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Promin

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk)

... that successful treatment of leprosy with promin substantially reduced the stigma attached to the disease?

Reviewed: South_Africa_Conciliation_Committee ([1])

Created by Slashme (David Richfield) (talk). Self nom at 09:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The citation is a Time magazine article from the 40s which mentions Promin by name and says:

On the strength of the hopeful new treatments, the newly created National Advisory Council on Leprosy decided last week that it was high time for a more humane attitude toward lepers. Their recommendations (to Surgeon General Thomas Parran): 1) new diagnostic centers and clinics for treatment in the four states where leprosy is endemic; 2) segregation only as a last resort (in contagious stages); 3) pleasanter surroundings and more freedom for Carville's lepers, including a month's vacation every six months.

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ALT1 ... that promin (molecule pictured) was one of the first successful treatments for leprosy? Sharktopus ^talk 23:57, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'd accept this alt hook, but one of the key human-interest points here is that the change from untreatable to treatable made a difference to how society views an illness. This is supported by other quotes in the referred article, such as the fact that they were previously denied access to public transport:

Patients are still called "inmates." Most use fictitious, names, to protect their families. Their outgoing letters are sterilized before mailing. … visits home are difficult because lepers may not travel on trains, buses or other common carriers. Carville patients sometimes marry each other, but their children (susceptible to the disease) are removed as soon as they are born.

I see the point that the original hook is overstating the case, however, so how about:

'ALT2' ... that treatment of leprosy in the 1940s with new drugs such as promin (molecule pictured) reduced the stigma attached to the disease? --Slashme (talk) 20:36, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hook needs to be based on what RS cited says, not on inference taking off from it, see WP:SYNTH. Sharktopus ^talk 02:20, 8 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Length: Sharktopus ^talk 23:48, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Vintage: Orlady (talk) 15:09, 8 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Plagiarism/close paraphrasing: None found. Orlady (talk) 15:09, 8 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comments/discussion: The cited source mentions Promin as one of 3 promising new drugs for leprosy (in 1946), and says changed treatment for lepers was recommended. Sharktopus ^talk 23:48, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hook ALT1 is good. The original hook and ALT2 are not good because the sources don't say that it reduced stigma. It was almost certainly the first successful drug against leprosy, and there's no question that ALT1 is supported by the sources. --Orlady (talk) 15:09, 8 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]