Joseph Kock “JK” Phipps Nov 12, 2008
he fell in love with a nurse who was working in the Infantile Paralysis Foundation. He married Jean Strickland on Aug. 5, 1946. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Sample Signature Dishes of Chicago's Finest Chefs at the March of Dimes Chicago Signature Chefs Auction on Monday, November 10, 2008 Oct 13, 2008
Founded in 1938 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the organization was originally called the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation. After funding the research that led to the cure for polio, the organization changed its focus to prematurity. (PR Newswire)
Rotary members join forces. Oct 5, 2008
When polio (often called infantile paralysis in those days) struck a community, hospitals filled with children who often faced a lifetime of disability. The disease also struck adults and President Franklin Roosevelt spent much of his adulthood in a wheelchair when he was stricken. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Mary Brenneman, Age 97 Sep 18, 2008
At 18 months of age, she had infantile paralysis, which left her with one leg shorter than the other. She grew up walking with a limp all the time. (Kalona News, IA)
Paralympic torch relay ends in Beijing Sep 6, 2008
Other high-profile torchbearers are IPC secretary general Kassim Rahman, Malta Paralympic athlete Antonio Flores, Chinese singer of infantile paralysis Li Chen, Philippine Paralympic athlete Adeline Ancheta, Hong Kong Kongfu star Jackie Chan's son Fang Zuming. The flame of the "Ancient China" and "Modern China" routes converges in China Millennium Monument during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic torch relay in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 5, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
1st leg of Beijing Paralympic Torch Relay held in Xi'an Aug 30, 2008
The 47-year-old man, who was an owner of a hospital, had an atrophied left leg from infantile paralysis, but he refused to carried the torch on a wheelchair. "I had to prove I can walk myself. I must cover the most glorious 45-meter distance in my life with my own feet," he said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rolling with the punches Aug 28, 2008
Fewer people want more bushiness than want to see the return of infantile paralysis. And the truth is marching on. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Eight-year-old Little League slugger goes to bat against ALS Aug 9, 2008
His grandmother talked about how the baseball legend became the one of the most famous Americans at the time to suffer from this very rare illness once called "infantile paralysis.". Today, the illness is more familiarly known as Lou Gehrig's or ALS. It is a rapidly progressive, invariably fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells (neurons) responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Boys and Girls Club of Lodi presents awards to major donors Aug 6, 2008
Led efforts to eradicate diptheria, and organized the International Committee for the Study of Infantile Paralysis in 1928. A lifelong believer in voluntarism, he helped President Herbert Hoover develop the Boys and Girls Club national organization that provides support services for clubs serving disadvantaged youth. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Byron and the Byronic Aug 5, 2008
As if this were not enough he suffered a deformity of the lower leg not a club foot which is now thought to have been due to infantile paralysis. This kept him from taking part in most outdoor sports except riding and swimming, and made him especially self-conscious in society. (The Atlantic Online)
Obituaries for July 26, 2008 Jul 26, 2008
She chaired the Warm Springs Foundation for Crippled Children in Nueces County, and held officer positions on the KZTV Board of Directors, the Aransas County Library Board, the Rockport Yacht Club, Coastal Bend Hospital in Aransas Pass, the Volunteer Action Center, Women in Communications in South Texas and the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Wenger is survived by her husband Milburn Chris Wenger of Rockport, cousins Bell Dudley Grace (Dan) of Corpus Christi, Phillips Taylor Dudley of... (Rockport Pilot, TX)
China able to produce 1,500 types of drug substances Jul 18, 2008
Among them, the country's annual output of vaccines for preventing common infectious diseases such as hepatitis B, poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), measles, pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus, can serve 500 million people, according to the white paper. Besides meeting the domestic demand, China also provides vaccines to the World Health Organization (WHO) for disease prevention in other countries, it said, adding that China produces more than 3,000 types of medical devices, among which... (Xinhuanet, China)
Post-war years ushered in age of DDT pesticide May 4, 2008
W.J. Broad of the McLean County Health Department explained that flies helped spread typhoid, infantile paralysis (polio) and dysentery. Urban and rural residents alike were asked to spray all fly breeding areas, such as garbage cans and outhouses, with DDT.. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Area March of Dimes Ambassador named May 2, 2008
January 1938 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt establishes the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis - a unique partnership of scientists and volunteers - to conquer polio. Later to be dubbed the March of Dimes. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
Jeff O'Bryant: Wanted: A Real Leader - Part V: Something to fear Apr 23, 2008
He was a dedicated social reformer, firmly believed in and supported the Boy Scouts (praising their high character and good citizenship), and he helped found the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. As president, he sought to use the government to alleviate the suffering caused by the Great Depression (an actual crisis that truly warranted temporary government intervention). (Catoosa County News, GA)
Shriner paper sale will be May 3rd. Apr 17, 2008
The money raised will go to support the funding of nineteen Shriner Orthopedic hospitals that treat children with club feet, curved spines, tuberculosis spines and joints, bow legs, post contagious infantile paralysis, osteomyelitis and any disease or deformity that comes within bone and joint surgery. Children who suffer from severe burns are also treated at Shriners Burn Institute in Ohio. (Lafayette Macon County Times, TN)
Heartache, hope fuel Olympic torchbearers Apr 5, 2008
After Chui was struck by infantile paralysis at age 3, everyone assumed he'd never walk normally again - but instead he became captain of his high school track team. "More than a century ago, my great-grandfather brought with him a jar of soil from his native village in China to San Francisco and asked us to pass on generation after generation," he wrote. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Walker (182) Mar 19, 2008
During this time period the hospital made him a poster child for the most improved of children suffering from Infantile Paralysis later to be known as polio. Despite Charlies affliction he never asked for a hand, however, he was always ready to extend his to others. (Altus Times, OK)
Anacoco 4-H members help prevent birth defects Mar 15, 2008
The March of Dimes was founded in 1938 as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to defeat the epidemic disease polio. Since its inception the March of Dimes has become an organization dedicated to educating the public about birth defects and raising funds to support research of birth defects in hopes of preventing many of them. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
Thursday Back in time 06-28-2007 Jun 29, 2007
Bobby James was named chairman of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at a meeting at City National Bank. Jimmy Dean was featured in a Time Magazine article. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
"Tomorrow Plan" helps 35,000 disabled orphans May 31, 2007
The "Tomorrow Plan -- Operations and Rehabilitation for Disabled Orphans", launched in May 2004, has promoted medical care for orphans suffering from congenital diseases and infantile paralysis. More than 750 million yuan (96. (Xinhuanet, China)
March for children Mar 15, 2007
Started by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the late 1930s, the March of Dimes actually began as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with the stated mission to eradicate polio. When a comedian of the time, Eddie Cantor, urged citizens to send their dimes to the White House with a play on the campaign's phrase, March of Time, the term March of Dimes became a longtime national synonym of the organization and the official name since 1979. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Gebhart: What's on tap? For George Taylor, more of the same Mar 6, 2007
As an eighth grader at Smedley Junior High, living with his parents on Williston Street in Sun Hill, Taylor was stricken with infantile paralysis. Younger parents have no idea of the dread that used to sweep the country each fall when polio epidemics were rampant. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
More of this story Feb 9, 2007
Polio, often called infantile paralysis, is a virally induced infectious disease that spreads through the blood stream and into the central nervous system causing muscle weakness and often paralysis. An ancient disease, Jakob Heine first recognized polio as a medical entity in 1840. (Helena Daily World, AR)
FDR's 125th birthday commemorated Feb 7, 2007
He also said the creation of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which would eventually evolve into the March of Dimes, was an important success. "Rather than retreat into the shadows of spiritual depression, he undertook a rehabilitation of body and spirit," said duPont Roosevelt. (Hyde Park Townsman, NY)
Billions Of Dollars Saved In United States By Polio Vaccination Jan 21, 2007
-- Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is a virally induced infectious disease which spreads via the fecal-oral route. It may proceed to the blood stream and into the central. (Science Daily)
