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Short Stuff: Sulfanilamide Disaster

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Uncovering the Sulfanilamide Crisis: A Race Against Time

This chapter explores the Sulfanilamide disaster, highlighting the inclusion of the toxic ingredient diethylene glycol in medication. It details the efforts of the American Medical Association to uncover the dangers of the substance and the frantic race of regulators to locate the salesmen distributing the harmful drug.

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