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NEWS ABOUT: ALS

ALS stories: 5 news summaries

VA Mistakenly Tells Hundreds of Vets They Have ALS

'Coding error' to blame for ALS mistake

Aug 24, 09 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Because of an error, the Department of Veterans Affairs incorrectly notified 1,200 veterans they had ALS, the fatal neurological condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the AP reports. The letters alerted the veterans to disability benefits available to those who suffer from the disease. Thought the VA... More »

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disease • Lou Gehrig's disease • Department of Veterans Affairs • neurological disorder • mistake • ALS • computer error • National Gulf War Resource Center

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

ALS Patient Chronicled Her Struggle, Chose Her Death

'I choose not only how I will live, but if I will live'

Apr 13, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - When writer Catherine Royce became an ALS patient, she shared with NPR her passionate belief that she should be able to meet her decline and eventual death on her own terms. "Every day, I choose not only how I will live, but if I will live," she said... More »

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philosophy • death • illness • Lou Gehrig's disease • writer • ALS

Scientists See Breakthrough
in Stem Cell Production

Research holds promise for Lou Gehrig's disease

Aug 1, 08 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US team has made a breakthrough in stem cell research, growing new nerve cells from the skin of patients suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. The work marks the first time disease-specific stem cells have been generated from a patient.The method could be used to tailor replacement... More »

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stem cell research • Stephen Hawking • Lou Gehrig's disease • cloning • ALS • Harvard Stem Cell Institute • Project ALS • induced pluripotent stem cells • motor neurone disease

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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