Making a Difference: The World of Giving ALS Awareness Month
May is ALS Awareness Month and while most of us have heard of ALS Disease, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, there is little we actually know.
May is ALS Awareness Month and while most of us have heard of ALS Disease, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, there is little we actually know.
Maddy Dychtwald | Posted 04.23.2012
If we all put aside the ten minutes it takes to take action, we can collectively implement change.
Deepak Chopra | Posted 04.06.2012
When it comes to health, your baseline is a whole atlas of personal health information. Knowing how to read that atlas can help you to set goals on your wellness journey -- and to achieve them.
HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 03.05.2012
AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 04.05.2012
Former New Orleans Saints special teams standout and current ALS patient Steve Gleason can't help but wonder whether his football career contributed t...
Turnstyle | Posted 04.03.2012
By Noah Nelson In our review of the Slamdance audience award-winning documentary Getting Up: The Tempt One Story we summarized the film thusly: Tony ...
AP/The Huffington Post | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 03.10.2012
CAMBRIDGE, England (AP) — Intel Corp. is looking for ways to help famed British physicist Stephen Hawking reverse the slowing of his speech, accordi...
AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 03.06.2012
CAMBRIDGE, England — British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one myste...
Leann Reynolds | Posted 01.09.2012
It can be quite challenging to select just one winner from the many applicants around the country who make up the 65 million family caregivers in the United States. All of these individuals are giving so much to care for a loved one.
KSDK.com | Posted 12.19.2011
Cardinals fans may have been jumping for joy when their team won a spot in the World Series. But one fan is even more excited to be headed to the ser...
Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 12.10.2011
If you feel America's attitude toward the end of life is deeply flawed, but you can't put your finger on exactly why or how to make it better, you should see this film.
Ed Dobson | Posted 12.05.2011
There is no way to describe the hopeless feeling of knowing that you only have a few years to live, and most of that time will be in the disabled condition.
AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 11.25.2011
NEW ORLEANS — Steve Gleason may always be remembered most for his blocked punt on the night the Louisiana Superdome reopened for the first time ...
Don C. Reed | Posted 11.23.2011
Today, a company is targeting Lou Gehrig's disease. Their approach is undergoing clinical trials in America, right now. But in Wisconsin, the home of stem cell research? If Republican lawmakers get their way, the research which might end Lou Gehrig's disease could be criminalized.
David Perlmutter, M.D. | Posted 11.02.2011
Unfortunately, riluzole is about all most patients will ever hear about. But there are other ideas out there that may play a powerful role in treating ALS, and in my opinion, it's time to get the word out.
The Huffington Post | Amanda Chan | Posted 10.22.2011
Researchers have pinpointed the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- most commonly known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease -- a deadly, paralyzing ...
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 10.15.2011
Thinking about the prospect of only having several months to live, I wonder how many of us could do what Dudley is doing while he is dying -- living one day at a time?
Talya Minsberg | Posted 06.11.2011
At first glance, Winston is a typical twenty-something man. But Winston isn't typical. Two and a half years ago he was handed a death sentence: Lou Gehrig's disease.
Ty Herndon | Posted 05.25.2011
Everyone has their own path, and some will face enormous obstacles along the way. This song is a tribute to Kevin and all those people who have a tough road ahead.
Miriam Cabessa | Posted 05.25.2011
I was delighted to donate my painting to the Prize4Life auction benefiting Lou Gehrig's disease. Researching the disease made me realize that my muscle coordination is a faculty that I too easily take for granted.
The New York Review of Books | Tony Judt | Posted 05.25.2011
The following piece, from the current issue of The New York Review of Books, is by Tony Judt, director of the Remarque Institute at NYU. It is the fir...
Kim Stagliano | Posted 11.17.2011
In December, 2007, my dear friend Jim G. was diagnosed with Lou Gerhig's disease, ALS. He died early Sunday morning the 27th of September, in his wife of 29 years' arms in their bathroom.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011
I feel very proud to be part of a writing community that has circled around a woman that many have only met once or twice, or like myself, only know virtually.
Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 05.11.2012