Cold War tensions and the polio vaccine Cold War tensions and the polio vaccine Polio (Infantile paralysis or poliomyelitis) epidemics were a concern during the summer months for children globally, with records of polio from the Egyptians and Greeks to the 1950s epidemics. In the summer of 1921, this epidemic became notorious when Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Democratic contender for the vice presidency, was struck down by polio at the age of 39. Two U.S. virologists, Jonas Salk of the University of Pittsburgh and Albert B. Sabin of the University of Cincinnati emerged as the most prominent among dozens of American researchers on the quest for a
His Name Is Alive pants and pees in his trombone." The follow-up to "Detrola", titled "Xmmer", was released on September 18, 2007. "Sweet Earth Flower", the band's tribute to free jazz saxophonist Marion Brown was released by High Two on November 6, 2007. In May 2010 His Name is Alive released their 11th full-length album "The Eclipse". The album was one of the ten CD's released in the limited edition box set also entitled "The Eclipse". It features Warn Defever and vocalist Andy FM. Other contributors include Steve Sparks on drums and Jean Cook playing violin. The album was released for MP3 download, FLAC,