Through his comprehensive study of the effects of chemicals in the human body, Ehrlich fathered the fields of chemotherapy (the treatment of disease with chemical agents) and hematology (the study of blood). He also made important contributions to the...

The German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915) advanced the science and practice of medicine by applying the fast-growing achievements of organic chemistry to the problems of disease. He is known for his discovery of Salvarsan. Paul Ehrlich was...

Paul Ehrlich's pioneering experiments with cells and body tissue revealed the fundamental principles of the immune system and established the legitimacy of chemotherapy--the use of chemical drugs to treat disease. His discovery of a drug which cured...

1854-1915 German Bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich is recognized as the founder of hematology (the study of the blood) and chemotherapy (the treatment of disease with chemicals.) His many accomplishments include the development of the side-chain theory of...

1854-1915 German Bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich was a German bacteriologist who made tremendous contributions to medical science in the areas of immunology, hematology, and pathology. Although he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in...

1854-1915 German bacteriologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1908 for his contributions to chemotherapy and immunology. Ehrlich discovered a synthetic drug that acted as a "magic bullet" against syphilis....

Paul Ehrlich (March 14, 1854 – August 20, 1915) was a German scientist who won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He is noted for his work in hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy. Ehrlich predicted autoimmunity calling it "horror...

S. Paul Ehrlich, 72, acting Surgeon General under Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter and U.S. representative to the World Health Organization, died of pneumonia Jan. 6 at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, Fla., near where he lived for the past eight years. He...

Population control advocates Paul and Anne Ehrlich believe that population growth is not only a problem in poor countries but in the US as well. They also say that the Earth's ability to sustain life in the future will depend on people's lifestyles and...

Population: Global warming, we've said repeatedly, isn't about science. Those who push us to take sweeping actions to curb warming often have a much different, far more radical agenda.Take the innocent-sounding group, Californians for Population Stabilization. With Earth Day set to arrive this Sunday, they've...

Climate Change: The former beneficiary of a polluting zinc mine and one of the biggest per capita emitters of greenhouse gases comes before Congress. Will we get the truth and nothing but, no matter how inconvenient?The current Democratic Congress is not much for genuine legislative...