The Cancer Information Service (CIS) was established
Jul. 1, 1975, the Cancer Information Service (CIS) was established following the mandate of the National Cancer Act…
Smoking Cessation
Cesser de Fumer: Profite a la Sante, published by the World Health Organization, (ca. 1975).
David Baltimore, Renato Dulbecco, and Howard Martin Temin awarded the 1975 Nobel Prize in Medicine
In 1975, Caltech President David Baltimore, former Caltech faculty member and Salk Institute researcher Renato Delbucco, and Caltech…
Scientist gathered at Asilomar, CA, for the first international conference on the potential dangers of recombinant DNA
In 1975, scientist gathered at Asilomar, CA, for the first international conference on the potential dangers of recombinant…
Lyme Disease was identified and named
In 1975, Lyme Disease was identified and named at Yale University. The spirochete that causes Lyme disease was…
The Morehouse School of Medicine was founded
In 1975, the Morehouse School of Medicine was founded as a two-year Medical Education Program at Morehouse College…
The CDC established the vessel sanitation program alongside the cruise ship industry
In 1975, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the vessel sanitation program alongside the…
The Dental Disease Prevention Activity was transferred to the CDC
In 1975, the Dental Disease Prevention Activity was transferred to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
The CDC established the Chronic Disease Division
In 1975, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Chronic Disease Division to target…
The CDC began assisting in visa and entry screening and other services related to Vietnamese refugees to the US
In 1975, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began assisting in visa and entry screening…
Detroit Medical Center Institute for Oncology and Allied Diseases established
In 1975, the nonprofit Detroit Medical Center Institute for Oncology and Allied Diseases was established, formed from the…
Lineberger Cancer Center received NCI-designation
In 1975, Lineberger Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received National Cancer Institute…
Bristol-Myers introduced CAPOTEN (captopril) the first in a new class of high blood pressure agents called ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors
In 1975, Bristol-Myers researchers Miguel A. Ondetti and David W. Cushman created CAPOTEN (captopril) the first in a…
Perlmutter Cancer Center was founded and received Comprehensive NCI status
In 1975, The Perlmutter Cancer Center was founded and received Comprehensive status from the National Cancer Institute. The…
Bend Research was founded
In 1975, Bend Research was founded in 1975 by Harry Lonsdale and Richard Baker using the SBA’s Small…
Molecular Probes was founded
In 1975, Molecular Probes was founded by Richard and Rosaria Haugland in their kitchen in Minnesota. The biotechnology…
Dr E Donnall Thomas brought his pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation to the Fred Hutch
In 1975, Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, a pioneer in bone marrow transplantation, secured a permanent treatment home at…
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Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center received NCI designatation
In 1975, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center received NCI designatation.
Stanford Medicine researchers discovered link between exercise and increased ‘good’ (HDL) cholesterol levels
In 1975, Stanford Medicine researchers discovered link between exercise and increased ‘good’ (HDL) cholesterol levels.
Only eight institutions worldwide held the cold-storage capability necessary for long-term seed storage
In 1975, only eight institutions worldwide, mostly in developed countries, have the cold-storage capability necessary for long-term seed…
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month originated
In 1975, Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month originated when the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and its…
The National Plant Genetic Resources Board was formed
In 1975, The National Plant Genetic Resources Board (NPGRB) was established by the secretary of agriculture in 1975,…
Rapamcyin, an immune suppression drug, was isolated from a soil sample from Easter Island
In 1975, rapamycin, a macrolide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus was first discovered and isolated from soil…
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The World Health Assembly created the Expanded Programme on Immunization to bring vaccines to the world’s children
In 1975, The World Health Assembly passed a resolution to create the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to…
Howard Martin Temin and David Baltimore were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine
In 1975, Howard Temin, professor of oncology in the McArdle Laboratory, and David Baltimore, fromm Massachusetts Institute of…
The Society for Surgical Oncology and Oncology Nursing Society was established
In 1975, the Society for Surgical Oncology and Oncology Nursing Society were established.
Monoclonal antibodies first produced by Georges Kohler and Cesar Milstein
In 1975, Georges Kohler and Cesar Milstein, showed how monoclonal antibodies can be generated by isolating individual fused…
Lyme disease was first recognized in the U.S.
In 1975, Lyme disease, an inflammatory disease caused by Gram-negative spirochetal bacteria and spread through a tick bite,…
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act required schools to provide equal access to children with physical and mental disabilities
In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act required schools to provide equal access to children with…
Recombinant DNA sequencing methods were developed
In 1975, recombinant DNA sequencing methods were developed.