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Monday, August 30, 2010

Genetic Studies Find Clues to 'Lou Gehrig's Disease' Risk

MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic variations on a specific chromosome appear to play a role in a fatal motor neuron condition known as amyotrophic...
BusinessWeek ( 8/30/2010 4:31:59 PM -08:00 )

Ex-CFLer works to tackle Lou Gehrig's disease
Ex-CFLer works to tackle Lou GehrigFormer CFL star Tony Proudfoot, who has been fighting Lou Gehrig's Disease for the last three years, reads a book as he is hooked up to a respirator at his...
Globe and Mail ( 8/29/2010 9:49:28 AM -08:00 )

Genetic Variations Linked to ALS Risk
Discuss with interested patients that two recent studies appear to have found genetic...
MedPage Today ( 8/30/2010 2:31:29 PM -08:00 )

Studies confirm region of chromosome 9 linked to risk for amyotrophic lateral
Genetic variations on chromosome 9 have been identified that might have a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal...
PhysOrg.com ( 8/30/2010 2:30:13 PM -08:00 )

Hundreds Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday
Bangor - An estimated 5-thousand people are diagnosed with ALS, more commonly known as Lou...
WABI ( 8/30/2010 1:01:09 PM -08:00 )

Brutal high school football hit
There's been a lot of chatter the last few weeks about concussions in sports. Recently, a study in the Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology...
Guyism (blog) ( 8/30/2010 5:46:47 AM -08:00 )

Striking Out ALS
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A doubleheader was held in Allentown Sunday in an effort to strike out ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease....
WFMZ Allentown ( 8/29/2010 3:02:53 PM -08:00 )

Lou Gehrig May Not Have Died Of “Lou Gehrig's Disease”
Lou Gehrig May Not Have Died Of “Lou GehrigYou've probably seen the footage of New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig giving his poignant, heartbreaking retirement speech in 1939....
IndyPosted ( 8/29/2010 2:59:48 PM -08:00 )

Inaugural ALS walk a big success
On behalf of the volunteers and staff of the Upstate New York Chapter of The ALS Association, we would like...
Press & Sun-Bulletin ( 8/28/2010 8:21:58 PM -08:00 )