Journalists in national and local newspapers, magazines, and books and on radio and television have documented Dr. Henkin’s work since 1959. A few of the media in which these articles appeared are listed below:

Newspapers

• “Asthma Drug May Revive Lost Sense of Smell, Olfactory Joys” by John Sullivan. Appeared in Philadelphia, Inquirer, April 14, 2008.

• “Sense of Smell Can be Restored” by Clive Cookson. Appeared in Financial Times, May 4, 2007.

• “Studies Find Clue to Heart Attacks” by Clive Cookson. Appeared in Financial Times, May 4, 2007.

• “Fake Snot Improves Electronic Noise" by Roger Highfield. Appeared in Telegraph, January 5, 2007.

• “Paying Through the Nose” – Maker of Cold Spray Settles Lawsuits for $12 Million but Denies Claim That Zinc Product Ruined Users’ Sense of Smell by Sandra G. Boodman. Appeared in Washington Post, Health Section, January 31, 2006.

• “I Don’t Smell A Thing” by Jason Feifer. Appeared in Washington Post, Health Section, November 1, 2005.

• “When the Nose No Longer Knows". Appeared in Newhouse New Services, December 2002.

• “Accounting for Taste” by Sid A. Levy. Appeared in Washington Post, Magazine Section, August 11, 1991.

• “For Some Who Have Lost Their Sense of Smell, A Once Popular Asthma Drug Could Help,” appeared in Biology News Net, April 8, 2008, and ScienceDaily, April 9, 2008.

• “Restoring Scents -- Faculty Sniffers May Get Help" by Janet Raloff. Appeared in Science News Online Magazine, July 7, 2007.

• “Nasal ‘Death’ Molecules May Kill Sense of Smell” by Roxanne Khamsi. Appear in NewScientist Magazine, April 30, 2007.

• “Sense of Smell Restored by Growth Factor Therapy”. Listen to Podcasts. Appeared in Scientific American Magazine, April 30, 2007.

• “When a Nose Isn’t a Nose -- Busted sense of smell can mess with sex signals and dining savvy” by Elizabeth Bromstein. Appeared in NOW Magazine, April 5, 2007.

In February, 2007, Dr. Robert I. Henkin was invited to become an Editorial Advisory Board member for Nutrition: The International Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences.

• “Inhaled Insulin for Diabetes Mellitus” by Robert I. Henkin. The New England Journal of Medicine, May 17, 2007, 356:2106-2108.

• “cGMP in Human Parotid Saliva: Relationships to Taste and Smell Dysfunction, Gender and Age” by Robert I. Henkin and Irina Velicu. Appeared in American Journal of Medical Science, 2007 334:6.

• “Measurements of Nasal Mucus cAMP and cGMP Provide Biochemical Standards for Diagnosis of Human Smell Loss” by Robert I. Henkin and Irina Velicu. Appeared in The FASEB Journal, 2007 21:870.2.

• “Congenital Smell Loss – a gGenetic Disorder of Decreased Cell Growth and Increased Cell Death Determined by Biochemical Measurements in Nasal Mucus” by Robert I. Henkin, Irina Velicu, and Lucien M. Levy. Appeared in The FASEB Journal, 2007 21:870.3 .

• “Endoglin in Nasal Mucus as a Prognostic Indicator of Preeclampsia in Pregnancy” by Robert I. Henkin and Irina Velicu. Appeared in The FASEB Journal, 2006 21:870.3

• “Nasal Mucus as a Prognostic Fluid in Human Physiology and Disease” by Robert I. Henkin and Irina Velicu. Appeared in The FASEB Journal, 2006 21:870.4.

• “Nasal Mucus as a Diagnostic Fluid in Human Physiology and Disease ” by Irina Velicu and Robert I. Henkin. Appeared in The FASEB Journal, 2006 21:870.5.

• “Measurement Standards of Smell Acuity are Necessary to Define Pathology and Treatment of Smell Loss” by Robert Irwin Henkin, Irina Velicu and Judy Winglee. Appeared in The FASEB Journal, 2006 20:A38.

• “Insulin Receptors as well as Insulin are Present in Saliva and Nasal Mucus” by R.I. Henkin and I. Velicu. Appeared in Journal of Investigative Medicine, Volume 54, Issue 02, pp S373-S387, March 2006 issue. (html, pdf).

• “Biochemical Basis of Human Sensory Perception” by Robert Irwin Henkin and Irina Velicu. Appeared in The FASEB Journal, 2006 20:A778.

• “Human Saliva and Nasal Mucus” by I. Velicu and R.I. Henkin. Appeared in Journal of Investigative Medicine, Volume 54, Issue 02, pp S373-S387, March 2006 issue. (html, pdf).

• “The Unbearable Absence of Smelling” by Mick O’Hare. Appeared in New Scientist, pp 42-45, September 24, 2005 issue.

• “Magnetic Stimulation Eased Burning Mouth Pain.” Appeared in Family Practice New, Volume 35, Issue 18, page 31, September 15, 2005 issue.(html, pdf).

• “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Eased Burning Mouth Syndrome.” Appeared in Clinical Neurology News, Volume 1, Issue 9, page 8, September 2005 issue.(html, pdf).

• “Taste and Smell Disorders, Human.” Appeared in the 3rd edition of Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, November 2003 issue.

National

• ABC National News
• CBS National News
• NBC National News
• NPR – All Things Considered

Local

• Channel 4, NBC affiliate, medical news
• Channel 5, Fox affiliate, medical news
• Channel 7, ABC affiliate, medical news
• Channel 9, CBS affiliate, medical news

National

• ABC Nightly News
• CBS Nightly News
• NBC National News, The Today Show

Local

• CBS2 News, Chicago
  Dr. Robert I. Henkin was interviewed on CBS2 News, Chicago, on the topic, “smell loss in patients who use a drug called zicam to relieve their cold symptoms.” The show aired on February 22, 2007.

• Fox 5 WTTG Washington, DC
  Dr. Robert I. Henkin was interviewed on Fox 5 WTTG, Washington DC, on the topic, “Dealing with Drugs that Injure Smell Function.” The show aired in July, 2005.

• WJLA-TV Channel 7 News
  Dr. Henkin was interviewed by Elizabeth Manresa, “Seven On Your Side” consumer reporter, about "Sweet Enders," an herbal product which allegedly stops cravings for sweets. The story was aired Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 5 p.m., after the Oprah Winfrey show.

• “New Study Finds That Treatment with Theophylline Improves Smell Function When Biochemistry Is the Culprit”. Appeared in NewsWise. April 1, 2008.

• “Patients Smelling For First Time In Their Lives Results From First Characterization Of Abnormalities In Congenital Loss Of Smell”. Appeared in The American Physiological Society. April 28-May 2, 2007.

• “Smelling For The First Time”. Appeared in Medical News Today. May 2, 2007.

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