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NEWS ABOUT: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis stories: 3 news summaries
OPINION

Dying Doc:
Don't Keep
Me Alive

ALS patient explains why he chooses quality of life over quantity

Jul 27, 09 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Martin Welsh considers himself a lucky man, with a loving family and innumerable friends. “Life has been truly wonderful,” the 55-year-old doctor writes in the Los Angeles Times. But soon, that life will end, and he doesn’t want his doctors to do anything to prolong it.... More »

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living will • Lou Gehrig's disease • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • ALS • end of life care • hospice • terminal illness

(Newser) - Major League Baseball will honor the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s “luckiest man” retirement speech tomorrow, part of a campaign against the disease that now bears his name, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. “It’s one of the great moments in American sports and, arguably, American popular culture,... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • Lou Gehrig • Lou Gehrig's disease • Mark Teixeira • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • Fourth of July • Independence Day • Gary Cooper • The Pride of the Yankees

Antibiotic May Buy Time for Treating Stroke Victims

Patients who receive acne drug in first 23 hours show 'dramatic' improvement

Oct 2, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - An antibiotic commonly used to treat acne has shown promise in helping stroke victims recover. Patients who got minocycline within a day of their stroke fared markedly better than those who did not, a discovery that could open the critical window for treating stroke victims from just 3 hours to... More »

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medicine • Parkinson's disease • antibiotics • Lou Gehrig's disease • stroke • minocycline • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • ALS

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