Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Yesterday in a letter to Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), the ALS Association, which represents patients with The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (or Lou Gehrig's disease) endorsed the S. 2931, the bill to exempt complex rehab from competitive bidding.
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Faced with an insistent demand from trade union leaders to retain an annual 9% interest rate on deposits of workers in the EPFO, PM Manmohan Singh had advised them not to create a financial crisis of the sort that hit the erstwhile UTI.
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Barbara Murock has been named to the National Board of Trustees of the ALS Association, which helps people who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, and seeks a cure for the disease
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
The Ravens took a break out of their minicamp schedule to surprise O.J. Brigance, showing up to run at yesterday's charity 5K race for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Team turns out for charity race for ALS The Ravens took a break out of their minicamp schedule to surprise O.J. Brigance, showing up to run at today's charity race for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Nature Publishing Group (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Lithium inhibits progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Nature Clinical Practice Neurology 4, 239 (2008). doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0780
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Throughout the month of May, the Muscular Dystrophy Association will highlight the 17th annual national ALS Awareness Month by hosting events in communities across the country and disseminating information about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Soccer Dad (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
The first Iron Man's streak ends. On May 2, 1939, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig benches himself for poor play and ends his streak of consecutive games played at 2,130. "The Iron Horse" was suffering at the time from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), now known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." Two months later he was honored by the Yankees. On July 4, 1939, the Yankees held Lou Gehrig...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
Actelion Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd announced that Tracleer® (bosentan), a dual endothelin receptor antagonist, has been approved in the UK and Ireland for the reduction of the number of new digital ulcers (DUs) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and ongoing DU disease.
Curing Death by Curing Aging (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Researchers are developing a novel approach to screen for drugs to combat neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, using yeast cells. In recent months a number of mutations have been found in a disease protein called TDP-43, which is implicated in ALS and certain types of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Medical,Health News and Articles (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are developing a novel approach to screen for drugs to combat neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, using yeast cells. In recent months a number of mutations have been found in a disease protein called TDP-43, which is implicated in [...]
Nature Reviews Cancer (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Loss of the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) genes TSC1 and TSC2 leads to constitutive activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex-1 (mTORC1) and downstream signalling components, resulting in insulin resistance, the development of tumours and neurological disorders. Hotamisligil and colleagues now reveal
Public Blog (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Exposure to the widely used chemical formaldehyde can raise your risk of getting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. A large study examining possible associations between ALS and 12 types of chemicals turned up the link. While there was no significant link between ALS and most chemicals, including pesticides and herbicides, people who had been regularly...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
As we know courtesy of FEMA's optimization experiments, Formaldehyde exposure is not a good thing. It gets worse; a new study links it to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. As we know courtesy of the Environmental Protection Agency, energy efficiency is a good thing, which is why they promote
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Angela Lansbury, the former star of “Murder, She Wrote,” narrowly misses a bullet in a new commercial about sustained funding for research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. She’s the new spokeswoman for the ALS Association.
