PRINTER'S NO. 3317
No. 623 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY HESS, PHILLIPS, STERN, GEIST, FLECK, ARGALL,
BAKER, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DONATUCCI,
FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH,
GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY,
HICKERNELL, JAMES, KENNEY, KILLION, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR,
MANTZ, MARKOSEK, McILHATTAN, MELIO, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL,
MUSTIO, NAILOR, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE,
PICKETT, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SWANGER,
THOMAS, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI,
YOUNGBLOOD AND D. O'BRIEN, MARCH 6, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 6, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 8, 2008, 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, 2008, as "Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
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