Thursday's Thoughts #4-08 Facts

Thursday's Thoughts - Little know facts

1. First female medical intern in Paris, France 1/23/1901
2. Dr. Gillman used xrays for breast cancer 11/01/1902
3. Smallpox vaccination mandatory in France 2/19/1902
4. French Academy of Medicine declares alcohol unhealthy 3/10/1903
5. German Roentgen society declares xrays dangerous 4/6/1907
6. First heart surgery at Younkers Hospital 4/6/1907
7. Cancer microbe found found by Dr. Gaston in Odin, France 8/13/1912
8. First EKG of heart malfunction by James B. Herrick 2/18/1919
9. Insulin discovered by Banting and Best 7/27/1921
10. Dr. Rogers in Paris declared smoking beneficial 8/21/1923
11. Smoking condemned by AMA 9/23/1927
12. First blood bank Dr. Fantus at Cook County 3/15/1937
13. First kidney transplant in chicago 6/17/1950
14. Frist mechanical heart in Philadelphia 3/8/1952
15. First sex change operation Christine jorgensen 12/15/1952
16. DNA discovered 4/25/1953
17. Birth control pills banned in Connecticut 4/18/1953
18. Psychoanalysis approved by the Catholic Church 4/15/1953
19. Salk polio vaccine made public 8/1/1956
20. Johnson signs Medicare as law 7/30/1965
21. First CAT scan in London 8/25/1973
22. Heimlich maneuver at Xavier University 6/14/1974
23. AIDS identified 12/15/1981
24. Second hand smoke is deadly by Dr. Koop 5/23/84
25. Obesity is a major killer US government 1/13/1985

Isn't amazing how quickly things change and progress.

Live healthy!