Times (January 5, 1969).