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2013 Event - In Washington state, six tanks are reported to be leaking radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation; the leak has not posed an immediate health risk 2013 Event - Citing frail health, Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation effective February 28, 2013; he is the first Pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415 2013 Event - The air pollution in Beijing reaches levels deemed hazardous to human health 2012 Event - The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act is signed into law by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III 2012 Event - Rick Majerus, the head basketball coach at Saint Louis University, announces his retirement due to health issues 2012 Event - The novel coronavirus alert is lifted by the World Health Organization after they determine the virus, which originated in Saudi Arabia, is not highly contagious 2012 Event - A novel corona virus found in a Qatari man returning from Saudi Arabia is investigated by the World Health Organization, prompting the announcement of a global alert 2012 Event - The U.S. Surgeon General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Army Secretary, release a new U.S. national strategy to prevent suicides; the strategy uses Facebook as a tactic 2012 Event - The Vietnamese government asks for help from the World Health Organization after an outbreak of an unidentified fatal disease occurs in Quang Ngai Province 2012 Event - A Harvard Medical School study claims that red meat increases the risk of death and has additional negative health implications 2011 Event - Health authorities begin slaughtering 17,000 chickens after a carcass infected with H5N1 is found at a poultry market in Hong Kong 2011 Event - A report claiming nearly all research on chimpanzees is scientifically unjustified causes the U.S. National Institute of Health to place a moratorium on new studies using chimpanzees 2011 Event - Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs resigns over poor health issues; Tim Cook takes over as CEO 2011 Event - President Obama's health insurance mandate from his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is struck down by the U.S. court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 2011 Event - The World Health Organization claims over 5 million Ethiopian are susceptible to developing cholera due to the breakout of acute watery diarrhea 2011 Event - The World Health Organization announces the E. coli strain responsible for the 2011 E.coli O104:H4 outbreak had never before been isolated from patients 2011 Event - After scientists reviewed studies on cell phone safety, the World Health Organization classifies cell phone radiation as a carcinogenic hazard, possibly carcinogenic to humans 2011 Event - A plan to prevent the spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria is launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 Event - The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 1996 Death - Helen Rosenthal, Teacher/health administrator, dies at 47 1994 Event - Israel and PLO initialed accord giving autonomy to Palestinians in West Bank in education, health, taxation, social welfare and tourism 1994 Death - Federica Montseny, anarchist and Spanish minister of Health (1936), dies at 80 1991 Death - Kimberly Bergalis, got AIDS from health care worker, dies at 23 1991 Death - Frank Yerby, U.S. writer (Health Card, The Dahomean), dies at 75 1989 Event - Fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress 1987 Death - L. T. Coggeshall, medical scientist and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1956 - 1958, dies at 86 1986 Event - Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients 1980 Event - Department of Health and Human Services begins operation 1980 Event - World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated 1966 Event - All U.S. cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health" 1965 Event - President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking 1964 Birthday - Michael Johns, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, health care executive, conservative policy analyst, former federal government official for the United States 1964 Event - FTC rules health warnings must appear on all cigarette packages 1964 Event - U.S. report "Smoking and Health" connects smoking to lung cancer 1964 Event - 1st government report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health 1958 Birthday - Alan Milburn, born in Tow Law, County Durham, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Darlington, served in Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health, resigned, rejoined Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1954 Birthday - Michael O'Brien, born in Worcester, England, Mike O'Brien, politician, Labor Party, since 1992, serves as Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire, served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, became Minister of State for Health Services, 2009 1953 Event - Department of Health, Education and Welfare created 1953 Event - Albert W. Dent, elected president of National Health Council 1953 Event - Oveta Culp Hobby becomes 1st at Health, Education, and Welfare 1953 Event - Department of Health, Education and Welfare established 1951 Birthday - Earl Howe, born in England, British politician, Conservative, front bench member, House of Lords, Health spokesman 1950 Event - Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia) 1949 Birthday - Helen Rosenthal, British teacher/health administrator 1948 Event - U.N.'s World Health Organization forms 1948 Event - Britain's National Health Service Act begins 1948 Event - World Health Organization forms by U.N. 1948 Birthday - Virginia Bottomley, British minister of state health 1940 Birthday - Anthony Fauci, U.S. health official 1939 Birthday - Marian Wright-Edelman, health care president, Childrens Defense Fund 1938 Birthday - Elizabeth H "Rina" Venter, South African minister of Health care 1935 Event - 1st premature baby health law in U.S. (Chicago) 1934 Birthday - Dame Anne Poole, chief nursing officer, Department of Health 1934 Birthday - Christopher France, British permanent secretary, Department of Health 1933 Birthday - Louis W. Sullivan, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1989 - 1993 1932 Birthday - Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist 1931 Birthday - Margaret Heckler, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1983-85 1930 Birthday - Morag Timbury, director, Central Public Health Laboratory 1930 Birthday - Robin Buchanan, CEO, NHS Supplies Auth, Wessex Regional Health Auth 1930 Event - William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons 1927 Event - Ban Johnson, in failing health, retires as AL president 1919 Birthday - Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health 1918 Birthday - Irene Vorrink, Dutch minister, health and environment 1918 Birthday - Faye Glenn Abdellan, U.S. government official, health services 1918 Birthday - Otis R Bowen, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1985 - 1989 1913 Event - Dutch 1st Chamber accepts Health laws 1912 Event - British National Health Insurance Act goes into effect 1911 Birthday - Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health 1905 Birthday - Robert Houben, Belgian CVP-minister of Public health, 1958 1904 Death - John Simon, public health pioneer, dies 1901 Birthday - Rene Jules Dubos, France, U.S. microbiologist/author, Health and Disease 1866 Event - New York Legislature forms New York City Metropolitan Board of Health 1855 Event - Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine 1824 Birthday - Elisha Harris, U.S., physician/found American Public Health Assoc 1821 Birthday - Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science, Science and Health 1798 Event - U.S. Public Health Service forms and U.S. Marine Hospital authorized 1594 Birthday - Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer, Treasure of Health |
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