June is National Scoliosis Awareness Month.
The National Scoliosis Awareness Month unites scoliosis patients, families, physicians, clinicians, institutions and related businesses in a
collaborative partnership to create a positive public awareness, education, and advocacy campaign through a grassroots network of local activities,
events and media impressions throughout the year.
Scoliosis affects 2-3% of the population, or an estimated 6 million people in the U.S.,
and there is no cure. Scoliosis impacts infants, adolescents, and adults worldwide with little regard to race or socio-economic status.
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LifeScience Moment: Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
On June 25, 1938, Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with new
provisions. President Roosevelt signed it into law which for the first time
required manufacturers to show that a drug was safe before it could be marketed.
The 1938 act followed a therapeutic disaster when over 100 tragic deaths in 15 states,
as far east as Virginia and as far west as California were associated with an untested
medicine, Elixir Sulfanilamide, manufactured by S. E. Massengill Company in Bristol,
Tennessee (now part of GlaxoSmithKline). The regulatory authorities granted by this
law are still in effect today.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state or province through one-of-a-kind posters
illustrating the founding technology origins of life science companies.
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It's a Small World
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Measles Virus (Photo Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith)
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Science Quote
"Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing."
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Werner Von Braun, German rocket engineer
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(1912-1977)
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