11.   Researchers are making great strides in identifying the genetic basis of many crippling diseases.

12.   THE ERADICATION of polio is so close that it would be a tragedy for humankind if this crippling disease were allowed to linger in isolated pockets of the world.

13.   The same argument can be made about crippling inherited autoimmune diseases, such as childhood diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, Bodmer says.

14.   There is Bobby Jones, the genteel Georgian acclaimed by the golf world and Harvard, then felled by crippling disease.

15.   They were used to detect posture problems and scoliosis, a crippling back disease, she said.

16.   While multiple sclerosis rarely is fatal, it can be a crippling disease in its advanced stages.

17.   Afghanistan is one of a few countries where polio persists, but it has made dramatic progress in tackling the crippling disease.

18.   From remote villages to crowded urban railway stations, millions of children were being vaccinated against polio Saturday, in a massive effort to eradicate the crippling disease worldwide.

19.   From remote villages to crowded urban railway stations, millions of children received polio vaccines Saturday in a massive effort to eradicate the crippling disease.

20.   From remote villages to crowded urban railway stations, millions of children received polio vaccinations Saturday in a massive effort to eradicate the crippling disease worldwide.