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David Murray Cowie
David Murray Cowie (November 19, 1872 – January 27, 1940) was a Canadian-American physician. He pioneered the salt iodization process in the U.S. He founded the pediatrics department at the University of Michigan and ran a private hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ann Arbor which attracted wealthy patients. Cowie was concerned about the widespread problem of goiter in Michigan (nicknamed the "goiter belt" of America). Education and family life Cowie was born on November 19, 1872, in New Brunswick, Canada. His grandfather was a doctor trained in Glasgow, Scotland. He went to Battle Creek College in 1892 before transferring to University of Michigan to study medicine. He took a second degree at the University of Heidelberg in Germany in 1908. In 1908 he married Anna Marion Cook who was also a doctor. Medical practice After medical school, Cowie was hired by the University of Michigan as an assistant in internal medicine in 1896, working under George Dock on infectious diseases of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
