. . . . . . . "Cancer in all its forms, Alzheimer???s, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson???s, and painful, chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn???s Disease will only be overcome if we, as a nation, have the will and commitment to once again make funding the type of essential research that led to the eradication of polio in the United States such a high national priority." . .