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DIED. ARTHUR GUYTON, 83, eminent cardiovascular physiologist; of injuries suffered in an automobile accident; in Jackson, Miss. While recovering from polio in 1947, he invented a special leg brace and an electric wheelchair. Later he wrote The Textbook of Medical Physiology, first published in 1956 and a best seller ever since...
...March 21, 2003) are substantially below the target of several hundred thousand set by the administration. Editorials and opinion statements in scientific journals have supported both sides of the issue. Such debates are not new in the public health arena. Similar discussions have occurred regarding the control of polio hepatitis B, and meningococcal meningitis. What is new, however, are the political intrusions into this debate. In recent editorials and other opinion pieces in the media, such as a Washington Post editorial published Dec. 19, 2002, hospitals that chose to not participate in the national smallpox vaccination program have been criticized...
...polio cases were reported in India in 2002, compared...
Providing polio and measles immunizations to children in Third World countries are among the organization’s recent efforts...
...million children in India will be immunized against polio during a government-led campaign against the disease...