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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(...)

Date4/6/1976
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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 diease.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0026272F
      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(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/19/1976
      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(...)
      Bobeschko, Walter
      6/8/1975
      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
      Lennon, Frank
      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
      James, Norman
      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.
      Loek, Dick
      7/7/1991
      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
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/14/1950
      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(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      4/25/1974
      Research project: Neuropathologist Dr. Melvyn Ball, who's studying root causes of Alzeimer's Disease, says the slow, mystery illness kills as many as 17,000 Canadians a year.
      Research project: Neuropathologist Dr. Melvyn Ball, who's studying root causes of Alzeimer's Disease, says the slow, mystery illness kills as many as 17,000 Canadians a year.
      Eglinton, Rick
      2/6/1982
      A question of balance. Technician Mary Yap takes to the tilting chair of balance expert Dr. Walter Johnson yesterday at St. Michael's Hospital. The otolith chair helps Johnson detect inner ear and balance problems. it was paid for by the Atkinson Foundation, which gave a $30,000 grant to St. Mikes to fund such research.
      A question of balance. Technician Mary Yap takes to the tilting chair of balance expert Dr. Walter Johnson yesterday at St. Michael's Hospital. The otolith chair helps Johnson detect inner ear and balance problems. it was paid for by the Atkinson Foundation, which gave a $30,000 grant to St. Mikes to fund such research.
      Bock, Tony
      2/24/1988
      Atkinson Charitable Foundation gift of $36,300 to the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto was denoted to duplicate this powerful electron microscope. (...)
      Atkinson Charitable Foundation gift of $36,300 to the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto was denoted to duplicate this powerful electron microscope. (...)
      James, Norman
      1/2/1963
      Atkinson Foundation report at Bolton Camp Which receives grant from foundation Kiddies enjoy supervised play Ring around the rosie
      Atkinson Foundation report at Bolton Camp Which receives grant from foundation Kiddies enjoy supervised play Ring around the rosie
      Bull, Ron
      n.d.
      The home doctor, or, Family manual: giving the causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases, with an account of the system while in health, and rules for preserving that state; appended to which are recipes for making various medicines and articles of diet for the sick room
      The home doctor, or, Family manual: giving the causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases, with an account of the system while in health, and rules for preserving that state; appended to which are recipes for making various medicines and articles of diet for the sick room
      Newman, John B.
      1864