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Polio: An American Story

Book by David M. Oshinsky; Oxford University Press, 2005

Subjects:

Poliomyelitis--United States--History--20th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...to United States History (co-editor) POLIO An American Story...American medical history. 1 The First Epidemics POLIO HAS BEEN CALLED many...Roosevelts medical history and his ill-timed...predestined to contract polio, he surely ran a...
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In the Shadow of Polio: A Personal and Social History

Book by Kathryn Black; Addison-Wesley, 1996

Subjects:

Black, Virginia--D. 1956--Health, Poliomyelitis--Patients--Arizona--Biography

Collections: History, Entire Library

...ii- In the Shadow of POLIO A Personal and Social History KATHRYN BLACK ADDISON-WESLEY...year following the worst polio epidemic in history, the disease was still...the fouryear-old. THE HISTORY OF POLIO IS RIFE with misdiagnosis...
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The Death of a Disease: A History of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis

Book by Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer; Rutgers University Press, 2005

Subjects:

Poliomyelitis Vaccine--History, Poliomyelitis--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Virus with a Long History 24 4 The People versus Polio 30 5 Freed...In his bookA History of Poliomyelitis...University, who was a polio researcher and one...medical experiment in history. The parents of the Polio Pioneers rejoiced...
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Immunization: The Reality behind the Myth

Book by Walene James; Bergin & Garvey, 1995

Subjects:

Alternative Medicine, Immunization Of Children--Complications, Immunization--Complications, Natural Immunity

Collections: Entire Library

...MMR and Polio Vaccines 10...A Lost Chapter in the History of Biology 69...people than at any time in history. Embedded in the bits...caption next to "Rolly Polio," who is sitting in...you has taken the oral polio vaccine." "Whoopy Whooping...
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The Politics of Healing: Histories of Alternative Medicine in Twentieth-Century North America

Book by Robert D. Johnston; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Alternative Medicine--North America--History--20th Century, Alternative Medicine--North America--Political Aspects--20th Century

Collections: Entire Library

Takes on controversial issues like alternative treatment for cancer and research funded by pharmaceutical companiesExplores the historical roots of anti-vaccination movementsExamines the role of food in alternative medicine and the health food movement of the mid-20th century

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Post-Polio Syndrome: Issues and Strategies for Rehabilitation Counselors

Journal article by Phyllis A. Gordon, David Feldman; The Journal of Rehabilitation, Vol. 68, 2002

Subjects:

Post-polio syndrome--Care and treatment, Postpolio syndrome--Care and treatment, Rehabilitation counseling--Research, Rehabilitation--Methods

Collections: Entire Library

...someone eligible for services. Outreach to this population may be necessary. Persons with post-polio syndrome are typically well-educated and have a history of employment (Bruno Frick, 1991). With knowledge of the medical and functional limitations...
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50th Anniversary of the First Polio Vaccine

Journal article; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 68, 2005

Subjects:

Poliomyelitis vaccine--Distribution, Poliovirus vaccines--Distribution, Vaccination--Analysis, Vaccination--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...of Dimes. The fight against polio brought together communities...human cooperative effort in history. In the days leading up to approval...trials, the largest ever in U.S. history. Millions of Americans participated...a single goal: victory over polio. Although polio was eliminated...
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U.S. Trade Polio: History, Theory, and the WTO

Journal article by Caron Richard Waits; Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 39, 2005

Subjects:

International trade, Virus diseases

Collections: History, Entire Library

U.S. Trade Polio: History, Theory, and the WTO. by Caron Richard Waits U.S. Trade Polio: History, Theory, and the WTO, 2d ed., by William...in Law and Diplomacy and a Ph.D. in history. He is currently Ohio Eminent Research...
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Postpolio Survivors: Needs for and Access to Social and Health Care Services

Journal article by Larry W. Foster, Barbara Berkman, Michelle Wellen, Neil Schuster; Health and Social Work, Vol. 18, 1993

Subjects:

Needs assessment--Surveys, Poliomyelitis--Care and treatment

Collections: Entire Library

...Courtenay, L., Madill, K. J. (1991). Pulmonary function in individuals with a history of poliomyelitis. Chest, 100, 118-123. Frick, N. M. (1985). Post-polio sequelae and the psychology of second disability. Orthopedics, 8, 851-853. Frick...
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Patents, Biomedical Research. and Treatments: Examining Concerns, Canvassing Solutions

Journal article by Josephine Johnston, Angela A. Wasunna; The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 37, 2007

Subjects:

Medical research--Finance, Medical research--Intellectual property, Medicine, Experimental--Finance, Medicine, Experimental--Intellectual property, Stem cell research--Finance, Stem cell research--Intellectual property

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...recently India would not issue patents on pharmaceuticals. History also contains examples of discoveries or inventions that were...widespread access to biomedical inventions and discoveries. A History of Patents Patents are a kind of intellectual property, which...

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A New Challenge for Former Polio Patients

Magazine article by Evelyn Zamula; FDA Consumer, Vol. 25, June 1991

Subjects:

Poliomyelitis--Prevention, Sabin, Albert B.--Research, Salk, Jonas E.--Research, Vaccination--Standards

Collections: Entire Library

...inflamed muscles). Post-Polio Management In treating the post-polio person, the doctor must first rule out or treat other conditions...affect breathing capacity. This includes a thorough medical history and physical examination, as well as testing by electromyography...
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Who Can Make Polio History?

Magazine article by Michela Wrong; New Statesman, Vol. 135, November 20, 2006

Subjects:

Africans--Health aspects, Poliomyelitis--Health aspects, Virus diseases--Care and treatment

Collections: History, Entire Library

Who Can Make Polio History? by Michela Wrong As a child...supporters of last years "Make Poverty History" campaign. "We have it in our power, in this world, to prevent these diseases of polio, tuberculosis, of diphtheria, of tetanus...
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Virus and the Vaccine: A Simian Virus Known as SV40 Has Been Associated with a Number of Rare Human Cancers. This Same Virus Contaminated the Polio Vaccine ..

Magazine article by Debbie Bookchin, Jim Schumacher; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 283, February 2000

Subjects:

Carcinogenesis, Poliomyelitis, Vaccination, Virus diseases

Collections: Entire Library

...presumed to be harmless to people. Pass listened as Carbone described for him the history of the early polio vaccine. A breakthrough in the war against polio had come in the early 1950s, when Jonas Salk took advantage of a new discovery: monkey...
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The Virus and the Vaccine : A Simian Virus Known as SV40 Has Been Associated with a Number of Rare Human Cancers. This Same Virus Contaminated the Polio Vaccine Administered to 98 Million Americans from 1955 to 1963. Federal Health Officials See Little Reason for Concern. A Growing Cadre of Medical Researchers Disagree

Magazine article by Debbie Bookchin, Jim Schumacher; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 285, February 2000

Subjects:

Cancer--Causes of, Mesothelioma--Research, SV40 (Virus)--Research, Simian virus type 40--Research, Simian viruses--Research

Collections: Entire Library

...presumed to be harmless to people. Pass listened as Carbone described for him the history of the early polio vaccine. A breakthrough in the war against polio had come in the early 1950s, when Jonas Salk took advantage of a new discovery: monkey...
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The President and the Wheelchair: In the Decades since Franklin Roosevelt's Presidency, Americans Have Come to Believe That FDR Hid from the Public the Crippling Effects of His Polio. That Myth about the Man in the Wheelchair Says More about Our Own Time Than It Does about His

Magazine article by Christopher Clausen; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 29, Summer 2005

Subjects:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C.--Political aspects, Memorials--Political aspects, Roosevelt, Franklin D.--Health aspects, Roosevelt, Franklin D.--Portrayals

Collections: Entire Library

...president in American history disliked drawing attention to his polio symptoms. He had...that the impact of polio on FDRs personality...Roosevelts death, both a History Channel documentary...and precision--the history of the disease, how...between the effects of polio and general health...

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March to Polio Cure; Vaccine's Impact Recalled

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 24, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Museum of American History recently opened "Whatever Happened to Polio?" to mark the 50th...of your family history; maybe a grandparent had polio or was touched...of a vaccine for polio, is at the Smithsonian...Museum of American History, 14th Street and...
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Post Polio Support Group Re-activated

Newspaper article; Coffs Coast Advocate (Coffs Harbour, Australia), July 21, 2009

Subjects:

Poliomyelitis, Virus diseases

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Support Group, which aims to help those with a past history of Polio with information, social interaction, advocacy, and so on. The new group will be called the Coffs Coast Post Polio Support Group, and plans to recruit members from the...
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Eradicating Polio; Crippling Disease Haunts 4 Nations

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 23, 2006

Subjects:

Poliomyelitis, Virus diseases--Control

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Initiative, a bold, innovative public-private effort to eradicate polio that was catalyzed by Rotary International. The initiative has grown into one of the largest public-health endeavors in history, with the involvement of national governments, international...
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Polio Support Group

Newspaper article; Coffs Coast Advocate (Coffs Harbour, Australia), August 4, 2009

Subjects:

Poliomyelitis, Virus diseases

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...meeting in May, the decision was made to re-activate the Post Polio Support Group, which aims to help those with a past history of polio with information, social interaction, advocacy and more. The new group will be called the Coffs Coast Post Polio Support...
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A Brief History of Disabled Heroes; Hawking Tops BBC Poll

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), February 7, 2003

Subjects:

British Broadcasting Corp., Broadcasting, Broadcasting industry, Hawking, Stephen W.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...61, author of the best seller A Brief History of Time, has suffered from motor neurone...years. Late rock star Ian Dury, who had polio from the age of seven, came second in...Motor neurone disease STEPHEN HAWKING 2 Polio IAN DURY 3 Spina bifida TANNI GREY-THOMPSON...

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Namibia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...seats in the parliament. An outbreak of polio in 2006 that resulted in more than 100...1894 1914 (tr. 1971); I. Goldblatt, History of South West Africa from the Beginning...Heritage (1986); P. H. Katjavivi, A History of Resistance in Namibia (1988); D. L...
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Indonesia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the islands of Simeulue and Nias, west of Sumatra. There was a polio outbreak in Java in May, 2005, that was linked to the persistence...The Indianized States of Southeast Asia (1968); B. Dahm, History of Indonesia in the Twentieth Century (tr. 1971); H. R. Heekeren...

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