Polio S Legacy
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Polio S Legacy
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Author : Edmund J. Sass
language : en
Publisher: Upa
Release Date : 1996
Polio S Legacy written by Edmund J. Sass and has been published by Upa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Victims of polio recount their experiences, in chapters such as Of Iron Lungs and Wheelchairs, Under the Knife, Adult Polio, Old Timers, Complete (or Almost Complete) Recovery, Active Lives, and Late Effects. The 35 stories range between the 1930s and the 1990s and reveal much about people's perception of the disease, the medical care and providers, the social reaction, and the evolution of memory through the years. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Friends And Partners
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Author : David W. Rose
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2016-03-10
Friends And Partners written by David W. Rose and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-10 with Science categories.
Friends and Partners: The Legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Basil O’Connor in the History of Polio presents the story of two men, one the President of the United States, the other an ambitious attorney, who became the "architects of the fight against polio." With unfettered access to the March of Dimes Archives, this book explores the friendship and partnership that ensured the end of polio in the US, with exclusive pictures and documentation. The book describes the founding and history of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s (FDR) polio colony in Warm Springs, Georgia, and the early years of the March of Dimes as established by FDR in 1938 as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Other little-known aspects of the partnership are also included, such as O’Connor’s participation in FDR’s "Brain Trust," the President’s birthday ball fundraisers during the Great Depression, the March of Dimes during World War II, and O’Connor’s simultaneous leadership of the American Red Cross. Finally, the book explores, in detail, how O’Connor used the legacy of FDR after his death in 1945 to promote the philosophy of "freedom from disease" to achieve the goal of ending polio through the March of Dimes. Friends and Partners: The Legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Basil O’Connor in the History of Polio will appeal to researchers, students, and policy makers in public health and medicine as well as all those interested in learning more about this pivotal period in history. Presents the story of two men, one the President of the United States, the other an ambitious attorney, who became the architects of the fight against polio Draws upon the March of Dimes archive to provide information exclusive to this publication Constitutes the first biography of public health hero Basil O’Connor Provides historical insights into the development of philanthropy in conjunction with major public health initiatives
Polio As Legacy
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Author : Natasha David-Hays
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Polio As Legacy written by Natasha David-Hays and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Poliomyelitis categories.
Polio The Living Legacy
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Author : Merle Thompson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Polio The Living Legacy written by Merle Thompson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Poliomyelitis categories.
"Report of research into the impact of Poliomyelitis and its late effects on survivors"--Provided by publisher.
The Cutter Incident
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Author : Paul A. Offit
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2007-09-18
The Cutter Incident written by Paul A. Offit and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-18 with History categories.
Vaccines have saved more lives than any other single medical advance. Yet today only four companies make vaccines, and there is a growing crisis in vaccine availability. Why has this happened? This remarkable book recounts for the first time a devastating episode in 1955 at Cutter Laboratories in Berkeley, California, thathas led many pharmaceutical companies to abandon vaccine manufacture. Drawing on interviews with public health officials, pharmaceutical company executives, attorneys, Cutter employees, and victims of the vaccine, as well as on previously unavailable archives, Dr. Paul Offit offers a full account of the Cutter disaster. He describes the nation's relief when the polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk in 1955, the production of the vaccine at industrial facilities such as the one operated by Cutter, and the tragedy that occurred when 200,000 people were inadvertently injected with live virulent polio virus: 70,000 became ill, 200 were permanently paralyzed, and 10 died. Dr. Offit also explores how, as a consequence of the tragedy, one jury's verdict set in motion events that eventually suppressed the production of vaccines already licensed and deterred the development of new vaccines that hold the promise of preventing other fatal diseases.
Faith Family And Marriage Nana And Grandpaaeur Tm S Legacy
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Author : Donna Jean Niemeir
language : en
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2024-01-24
Faith Family And Marriage Nana And Grandpaaeur Tm S Legacy written by Donna Jean Niemeir and has been published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Nana (Edna) was born in 1888, and Grandpa (Edwin) was born in 1891. Their story starts back in 1861 in Dierdorf, Germany, with their grandparents. Their family generations lived through immigration to America, the Civil War, a new century, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. They lived in the midst of major difficulties in their lives. Learning from their parents and grandparents, Edwin and Edna each developed a strong personal faith and a close-knit family and marriage. With God's wisdom, they passed down that legacy to their children and grandchildren and many future generations.
Polio
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Author : Thomas Abraham
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-29
Polio written by Thomas Abraham and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-29 with Medical categories.
In 1988, the World Health Organization launched a twelve-year campaign to wipe out polio. Thirty years and several billion dollars over budget later, the campaign grinds on, vaccinating millions of children and hoping that each new year might see an end to the disease. But success remains elusive, against a surprisingly resilient virus, an unexpectedly weak vaccine and the vagaries of global politics, meeting with indifference from governments and populations alike. How did an innocuous campaign to rid the world of a crippling disease become a hostage of geopolitics? Why do parents refuse to vaccinate their children against polio? And why have poorly paid door-to-door healthworkers been assassinated? Thomas Abraham reports on the ground in search of answers.
Polio Across The Iron Curtain
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Author : Dóra Vargha
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-11
Polio Across The Iron Curtain written by Dóra Vargha and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11 with History categories.
Through the lens of polio, Dóra Vargha looks anew at international health, communism and Cold War politics. This title is also available as Open Access.
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks
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Author : Rebecca Skloot
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2019-03-07
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A heartbreaking account of a medical miracle: how one woman’s cells – taken without her knowledge – have saved countless lives. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a true story of race, class, injustice and exploitation. ‘No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book.’ – Hilary Mantel, Guardian With an introduction Sarah Moss, author of by author of Summerwater. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells – taken without asking her – became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta’s family did not learn of her ‘immortality’ until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences . . . Rebecca Skloot’s moving account is the story of the life, and afterlife, of one woman who changed the medical world forever. Balancing the beauty and drama of scientific discovery with dark questions about who owns the stuff our bodies are made of, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an extraordinary journey in search of the soul and story of a real woman, whose cells live on today in all four corners of the world. Now an HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne.
Paralysed With Fear
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Author : Gareth Williams
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-06-27
Paralysed With Fear written by Gareth Williams and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-27 with History categories.
The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio.