October 26, 2015 Lou Gehrig's disease is rare, national count finds The government has issued its first national estimate for Lou Gehrig's disease, confirming the devastating disease is rare.
October 25, 2015 Little-known neurological condition causes uncontrollable crying, laughter An estimated 2 million Americans suffer from a little-known neurological condition called pseudobulbar affect (PBA), but many of them do not even know it.
October 24, 2015 Firefighter fighting for his pension after ALS diagnosis An Illinois firefighter is fighting for his pension after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig’s disease.
October 24, 2015 US Navy vet with ALS hopeful as 2nd year of Ice Bucket Challenge kicks off Last summer, videos of people dumping buckets of ice water on their heads flooded Facebook as part of a campaign to raise money and awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease. On Friday in Boston, the ALS Association kicks off the second year of that effort, the Ice Bucket Challenge (ICB), with co-founders Pat Quinn and Pete Frates.
October 24, 2015 Teen dies after risky version of 'ice bucket challenge' Cameron Lancaster, 18, apparently wanted to complete the ice bucket challenge in a different way—by jumping into water at a quarry.
October 24, 2015 Priest who took ice bucket challenge with Pittsburgh bishop dies of ALS A Catholic priest who took the ice bucket challenge with Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik last year has died of the disease they were raising money to cure: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
October 24, 2015 Study analyzes cost effectiveness of weight loss programs As weight loss becomes more about health than vanity, insurers might increasingly be footing the bill for non-surgical reducing methods, researchers say. And they'll want to know which ones are the best investment.
October 24, 2015 Israel's BrainStorm says stem cell drug benefits most patients in ALS trial Israel's BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said final results from a clinical trial of its adult stem cell treatment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) were positive, with most patients showing a slowing in the disease's progression.
October 24, 2015 Biogen shortens name, expands ambitions in Alzheimer's, ALS Biogen Idec Inc has seen its market value quadruple in three years to more than $100 billion on the back of its successful multiple sclerosis drugs. Now it has new ambitions in its sights.
October 24, 2015 Long-time North Carolina news anchor announces ALS diagnosis on air A long-time North Carolina news anchor who just five months ago shared his “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” with viewers, announced his own diagnosis and subsequent retirement during a broadcast Friday.
