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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Cunniffe, community uses lacrosse to battle a formidable foe in ALSLewisboro LedgerThe other, more formidable, foe is ALS — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. By holding multiple events under the banner Lacrosse for A Cause, the John Jay lacrosse community hopes to build awareness about ALS and raise …
Hidden cost of rare diseases – AsiaOne
Thursday, March 31st, 2011AsiaOne Hidden cost of rare diseasesAsiaOneAbove: Liu Kaiqian needs support to move even one step outside his house because of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig's disease. He is one of six in his family who have the rare degenerative disease, which aff ects nerve cells in …
Fundraiser aims to help Ottawa educator afflicted with ALS – Ottawa Citizen
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Fundraiser aims to help Ottawa educator afflicted with ALSOttawa CitizenShahen, who taught at several Ottawa high schools —including Woodroffe, Confederation, JS Woodsworth and Laurentian — before leaving to work overseas, suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. The 50-year-old, …
Papa’s Mishpucha raises awareness for ALS through walk – Sun-Sentinel
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Sun-Sentinel Papa's Mishpucha raises awareness for ALS through walkSun-SentinelWhen Harold Orlick was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, the family man from Boynton Beach wasn't going to stop fighting. "For all the hard work that everyone has put in, I believe that they will find a cure …
Medical marijuana rules on use, sales released by state – Kingman Daily Miner
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Medical marijuana rules on use, sales released by stateKingman Daily Miner… chronic disease that causes symptoms approved for treatment by the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. Those conditions include: cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn's disease, agitation of Alzheimer's disease, …and more »
Merz Pharmaceuticals Announces New Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Billing Q … – PR Newswire (press release)
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Merz Pharmaceuticals Announces New Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Billing Q …PR Newswire (press release)Individuals with peripheral motor neuropathic diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or neuromuscular junctional disorders (eg, myasthenia gravis or Lambert-Eaton syndrome) should be monitored particularly closely when given botulinum toxin. …
42 Disease Clusters Identified in 13 States – AllGov
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011MiamiHerald.com 42 Disease Clusters Identified in 13 StatesAllGovConditions ranging from the more common (cancer) to the rare (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease) have occurred in concentrations in Texas, California, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Delaware, Louisiana, …Report: 42 disease clusters in 13 US states identifiedUSA Today'Tip of the iceberg': 42 clusters of [...]
Medical Documentarians: Putting A Human Face on the Search for a Cure – Huffington Post (blog)
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Medical Documentarians: Putting A Human Face on the Search for a CureHuffington Post (blog)Part of the problem is that Lyme can easily mimic symptoms of such chronic diseases as syphilis, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ADHD, fibromyalgia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), chronic fatigue …
Minimally Invasive Surgery at University Hospitals – MD News (press release)
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011MD News (press release) Minimally Invasive Surgery at University HospitalsMD News (press release)More recently, Dr. Onders has led the effort to apply that same technology in patients with the progressive neurological disorder Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS causes a gradual loss of muscle mass which eventually affects the patient's …and more »
Teacher with ALS gets help from colleagues, family, students to finish school year – Macon Telegraph (blog)
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Macon Telegraph (blog) Teacher with ALS gets help from colleagues, family, students to finish school yearMacon Telegraph (blog)When the 53-year-old Jones was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — more commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease — in October, her main thought after getting over the shock of the diagnosis was how she could [...]
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