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Making a Difference: The World of Giving ALS Awareness Month

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Philanthropy, Als, CDC. Volunteer, So Much So Fast, Charity, Making a Difference, National ALS Registry, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Impact News

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.

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The Time to Act against Alzheimer's is Now

Maddy Dychtwald | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Patricia Summitt, Alzheimer's, Maddy Dychtwald, Age Wave, USAgainstAlzheimer's. Lou Gehrig, Als, Fifty News

If we all put aside the ten minutes it takes to take action, we can collectively implement change.

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Baseline Your Health

Deepak Chopra | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Kidney Health, Biomarkers, Cholesterol, Cancer Screening, Osteoporosis, Hyperthyroidism, Pancreas, Multiple Sclerosis, Als, Thyroid Disease, Wellness, Biomarker, Clinical Biomarkers, Personal Health, Disease Biomarkers, Video, Healthy Living News

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.

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WATCH: Brain Blitz: What Happens During A Concussion?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Steve Gleason, Video, Nfl, Talk Nerdy to Me, Football, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Damage, Contact Sports, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Coup Contrecoup Injury, Concussion, Second-Impact Syndrome, Als, Punch Drunk, Science News

One thing all researchers agree on is that the types of head injuries sustained during football games can cause depression, changes in mood and behavior, memory loss, and even early dementia.

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Saints Hero Raising Awareness For Debilitating Disease

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Steve Gleason, Video, Nfl, Super Bowl 2012, Steve Gleason Lou Gehrig's Disease, Steve Gleason Als, Als, Sports News

Former New Orleans Saints special teams standout and current ALS patient Steve Gleason can't help but wonder whether his football career contributed t...

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An Impossible Mission, Accomplished: The Filmmakers Behind 'Getting Up'

Turnstyle | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Getting Up, Film, Tempt 1, Tempt One, Graffiti, Cinema, Als, Movies, Entertainment News

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 ...

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AP/The Huffington Post | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Intel Hawking, Hawking Computer, Stephen Hawking, Astrononmy, Voice Synthesizer, Hawking Voice, Computer, Ap, Als, Intel, Science News

CAMBRIDGE, England (AP) — Intel Corp. is looking for ways to help famed British physicist Stephen Hawking reverse the slowing of his speech, accordi...

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Stephen Hawking To Turn 70, Defying Disease

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: The Grand Design Stephen Hawking, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, Stephen Hawking Birthday, Stephen Hawking, Als, Fifty News

CAMBRIDGE, England — British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one myste...

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Would You Do This? Profound Stories of Caregiving

Leann Reynolds | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Alzheimer's, Dementia, Caregiving, Home Care, Muscualr Dystrophy, Homewatch Caregivers, Caregiver, Als, Lou Gehrig's Disease, In Home Care, Family, Impact News

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.

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WATCH: Why Is This Cardinals Fan So Excited?

KSDK.com | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Disabled, Video, St. Louis, Baseball, World Series, Tom Gassner, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Als, Impact News

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...

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A 'Must-See' Documentary: Consider the Conversation

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Consider the Conversation, Michael Bernhagen, Terry Kaldhusdal, Als, Pancreatic Cancer, Death & Dying, End of Life Decisions, Healthy Living Mind, Healthy Living News

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.

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Sinking Into Darkness: What Do You Do When You Know You Are Dying?

Ed Dobson | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Ed Dobson, Death and Dying, Sinking Into Darkness, Christianity, Prayers and Promises, Old Age, Als, Religion News

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.

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Saints Hero Faces Debilitating Illness

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 11.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — Steve Gleason may always be remembered most for his blocked punt on the night the Louisiana Superdome reopened for the first time ...

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Abortion, Lou Gehrig, and Research for Cure

Don C. Reed | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Abortion, Motor Neuron Disease, Science, Als, Stem Cell, Medical Research, Lou Gehrig, Stem Cell Research, AB 214 Wisconsin Bill, Republicans Stem Cell Research, AB 214, AB 214 Bill, Politics News

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.

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Breast Cancer Treatment for ALS?

David Perlmutter, M.D. | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Tamoxifen, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, David Perlmutter, Als, Riluzole, Neurologist, ALS Treatments, Healthy Living Body, Health Care, Healthy Living News

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.

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Scientists Pinpoint The Cause Of Lou Gehrig's Disease

The Huffington Post | Amanda Chan | Posted 10.22.2011

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Researchers have pinpointed the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- most commonly known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease -- a deadly, paralyzing ...

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We Don't Talk About How We Are Going To Die

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Dudley-Clendinen, Choices in Dying, Advance Directives, Dying, End of Life, Ecclesiastes, Facing Death, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, Als, God, Death & Dying, Religion News

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?

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ALS and Living: Mike Winston's Story

Talya Minsberg | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Donating to Charity, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, Impact, Als, Lou Gehrig, Health, Impact News

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.

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Why I Will 'Journey On' for ALS

Ty Herndon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Kevin Turner, Als, The Kevin Turner Foundation, Video, Impact News

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.

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Art and Movement: An Artist's Connection to Lou Gherig's Disease

Miriam Cabessa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charity Auction, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, Als, Art, prize4lifeorg, Impact News

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.

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Anatomy Of Isolation: ALS Sufferer Tony Judt's Experience Of Night

The New York Review of Books | Tony Judt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ms, Lou Gehrig, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, Memoir, Nyr, Wheel Chair, Als, Quadriplegic, Nyu, Multipse Sclerosis, Tony Judt, Paralysis, Books News

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...

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My Friend With ALS, He Died Quickly.

Kim Stagliano | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Als, Insurance, Healthcare, Health, Healthy Living News

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.

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The Friend I Never Met

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Female Friendships, Virtual Friends, Illness, Lori Hall Steele, Freelance Success, Lyme Disease, Charitable, Health, Freelance, Friendship Circles, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, Living, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Als, Asja, Healthy Living News

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.

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