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December 17 -
On this date in 1776, prominent Philadelphia physician William Shippen Jr. poked fun at the American army when he wrote his brother-in-law Richard Henry Lee, "I wish you would introduce a new step into your army. I am sure they are perfect in the back step by this time."
December 16 -
Hugo Munsterberg, a pioneer in the field of industrial psychology, examined the workplace particularly the impact of monotony, attention and fatigue, and physical and social influences.
December 15 -
Growing up in Iceland just below the Arctic Circle, Niels Finsen was acutely aware of the good effects of sunlight.
December 14 -
Using the mold on bread as his focus of experimentation, Edward L. Tatum was able to track the genetic inheritance patterns of the mold known as Neurospora.
December 13 -
The first tuberculosis diagnostic laboratory where specimens of sputum could be examined was authorized on this date in 1893 by the New York City Department of Health.
December 11 -
As a young man in Chicago, Charles Rudolph Walgreen worked in drugstores while studying pharmacy in his free time.
December 10 -
There was a time when deaf children and adults were institutionalized in asylums because they were often considered mentally impaired or unintelligent.
December 9 -
Famous British man of letters Samuel Johnson kept copious notes and diaries about his life, most of which was filled with illness.
December 8 -
On this date in 1991, Kimberly Bergalis, 23, died of AIDS after contracting HIV from her dentist.
December 7 -
On this date in 1846, English physician Thomas Bevill Peacock described four congenital heart defects often occurring together.
December 6 -
Cremation is nothing new; the Greeks practiced cremation as early as 1000 B.C.
December 5 -
On this date in 1941, an Australian nurse named Elizabeth Kenney obtained U.S. approval for a new polio treatment she devised using massage therapy.
December 4 -
Edward Robinson Squibb was a U.S. Navy medical officer and chemist concerned about the generally poor quality of drugs being made during the 19th century.
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January 5, 2009
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