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Health and Medical History of President James PolkPresident #11: 1845-1849
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Lived 1795-1849
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 hand shaking |
It appears that repetitive strain injuries from hand-shaking is an occupational illness among
politicians. Like
William McKinley,
Polk developed a technique allowing him to "shake hands during the whole day without suffering
any bad effects from it"
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   cholera |
Died shortly after leaving office. Some have written that Polk worked so hard while President
that
he weakened himself physically and succumbed to disease as a result
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 124 reviews
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Ampres Series
 43 reviews
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Kansas Series
 5 reviews
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Signature Series
1 review
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a p.101
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a p.18
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