http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Dr. Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his Philadelphia home. He was 96. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-polio-vaccine-koprowski-dies.html Medications Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:19:39 EST news285139171 Pakistani health officials Monday called for infants leaving the country to be issued polio vaccinations at airports after virus samples linked to a southern Pakistani city were discovered in Egypt. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-polio-virus-egypt-linked-pakistan.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:01:56 EST news278006511 The number of polio cases worldwide reached a record low in 2012, giving experts confidence that the disease can finally be eradicated, according to presentations made Tuesday at a major US conference. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-polio-cases-worldwide.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:10:01 EST news272090362 Polio cases worldwide reached historic lows in 2012, and for the first time there were no new outbreaks beyond countries already harboring the disease, leaving researchers confident that a massive and re-energized international campaign to eradicate polio is on a path to success, according to presentations today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-experts-polio-virus-pakistan.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:00:06 EST news272044348 (AP)—Software magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates, who is helping spearhead a global campaign to eradicate polio, said Thursday he hopes that by 2015 no child in the world will be paralyzed by the disease and by 2018 polio will be wiped out. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gates-polio-eradicated.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:32:37 EST news267982344 Health professionals and researchers across the globe believe they are on the verge of eradicating polio, a devastating virus which can lead to paralysis and death. Despite successful eradication in most countries, there are still four countries where the virus is considered endemic -- and many more in which the virus still lurks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-polio-threat-health.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:15:34 EST news239894128 (AP) -- Health officials say there has not been a case of polio in India for nine months, the longest the country has ever been polio free. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-india-polio.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:29:21 EST news238649350 The intestinal ecosystem is even more dynamic than previously thought, according to two studies by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published in the latest issue of Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-treatments-inflammatory-bowel-disease-viral.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:13:54 EST news238259618