June 20 - Honor people facing Alzheimer’s disease on The Longest Day.
On The Longest Day, teams around the world come together to honor the strength, passion and endurance of those facing Alzheimer's with a
day of activity.
This event calls on participants to raise funds and awareness to advance the efforts of the Alzheimer's Association.
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LifeScience Moment: FDA issued regulations to implement the Kefauver-Harris drug amendments.
On June 20, 1963, the FDA announced three sets of regulations governing the
manufacture, effectiveness and promotion of drugs. For the first time, drug
manufacturers are required to prove to FDA the effectiveness of their products
before marketing them.
The Kefauver-Harris Amendments, sponsored by Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, and
Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas, strengthened the FDA's authority over prescription drugs
in several important ways, and the agency continues to enforce these provisions today.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of life science companies through one-of-a-kind posters!
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It's a Small World
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Ebola Virus (Photo: Courtesy Frederick Murphy)
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Science Quote
"What drugs will not cure, the knife will; what the knife will not cure, the cautery will; what the cautery will not cure must be considered incurable. "
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Hippocrates, Greek physician
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(c. 460-377 BC)
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Info.Resource, owner and publisher of Illinois LifeScience.com and the upcoming LifeScienceHistory.com, want
to thank all of the front line workers who have supported us during the COVID-19 Pandemic, an historical crisis not
experienced since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19.
