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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has awarded postgraduate fellowships in the fields
of scientific research, physical medicine and public health.
Three of the new fellows will devote their time to research projects in the field of pediatrics. Dr. John J. Osborn, of Larchmont, N.Y., has already begun his project at New York
University-Bellevue Medical Center under Drs. L. Emmett Holt, Jr., Professor of Pediatrics, and Cohn MacLeod, Professor of Microbiology; Dr. Paul Harold Hardy, Jr., of Baltimore, Md., and Dr. David I. Schrum, of Houston, Texas, will start their work July 1, respectively, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, under Drs.
Francis F. Schwentker, Pediatrician-in-Chief, and Horace L. Hodes, Associate Professor of Pediatrics;
and at Louisiana State University School of Medicine un#{231}lerDrs. Myron E. Wegman, Professor of
Pediatrics, and G. John Buddingh, Professor of Microbiology.
These fellowship awards of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis are financed out of
current appropriations of $340,000 March of Dimes funds and are in addition to National Founda-tion grants of $740,000 administered since 1940 through the National Research Council.
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A study is being made in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, under the direction of Dr. Harold Hodge, to determine to what extent the effects of therapeutic drugs and exposure to toxic chemicals contribute to the high death and disability rates due to accidents.
This study is part of a wider consideration of the medical aspects of accident control, and is
con-cerned particularly with the problem of injuries and poisonings which occur in homes and on farms.
There is special emphasis on the etiology of accidents to children between the ages of 1 and 20 years,
since accidents are the leading cause of death in this age group, and second only to congenital mal-formations as a cause of permanent disability.
In dealing with industrial and traffic accidents, some degree of mechanical and legal control is
possible. In homes and on farms, where the accident rate is highest, the most authoritive influence is that of the practicing physician.
It has been shown statistically that about 20% of the total population have most of the accidents.
There is also considerable evidence to show that many of these accident-prone individuals are
suffer-ing from physical or emotional disorders which can be diagnosed and treated clinically. The baffling
problem of accident control may well find its solution in the offices of the private practitioner.
A request is therefore being made to pediatricians to help in the study described above. The immediate need is for case histories of the following type:
1. Records of patients who have had accidents while under the effects of medication, such as
antihistaminics, anticonvulsants, barbiturates, sulfa drugs, insulin, bromide, atropine and novocaine. 2. Records of patients who have had accidents after exposure to toxic chemicals, such as carbon tetraciniloride and naphtha.
3 Records of patients who have suffered kidney or liver damage after exposure to toxic chemicals. There is special interest in case histories of such damage after exposure to carbon tetrachloride used
for dry cleaning, as a solvent, or as a watermark detector by stamp collectors.
4. Records of patients who have had repeated small or major injuries because of some physical
disorder, such as limited hearing, defective vision, orthopedic impairment, epilepsy (slight petit mal or psychomotor attacks
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, heart failure and diabetes.Assistance in obtaining this material will be greatly appreciated. Please address all communica-tions to: Marion Gleason, Research Assistant, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Uni-versity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester 7, N.Y.
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COURSE IN ALLERGY FOR CLINICIANS
OCTOBER 1949 TO OCTOBER 1950
Objectives : The primary purpose of the course is to give physicians an understanding of those
conditions which are usually classified as allergic. The course emphasizes clinical aspects and also
endeavors to give a well-rounded theoretical background on which clinical knowledge is built. The course in allergy is accredited for 1 year towards the formal training requirements of either the American Board of Internal Medicine or of the American Board of Dermatology and Syphibology. Enrollment is limited to 10 students.
For further information, write to University of Illinois Allergy Unit, Colleges of Medicine and
Pharmacy, 1853 W. Polk St., Chicago 12, 111.
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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS, 120 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5, N.Y.
SHORT COURSES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF POLIOMYELITIS PATIENTS
FOR PHYSICIANS SCHEDULED DURING 1949
(As of
May 1, 1949)For detailed information and Training Center Scheduled Courses for enrollment write to: Children’s Hospital, June 13-17 William T. Green, M.D.
Boston, Mass. Aug. 1519
City Hospital, July 1823 John A. Toomey, M.D.
Cleveland, Ohio Aug. 8-13 Dept. of Contagious Diseases
Aug. 29-Sept. 3
D. T. Watson School of Physi- 1-3 weeks, depending on need of Jessie Wright, M.D.
cal Therapy each individual. Dates to be spe. Medical Director Leetsdale, Pa. cially arranged. Emphasis on when
to prescribe the respirator and when the rocking bed, with varia-tions to meet the needs of each patient.
Georgia Warm Springs 3-6 months, starting July 5, and Robert L. Bennett, M.D.
Foundation October 3. Director of Physical
Warm Springs, Ga. Medicine
Stanford University School of 3 days-probably the second week W. H. Northway, M.D.
Medicine in July. Assistant Dean
San Francisco, Calif.
University of Colorado May 23-28 Winona C. Campbell, M.D.
Denver, Cob. Nov. 14-19 Director of Poliomyelitis
Teaching Program
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Diplomates certified by the American Board of Pediatrics after examinations at Baltimore, Md.-May 7, 8 and 9, 1949:
Antell, Gunnard John, 310 Coral Way, Coral Gables, Fla.
Bandi, Robert Thomas, 901-4 Central Union Bldg., Wheeling, W.Va.
Barmeyer, George H., The Western Montana Clinic, Missoula, Mont. Bashinsky, Leo M., 2028 Highland Ave., Birmingham 5, Ala. Buchbinder, Selma, 74 N. Village Ave., Rockville Center, N.Y.
Clayton, Edgar L., 3 Aldin Lane, Levittown, Hicksville, N.Y.
Cnigler, John Fielding, Jr., Harriet Lane Home, Baltimore 5, Md. Cunningham, George F., 615 Third St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Davens, Edward, 241 1 N. Charles St., Baltimore 18, Md.
Gruber, Seymour, 640 Eastern Pkwy., Brooklyn 13, N.Y.
Guild, Harriet Griggs, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Md.
Hardy, Janet Baillie, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Md. Hardy, Paul Harold, Jr., Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Md. Hodes, Horace L., Sydenham Hospital, Baltimore,
Md.
Kajdi, Laslo, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Md. Keller, Maurice J., 101 Federal St., Salem, Mass.
Klugherz, Marjorie B., 2100 Avenue
J.,
Brooklyn 10, N.Y.Laski, Bernard, Hospital for Sick Children, 67 College St., Toronto, Canada.
Lecks, Harold I., 5701 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
Linson, Elizabeth Sarah, 214 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown, Md.
Lysaught, James Neill, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Md.
Markowitz, Milton, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Md. McMackin, Lillian Francis, 71 Blue Hill Pkwy., Milton, Mass.
Metcoff, Jack, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, Mass.
Mosher, Thomas Edward, 525 E. 68th St., New York 21, N.Y. Nestor, John Oliver, 2170 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, Va. Rider, Thomas Lewis, 959 Washington Ave., Albany, N.Y. Rothman, Martin, 91 Emerson St., Haverhill, Mass. Rubin, Justin, 5927 Pine St., Philadelphia 43, Pa.
Russell, Marie Esther, 583 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, N.J. Sawan, Edward A.,
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N. Main St., Akron, OhioSchaffer, Alexander J., 8 E. Eager St., Baltimore 2, Md.
Schwentker, Francis F., Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Md.
Silver, Francis F., 9400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 6, Ohio
Spence, George Roland, 904 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring, Md. Spragins, Melchijah, 102 Alleghany Ave., Towson, Baltimore 4, Md.
Stewart, Frank Ashbrook, 34 Bull St., Newport, RI.
Stewart, James B., 12900 Euclid Ave., East Cleveland, Ohio
Stone, Ethon L., 143 N. Jackson St., Jackson, Mich.
Taussig, Helen B., Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Md.
Taylor, Grant, Duke Hospital, Durham, NC.
Temple, William Joseph, 1 Wallace Ave., Covington, Ky.
