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A $139,800 Grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
A $139,800 Grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)

A $139,800 Grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)

Date6/8/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: A $139,800 Grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to curve like an S. It strikes 13 per cent of all children and, of that group, 90 per cent are girls. Drs. Walter Bobechko (left) and Morley Herbert hold x-ray of girl with the disease.
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A $139,800 grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
A $139,800 grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
4/6/1976
A $139,800 Grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
A $139,800 Grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
6/19/1976
Mobile hearing clinic, operated by Hospital for Sick Children through a $250,000 grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, is housed in an 18-ton van
Mobile hearing clinic, operated by Hospital for Sick Children through a $250,000 grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, is housed in an 18-ton van
2/7/1977
Nuclear Scanner is employed by technologist Nora Bokross to check patient's internal organs at York-Finch General Hospital. Scanner was bought with a grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation
Nuclear Scanner is employed by technologist Nora Bokross to check patient's internal organs at York-Finch General Hospital. Scanner was bought with a grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation
5/2/1970
Finding a cure?: Dr. P. Canham of the University of Western Ontario is able to research factors that cause coronar artery disease with a Foundation grant.
Finding a cure?: Dr. P. Canham of the University of Western Ontario is able to research factors that cause coronar artery disease with a Foundation grant.
7/7/1991
The largest grant among the 176 made by The Atkinson Charitable Foundation last year was $227,819 to the Hospital for Sick Children for its program to(...)
The largest grant among the 176 made by The Atkinson Charitable Foundation last year was $227,819 to the Hospital for Sick Children for its program to(...)
4/25/1974
Grant of $13,000 has been made to centre by Atkinson Charitable Foundation
Grant of $13,000 has been made to centre by Atkinson Charitable Foundation
12/14/1950
Seeks cure: Dr. Umberto de Boni has researched Alzheimer's disease for 12 years. But he says a sure diagnosis still can't be made until the brain is e(...)
Seeks cure: Dr. Umberto de Boni has researched Alzheimer's disease for 12 years. But he says a sure diagnosis still can't be made until the brain is e(...)
8/12/1983
Neither surgery nor treatment is the answer to heart disease, says Houston heart surgeon Michael DeBakey
Neither surgery nor treatment is the answer to heart disease, says Houston heart surgeon Michael DeBakey
3/29/1978
If the medical profession were really a health profession and not a disease profession, it would show people how to enjoy themselves, how to laugh and(...)
If the medical profession were really a health profession and not a disease profession, it would show people how to enjoy themselves, how to laugh and(...)
6/28/1979
Dr. Gordon Anderson Bates shocked Toronto 55 years ago with his campaign against venereal disease. Today, at 85 he's still speaking out
Dr. Gordon Anderson Bates shocked Toronto 55 years ago with his campaign against venereal disease. Today, at 85 he's still speaking out
3/18/1971
Addiction research Drs. William Miles (left) and Wilfred Boothroyd examine belts woven by marijuana smokers in an experiment at the centre. The 30,000(...)
Addiction research Drs. William Miles (left) and Wilfred Boothroyd examine belts woven by marijuana smokers in an experiment at the centre. The 30,000(...)
3/1/1972