December is Prevent Blindness: Safe Toys and Gifts Month.
Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness America is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.
Focused on promoting a continuum of vision care, Prevent Blindness America touches the lives of millions of people each year.
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LifeScience Moment: A swine flu vaccination program in the U.S. was halted following reports of paralysis."
On Feb. 5, 1976, in an army recruit at Fort Dix said he felt tired and weak. He died the next day and four other
soldiers were hospitalized. Two weeks after his death, health officials announced that the cause of death was a new strain of
swine flu. The strain, a variant of H1N1, is known as A/New Jersey/1976 (H1N1). It was detected only from Jan. 19
to Feb. 9 and did not spread beyond Fort Dix.
There were reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) that affected some who had received swine flu
immunizations. In 1976, there was a small risk of GBS following influenza vaccination (approximately 1 case
per 100,000 people). Scientists have multiple theories on why this increased risk may have
occurred, but the exact reason for this association remains unknown. On Dec. 16, 1976,
the vaccination program was halted.
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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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Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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Science Quote
"Science is organized knowledge."
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Herbert Spencerm, English philosopher
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(1820-1903)
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