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Lou Gehrigs Disease

Not to Worry, My Sister, Not to Worry

Caroline Tredway | Posted 05.08.2013 | Healthy Living
Caroline Tredway

During May, ALS Awareness Month, let's pay special tribute to my sister Nell, all the others living with this disease, and those who have gone before them. Think of them the next time you take a step. Embrace your child. Speak softly to your loved one.

Family Affected By Sandy Now Facing Health Crisis

Brian Penny | Posted 05.07.2013 | Impact
Brian Penny

It's been six months since Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast. While the media and majority of the American public have largely moved on to other...

Still Lucky

Susan Spencer-Wendel | Posted 04.18.2013 | Healthy Living
Susan Spencer-Wendel

It's odd to think of my autopilot life, the one before. Working at a job I loved and navigating the daily dance of sibling warfare, homework and appointments. Then one night I looked down at my left hand. "Holy shit," I yelped. "You need to go to the doctor," John said.

Dawn Clark Netsch: Illinois Leader and Childhood Hero Dies at 86

Anna Leahy | Posted 05.05.2013 | Chicago
Anna Leahy

Dawn Clark Netsch was the first woman I really admired. I was five years old and in awe of her--her voice, her clothes, her ideas. When she spoke, she knew what she was talking about. I wanted my hair cut just like hers. I wanted to grow up and be like her.

Allman Brothers Band Guitarist Dies From ALS: What Is It?

Posted 02.26.2013 | Healthy Living

Dan Toler, who played guitar in the Allman Brothers Band, has passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, according to news reports. He was 65. ...

Former Allman Brothers Guitarist Dies At Age 65

Posted 02.26.2013 | Celebrity

Former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dan Toler has died at the age of 65, reports Billboard.com. Steve Fayette, a friend of Toler's, confirmed on...

Former Ad Man Turns His Disease Into His Next Client

Kevin Swan | Posted 04.09.2013 | Impact
Kevin Swan

As if being diagnosed with a terminal disease (for the record, I have no intention of letting this beat me) isn't bad enough, it is a disease that the general public has never heard of or knows very little about.

Nine Years, Three Concussions, Zero Regrets

Kevin Swan | Posted 04.06.2013 | Impact
Kevin Swan

No press is bad press when it comes to creating awareness and action around a disease as devastating as ALS. After the conclusion of the AFC champions...

A Swan That Chose Fight Over Flight

Kevin Swan | Posted 03.25.2013 | Impact
Kevin Swan

It had taken nearly 18 months from the day I noticed my first symptom to get to that exam room. I suppose in the back of my mind, I always suspected or maybe even knew it was ALS.

WATCH: The Ravens' Inspiration Deliver Postgame Speech

AP | By HOWARD ULMAN | Posted 03.22.2013 | Sports

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — O.J. Brigance is going back to the Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, a model of toughness and perseverance. ...

In Life, Business, and Death: The Number One Quality to Achieve Excellence

Stacey Alcorn | Posted 03.17.2013 | GPS for the Soul
Stacey Alcorn

The thought of him being able to communicate with the world truly excited me, and I thought he would be equally enthusiastic. "Nobody wanted my opinions on politics before... I doubt they want them now," the automated machine chirped back. Even as he was dying, he was funny.

Don't Be Disabled by Disabilities!

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 12.22.2012 | Impact
Alexandra Holzer

Still today, much remains lacking in accepting that as a society healthy or disabled, we must help one another and pay it forward.

I Set a World Record and Swam the English Channel -- Four Months After Breast Cancer Surgery

Amanda Mercer | Posted 12.12.2012 | Women
Amanda Mercer

"I discussed your desire to swim the Channel with the doctors on the tumor review board, and I'm sorry, but no one believes that you will be able to do it. The fatigue from the chemo will be too great." I looked at my husband and thought they don't know me.

Lawmakers Want Lou Gehrig's Medical Records

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 10.05.2012 | Sports

MINNEAPOLIS -- Some Minnesota lawmakers hope to force the release of Lou Gehrig's medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the ...

Dutch Princess Swims In Amsterdam Canal

AP | Posted 09.10.2012 | World

AMSTERDAM -- The Netherlands' Princess Maxima has joined a thousand other swimmers braving a two-kilometer tour of Amsterdam's ancient canals to raise...

Buddy's Mom Diagnosed With ALS On 'Cake Boss' Finale

Posted 07.24.2012 | TV

Rather than wait to break the news on his show "Cake Boss" (Mon., 9:30 p.m. ET on TLC), Buddy Valastro opened up to People. There, he revealed that hi...

Dudley Clendinen Dies: Former New York Times Reporter Dead At 67

baltimoresun.com | Chris Kaltenbach, the Baltimore Sun | Posted 07.31.2012 | Media

Writer Dudley Clendinen, whose struggles with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease were self-chronicled on publ...

Making a Difference: The World of Giving ALS Awareness Month

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 07.11.2012 | Impact
Lisa M. Dietlin

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.

A Dying Man's Last Wish: Change Our Laws

Pat LaMarche | Posted 06.16.2012 | Politics
Pat LaMarche

Curtis Johnson, a 55-year-old business man and educator who suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis otherwise known as ALS, finds that even though he lives in Washington he cannot get the assistance he needs to end his suffering when the time comes.

Ailing Physicist Tests New Mind-Reading Gizmo

Posted 04.05.2012 | Science

Mind-controlled Star Wars games are one thing, but what about using a thought-tracking device for a more practical application? Using technology to mo...

Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Brain Blitz: What Happens During A Concussion?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 03.05.2012 | Science

2012-02-13-headinjurycarasanta.jpgOne 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.

Saints Hero Raising Awareness For Debilitating Disease

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 04.05.2012 | Sports

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

Brain Scientists' Eerie Finding Could Lead To Mind Reading

Posted 02.01.2012 | Science

Scientists already know how to see into your mind's eye, and now they can hear the voices in your head. In a new paper published in PLoS Biology, rese...

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AP/The Huffington Post | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 03.10.2012 | Science

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

Bank Of America Delays Eviction Of Dying California Woman

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.23.2011 | Business

In a foreclosure crisis that's been short on compassion, one California couple facing tragedy has been able to delay eviction with help from their ban...