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- Taliban insurgents seize girls' school in Pakista 9 Jul 2008 07:14 GMT
... Taliban insurgents had torched several girls' schools in the region. They also opposed the polio vaccination programme, claiming it affected the childbirth system, and announced conversion of the girls' ...
- Evan Hunter, 78, Prolific Suspense Author, as Ed McBain and Himself 9 Jul 2008 05:54 GMT
... The film was withdrawn in favor of "Interrupted Melody," a musical biography of a polio-stricken opera singer also starring Glenn Ford. In 1956, Pocket Books was in search of ...
- Renata Tebaldi, 82, Famed Soprano 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... cellist from whom Renata and her mother became estranged. As a child, Renata overcame polio, and for six years she studied piano. When it was discovered that she had ...
- Muhammadu Maccido, 58, Sultan of Sokoto 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... the tensions, Maccido urged peace between all religious groups. When immunization of children against polio were boycotted by large numbers in northern Nigeria in 2003 over baseless allegations by ...
- Cyd Charisse, 86, Dancer Had $5 Million Legs 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... according to the Associated Press, in Amarillo, Texas, Charisse suffered as a youngster with polio, which left her with weakened legs. Convinced she needed exercise, her father, a jeweler, ...
- Earl Ubell, 80, Veteran Science Reporter 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... Herald Tribune, Ubell interviewed physicist Albert Einstein and wrote about Jonas Salk's work on polio vaccine and Watson and Crick's discovery of the structure of DNA. He was one ...
- Philip Morrison, 89, Atomic Scientist and Writer 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... in 1915 and raised in Wilkensburg, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh. A bout of polio left him with permanently weakened legs and lungs. His father was a gadget enthusiast ...
- Otis Chandler, 78, Los Angeles Press Baron 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... BLUE SHARK") and a series on children's health ("Swimming Aids Little Naomi's Fight on Polio," "Some Juvenile Cases Go to Psychopathic Court"). In 1960, his father became chairman of ...
- Lois Murphy, 91, Treated Cancer in Children 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... career toward clinical research after treating an entire high school football team stricken with polio. She stood but 5 feet tall. In 1951, Murphy accepted two fellowships in New ...
- Frieda Zames, 73, Disabled Activist Urged Accessible Transportation 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... a textbook history of the movement. A native of Brooklyn, Zames was struck with polio at age 2. The disease left her reliant on crutches, and later a scooter, ...
- Joint Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Cooperation on African Health and Food Security Challenges 9 Jul 2008 05:30 GMT
... work closely together and with the G-8 and other partners to support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. These efforts will include increased advocacy for countries to complete the job ...
- Man buries companion in backyard 9 Jul 2008 04:26 GMT
... he said. He found her apartments and helped her get around, as Whetsell's childhood polio had led to further health problems in adulthood. Zang said he ended up moving ...
- Immunization plan outlined 9 Jul 2008 04:26 GMT
... percent of Kansas children received the necessary shots against diseases such as measles and polio on time before entering school in 2006, ranking the state 35th in the nation. ...
- Gates Foundation welcomes G8 commitments, pledges US$150 million 9 Jul 2008 03:13 GMT
... Gates Foundation welcomes G8 commitments, pledges US$150 million Foundation announces additional $150 million for Polio Eradication (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) Seattle (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - The Bill ...
- Preventing yellow fever 9 Jul 2008 01:30 GMT
... antibodies. YF vaccine can be safely given simultaneously with other vaccines like diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT), polio, measles, hepatitis B, hepatitis A and typhoid. YF vaccines are recommended for all children ...
- G8 Governments Want ACTA Finalised This Year, SPLT Talks Accelerated 9 Jul 2008 00:56 GMT
... sustain and extend previous commitments on HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, as well as on polio and neglected tropical diseases;” “to strengthen health systems, including social health protection and building ...
- Fact Sheet: the President's Push for Accountability Highlights Successful G-8 Summit, Hokkaido Toyako, Japan 9 Jul 2008 00:35 GMT
... to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB made at Heiligendamm; Keeping up momentum towards eradicating polio by maintaining or increasing funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and encouraging other ...
- Gates Foundation Welcomes G8 Commitments and Urges Follow Through to Address Problems Affecting the World's Poor 8 Jul 2008 23:30 GMT
... 17 secondi SEATTLE, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - Foundation announces additional US$150 million for Polio Eradication The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released the following statement regarding the G8 ...
- Fluoroquinolone Antimicrobial Drugs 8 Jul 2008 22:57 GMT
... Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine] is a combination vaccine for protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio diseases in children. Durezol (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) is a topical steroid for the treatment ...
- UHV fall registration under way 8 Jul 2008 22:56 GMT
... European explorers and settlers. Or, if you are interested in how America really conquered polio or developed the current way we treat cancer, you might want to take History ...
- Pa. man buries companion in backyard 8 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT
... he said. He found her apartments and helped her get around, as Whetsell's childhood polio had led to further health problems in adulthood. Zang said he ended up moving ...
- Gates Foundation targets polio with $150M more funding 8 Jul 2008 20:30 GMT
... is increasing its commitment to eradicating polio by $150 million in new spending this year. The new commitment, which could be ...
- Violence against children rises in Afghanistan, says UN envoy 8 Jul 2008 18:50 GMT
... be suspended to allow immunization drives to take place. She noted that a previous polio vaccination campaign had been a success. "We hope the children then can be a ...
- 21.26 lakh children administered polio drops 8 Jul 2008 17:52 GMT
... While many may feel kisanomics is out of fashion, some agriculture production stats may be ...
- Seeing Downtown Chicago Museums 8 Jul 2008 17:30 GMT
... on such areas as Pain Management, Nursing Care over time, Medical Imaging Milestones and Polio. In the Polio exhibit, visitors will actually be able to witness the workings of ...
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