Other items in this vast site include nonmedical articles, links, announcements, poetry, remembrances, support groups, history and a newsletter. This nonprofit foundation helps victims of post-polio syndrome through education, forums, articles and financial assistance. Poster Children segment shares stories of polio survivors. An online equipment exchange cuts costs for patients. Post Polio Syndrome Home Page and Links Home pages, newsletters, doctors' reports, medical information, disability fact sheets, articles, chat sites and tidbits appear here.
Links connect visitors to multiple polio and post-polio support groups.
The network estimates that about 70 percent of polio survivors experience new symptoms 20 or 30 years later. Information covers disability complaints, local seminars, newsletters, patient support and polio eradication reports. The frequently updated site maintains a list of articles covering the medical aspects of post-polio syndrome and related topics. Some file notes are included. Salk, Dr. Jonas A biography of the developer of the polio vaccine takes a look at Salk's childhood, family and many years of research into the much-feared disease polio.