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

Examining a Controversial PPS Publication
A critique of the recent article that suggested some post-polio symptoms are the result of aging alone.

50 years later, the effects of polio still linger
Experts work to treat aging survivors and learn more about the effects of post-polio on the 50th anniversary of the vaccine.

Combatting the Crippler
The CBC looks at the history and legacy of polio on the anniversary of Salk's vaccine in North America.

Sanofi pasteur's new polio vaccine to help global eradication
Sanofi receives a license from French regulators for the first new vaccine developed to fight polio in decades.

Gillette Post Polio Clinic – Rethinking Recovery
Fox Interactive video about the Gillette Post Polio Clinic helping a seventy eight year old woman regain her balance and confidence.



June 3rd 2007 Ron Johnson, President Polio Saskatchewan and his wife Sharon representing Canada March of Dimes and Polio Survivors of Saskatchewan.