Quia Imperfectum-George Cotzia's Quest for a Cure: A Chronology of the Events That Led to the L-Dopa Treatment for Parkinson's Disease Book

Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, leader of the Chinese Party, in his own little red book, said that true political power comes from the muzzle of a gun. George Cotzias, the son af a Greek politician, proved it can come from the mouth of a medicine bottle. George Cotzias, Greek born and Harvard educated was a man driven by his own ego, but he deserved his hard earned recognition. Like so many perfectionists, his discoveries were not made without personal cost. Quia Imperfectum details the true events, bitter politics and consequences of unexpected results involved in research medicine. Today, the most accepted treatment for Parkinson's Disease is still L-DOPA. The discovery was made by a talented team of researchers during the Nixon Administration, a time when atomic energy seemed to be the answer to everything. The group at Brookhaven was under intense political pressure to improve Sino American relations by providing Chairman Mao, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, with treatment for his own Parkinson's Disease, even before the rest of the world even knew there was possible help available.Read More