PRINTER'S NO. 995
No. 154 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY HESS, STERN, MAJOR, BAKER, BENNINGTON, BEYER,
CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH,
GOODMAN, HARHART, HERSHEY, KENNEY, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MILLARD,
MOYER, MUSTIO, NAILOR, PAYNE, RAPP, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO,
SIPTROTH, SONNEY, R. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH,
WATERS AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 20, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 20, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 8, 2007, as "Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Cushing's syndrome is a disorder of the endocrine
4 system in which excessive levels of cortisol are produced; and
5 WHEREAS, Often misdiagnosed, Cushing's is a relatively rare
6 disorder affecting approximately 10 to 15 out of every million
7 people and affecting five times as many women as men; and
8 WHEREAS, April 8th is the birthday anniversary of
9 neurosurgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing, who discovered the illness;
10 therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
12 8, 2007, as "Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
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