ALS Recovery

MARILYN HAGERTY: UND nursing student has strong message for kids bearing burdens – Grand Forks Herald

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:04:33 +0000

MARILYN HAGERTY: UND nursing student has strong message for kids bearing burdens
Grand Forks Herald
Officially, it's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the central nervous system resulting in a gradual wasting away of voluntary muscles. It often leads to total paralysis. It is a cruel disease with no known cause or cure.

Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in India – CNN International

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:40:37 +0000

Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in India
CNN International
Shroff has treated patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Others had spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, genetic and muscular skeletal disorders. Pure embryonic stem cells are not …

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Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in India – CNN

Sat, 19 May 2012 22:55:44 +0000

Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in India
CNN
Shroff has treated patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Others had spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, genetic and muscular skeletal disorders. Pure embryonic stem cells are not …

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80th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s Four Home Run Game: Fan’s Look – Yahoo! Sports

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:41:59 +0000

80th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig's Four Home Run Game: Fan's Look
Yahoo! Sports
At age 36, he had been crippled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disabling muscular deterioration, now known as Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS. The disease's cause remains unknown and there still is no cure. About 14 people are diagnosed with the …

Walk to Defeat ALS set for Saturday at Covington’s Devou Park – kypost.com

Sat, 19 May 2012 04:44:44 +0000

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Walk to Defeat ALS set for Saturday at Covington's Devou Park
kypost.com
Registration will open at 8:30 am Funds pledged to the walk will go to the ALS Association, Kentucky Chapter to be used for ALS research, patient education, counseling and support groups and more. Participants may register for the walk as individuals …

Studies Link Abnormal Gene to Psychosis, Dementia – Psychiatric News

Sat, 19 May 2012 03:15:05 +0000

Studies Link Abnormal Gene to Psychosis, Dementia
Psychiatric News
During the past decade or so, it has become increasingly evident that frontotemporal dementia (FTD)—the second most common type of presenile dementia—and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are part of a disease continuum. A few months ago, …

FIFA President supports Stefano Borgonovo – Fifa.com

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:56:42 +0000

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FIFA President supports Stefano Borgonovo
Fifa.com
One the one hand we are presented with the devastating disease ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), which gradually paralyses the body, leaving just his spirit alive. On the other, we see a footballer with a career spent in the Serie A spotlight, …

Ken Hess column: Faster disability approval for people with ALS – Wausau Daily Herald

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:31:22 +0000

Ken Hess column: Faster disability approval for people with ALS
Wausau Daily Herald
May is National ALS Awareness Month. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord.

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Ken Hess column: Faster disability approval for people with ALS – Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:57:17 +0000

Ken Hess column: Faster disability approval for people with ALS
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
May is National ALS Awareness Month. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord.

‘Hope on the Horizon’ in Bernardsville – New Jersey Hills

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:12:02 +0000

'Hope on the Horizon' in Bernardsville
New Jersey Hills
Basking Ridge resident Josh Valentine, left, co-founder and leader of Hope on the Horizon, An Expedition for ALS, is looking to use his love of the outdoors to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, …