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February 25th Show: Pediatrician Leonard Weiner, board certified in pediatric infectious diseases, discusses childhood immunizations - from the new to the tried and true; and Susan Keeter, creative services director at SUNY Upstate, and co-author of and illustrator for a book on three women doctors in the 19th century with ties to CNY, talks about the spirit and skill of trailblazing women 150 years ago with Upstate medical students Signa Perkins and Twana Jackson, both of whom are Loguen Scholars. Sarah Loguen Fraser was an African American and is one of the doctors profiled. This segment recognizes February as Black History Month and March as Women's History Month. For more information on the Immunology & Infectious Disease Center at University Hospital: www.upstate.edu/uh/peds/programs/immun.php To support scholarships and special programs that benefit students in the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University: www.upstate.edu/medalumni/foundation.shtml Health Information Center Resources on This Week's ShowBooks: Coming in the Fall of 2007: "Three 19th-Century Women Doctors", Hofmann Press. To reserve a copy of this book, go to www.geocities.com/hofmannpress. “Immunizations and Infectious Diseases: an Informed Parent’s Guide”, by Margaret C. Fisher, editor in chief. Published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006. “Vaccines: What You Should Know”, by Paul A. Offit and Louis M. Bell. Published by John Wiley, 2003. “Health Issues in the Black Community”, by Ronald L. Braithwaite. Published by Jossey-Bass, 2001. African American Health Resources: Black History Month, a web page from the Library of SUNY Upstate Medical University. Devoted to health issues in the African-American community, including disparities in health delivery and issues relating to African-American women. Sara Loguen Fraser, MD - a painting by Susan Keeter with a short biography. Scroll one-third of the way down the page and click on picture for a larger view of the painting. “The Guiding Light of Sara Loguen Fraser, MD” (College of Medicine Class of 1876), Alumni Journal, Summer 2000. Vaccinations Web Sites from the Centers for Disease Control:
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Medical Speak Word of the Week — EPIDEMIOLOGY Definition: The branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population. It refers to the study of diseases and how they spread. February 25th's Headlines...
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