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NOTICE "Race for a Cure" - Webcast of Lecture on Polio A webcast presentation about polio was given by Dr. David Oshinsky, author of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize winning book "Polio: An American Story", at the University of Texas at Austin. In his presentation entitled "Race for a Cure", he told the enthralling account of America's battle with polio, the terror it caused, and the intense effort to find a cure. We invite visitors and members of postpoliobransongoers to view this educational and FREE web broadcast by clicking here. From the University of Texas website, signed copies of Professor Oshinsky's Pulitzer Prize winning book can be purchased with a 20% discount.

Mobility Scooters and Power Chairs
by Daryl Clayton Kennedy

Looking to Start a Support Group?
Post-Polio Philosophy, Guidelines and Resources from Post-Polio Health International.

Polio vaccine sparked disease outbreak in China

Is Post-Polio Syndrome Just Aging?
Think Again Say Scientists and Advocates!

Polio Vaccine's 50th Anniversary (Audio)

Original Undergraduate Essay by Christopher J. Rutty, Ph.D, “Helpless: The 1951 Ontario Polio Outbreak - The Neil Young Case,” April 1988, which sparked his interest in studying the history of polio.

FDR's Historic Speech on 'March of Dimes' (Audio)

Newporter Fights India's Polio Epidemic

Best if taken with a grain of salt

Burial for disability rights advocate, polio survivor

She's grounded, but her words run across pages

Sacramento jurors rip county over lack of flood evacuation plan

'Part of my therapy'

Weekend reunion rekindles Camp Koch spirit

Chronically ill struggle in outage

John F. Uhler: Parking just one of woes faced by UW fans with disabilities

Victhom Human Bionics announces a pre-ITA meeting with Health Canada for Neurostep(TM) system

Scooter win makes Joan more mobile

Trio of women start support group for post-polio sufferers

ABC's Time Frame - Polio Days

An Approach to the Patient with Suspected Post Polio Syndrome

Articles by Sharman Collins

Can Disability, Chronic Conditions, Health and Wellness Coexist?
An excellent article written by June Isaacson Kailes, MSW, LCSW.

Changes Coming at Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers

Coping with Fatigue of PPS

Couple's wedding a collage of cultures
Our members, Richard and Hilary Boone got married their way.

Does PPS Come After an Accident?

From Chicago's Daily Herald
Newspaper article...  Imagination's Creation.

From Philadelphia: Action 6 News
Surgery Gets Stroke Patients Moving

From South Africa's 'The Mercury'
Newspaper article...  Threat Of Polio Outbreak Right On Our Doorstep

HealthLine.com

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Lincolnshire Library

Looking to Start a Support Group?
Post-Polio Philosophy, Guidelines and Resources from Post-Polio Health International.

Motor Syndromes

Non-Paralytic and Paralytic Polio

North Platte Telegraph
Newspaper article...  Helping Hands: Advocates for the disabled.

Post Poliomyelitis Knowledge Base

Post-Polio Network
Included in this series of articles are brief reviews of books on polio or post-polio, updates on post-polio research, information about immunization and the status of global polio eradication, and other items of interest.

Post-Polio Syndrome - Links to News Topics

Public Release Date: 15 June 2006
New roles for growth factors: Enticing nerve cells to muscles

Questia.com

Save Our Shoulders (SOS) A Guide for Polio Survivors

Sioux City Journal
Newspaper article...  Dinosaurs still roam the earth.. with PPS

Southern California PPS Manager: Monthly Newsletter Archives

Still a Mystery: What Causes Postpolio Syndrome?

The Villages Daily Sun
Newspaper article...  Local residents use therapy, group support to treat polio

This Month's Tip for PPS'ers
Written by a Polio survivor now with PPS.

Tom Dempsey's Polio & PPS Information Packet

Use of Medication in People with PPS

What Internists Need to Know About PostPolio Syndrome
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