That's how Thomas Francis Jr. of the University of Michigan School of Public Health announced the arrival of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine on April 12, 1955, to a stunned and grateful public. "People ...

Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted the virus’ spread. Many Georgians who caught polio in ...

Advertisements for freezers, lounge chairs and remedies for itching, gas and constipation were on the fifth page of Uniontown’s Evening Standard on April 16, 1952, which was a Wednesday. As they ...

(Ada) Jean DeJong A life-long resident of Albany, CA Jean DeJong passed away January 7, 2011 in Berkeley at age 84. Contracting polio in 1950, she fought the increased ravages of the disease in recent ...

My dad, Bill Cunningham, was a longtime employee of the Express-News. During his employment, he unfortunately contracted polio in 1956. After his recovery, he wrote a series of articles for the paper ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 12, 1955, researchers announced the first polio vaccine, which was instantly approved. Before vaccines were available, ...