title: [Radiated drugs, the way of health].
abstract: During the inter-war years, the word "radiated" did not only suggest radioactivity, but it was also used to indicate exposure to others radiations, such as ultraviolets. The actinotherapy, a new therapy in vogue, was applied to many pathologies and tried on many substances. "Radiated drugs" result of those experimentations. Their therapeutical characteristics were found during searches on rickets. Our study relates the story of fight against rickets in France, from the use of cod liver oil to the synthesis of Vitamine D.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raynal
mesh_terms: D003060:Cod Liver Oil / Q000266:history / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000266:history* / Q000528:radiation effects; D012279:Rickets / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000266:history; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000266:history / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D014807:Vitamin D; D003060:Cod Liver Oil