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Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins Shares ALS Diagnosis
The bassist for the Zac Brown Band announced he has been diagnosed with ALS.
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FDA Panel Narrowly Sides Against Experimental ALS Drug
U.S. health advisers have narrowly ruled against an experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease
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FDA Skeptical of Benefits From Experimental ALS Drug
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a negative review of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease
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Biden Signs Bills on Forced Labor in China, ALS Research
President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made without using forced labor
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Possessions of Pete Frates, Man Behind Ice Bucket Challenge, Up for Auction
Jerseys, baseball bats and other items that belonged to Pete Frates, the former college baseball player whose inspiring fight with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped popularize the ALS ice bucket challenge, are being auctioned. Proceeds from the online auction that runs through Tuesday will benefit the Peter Frates Family Foundation, which assists ALS patients and their families with the cost...
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Bears Great Steve ‘Mongo' McMichael Diagnosed With ALS
Legendary Bears defensive tackle Steve Mongo McMichael has been diagnosed with 36-month onset ALS.
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Major League Baseball to Hold First Lou Gehrig Day on June 2
Major League Baseball will hold its first Lou Gehrig Day on June 2, adding Gehrig to Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente on the short list of players honored throughout the big leagues.
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Nancy O'Dell Is the New PeopleTV Host
Seasoned TV host Nancy O’Dell is back with an awesome gig. She shares the scoop on her new job with PeopleTV plus the biggest celebrity interviews of her career that changed her. Also, as a tribute to her mother, O’Dell is fighting to end ALS—a disease that impacts thousands of Americans each year.
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New Treatment May Slow ALS, With Help From Ice Bucket Challenge Donations
An experimental medication may slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, researchers reported Wednesday.
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ALS Linked to Viking Era Genetic Mutation, Cedars-Sinai Study Finds
A study published today could help explain why certain people who develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a deadly neurological disorder also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, are prone to autoimmune diseases, according to researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. ALS, which has no known cure, causes progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. About 5,000 people are diagnosed…
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