Oct. 20 is World Osteoporosis Day.
World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on October 20, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated
to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone
disease.
Organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, World Osteoporosis Day
involves campaigns by national osteoporosis patient societies from around the world with activities
in over 90 countries. Join in your local World Osteoporosis Day events and campaigns taking place near you.
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LifeScience Moment: The Prescription Drug Amendment was signed into law."
On Oct. 26, 1951, the Durham-Humphrey Amendment, also known as the Prescription Drug Amendment,
was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The act defined two specific categories for medications:
legend (prescription) and over-the-counter (OTC).
The amendment was co-sponsored by former vice president and Minnesota senator Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. (D),
a pharmacist in South Dakota before entering politics, and Carl Durham (D), a pharmacist who represented
North Carolina.
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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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Brucella Melitensis Colonies
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Science Quote
"Science is not formal logic–it needs the free play of the mind in as great a degree as any other creative art. It is true that this is a gift which can hardly be taught, but its growth can be encouraged in those who already posses it."
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Max Born, German Physicist, (Nobel Laureate, 1954)
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(1882-1970)
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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.
