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Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:29 PM

Lou Gehrig

Type: Person
Name: Lou Gehrig
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
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Display raises awareness about ALS
What started with slight weakness in his right hand left Thomas W. Ohlson with a lucid mind trapped inside a body that stopped working.Ohlson, a father of three from Hollywood, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- also known as Lou Gehrig's ... [Miami Herald - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Smoking Ups Risk of Lou Gehrig's Disease
Smoking escalates the risk of developing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), which is also called as Lou Gehrig's disease, researchers said.Lead researcher and neurologist Dr. Carmel Armon, from Baystate Medical Centre, has found compelling evidence ... [MedIndia - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 3 Documents
Smoking may now be considered an established risk factor for Lou Gehrig's disease
The findings come from Baystate Medical Center neurologist Dr. Carmel Armon, an ALS researcher and neuroepidemiologist, who came to this conclusion using evidence-based methods to perform a rigorous analysis of studies examining the link between smoking ... [PhysOrg.com - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Biology)
French drugmaker tests drug for Lou Gehrig's disease
Trophos is conducting midstage trials to test the effectiveness of olesoxime in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. The drug appears to keep motor neurons from dying by inhibiting formation of the mitochondrial permeability ... [SmartBrief - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 2 Documents (in Biology)
PUrsuing Novel Stem-Cell Derived Therapy For Lou Gehrig's Disease With $10.8 Million Award
The Salk Institute has been awarded a $10.8 million grant by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for translational research focusing on developing a novel stem-cell based therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - or Lou Gehrig's ... [Medical News Today - 10/30/2009]
Entities: astrocyte, Lou Gehrig, Pfaff
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 2 Documents
Tradition, a Feeling of Accomplishment
This was my ninth New York Yankees World Series parade and my sons first. There are no more $5 hats ($35 for the ‘official’ ones and $10 for the ‘others’), most of the windows don’t open, Broadway was closed-off by 11AM (start time), and there is no more ... [BusinessWeek - 11/06/2009]
Entities: Lou Gehrig, Immigration
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 2 Documents
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The ALS Association Selects Grizzard as Agency of Record
ATLANTA, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Grizzard Communications Group, an industry leader in integrated, direct response marketing and fundraising, today announced it has been selected to serve as the agency of record for The ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) ... [Stockwatch - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
Maine Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Maine is now the third state to legalize medical marijuana dispensaries. In a landmark vote, Maine voters today approved Question 5, making the state the third in the country to license nonprofit organizations to provide medical marijuana to qualified ... [Talkleft - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents
OPINION: Maverick professor an unlikely BYU hero
(The Salt Lake Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --I'm dedicating this column to my friend Michael Goldsmith, a BYU law professor who died Sunday at the age of 58 of Lou Gehrig's disease.While in the debilitating throes of amyotrophic ... [Individual.com - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Biology)
BrainStorm to complete experiments for Harlan Biotech
NEW YORK-, a developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, announced in October that it has entered into a strategic agreement with , a Good Laboratory Practice contractor, in order to complete pre-clinical safety experiments for the company's ... [Drug Discovery News - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 10/22/2009 - Updated 10/22/2009 - 1 Documents
Walk for Gehrig's Disease is Saturday
Organizers are hoping at least 700 people will walk in this Saturday's 11th annual Tucson fundraising walk for ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.The annual Walk to Defeat ALS event is scheduled for 9 a.m. at Reid ... [Individual.com - 10/22/2009]
First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)
Protein May Slow Progression of Lou Gehrig's Disease
Activated protein C slows disease progression and improves survival in a mouse model of amyotrophiclateral sclerosis, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of ClinicalInvestigation. ... [Modern Medicine - 10/27/2009]

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American-Israeli company closes in on ALS treat... [Haaretz - 11/20/2009]
Smoking Ups Risk of Lou Gehrig's Disease [MedIndia - 11/19/2009]
Weill Cornell science briefs: November 2009 [EurekAlert! - 11/19/2009]
Display raises awareness about ALS [Miami Herald - 11/19/2009]
November is 'National Homecare Month'- American... [MedIndia - 11/18/2009]
Smoking may now be considered an established ri... [PhysOrg.com - 11/17/2009]
French drugmaker tests drug for Lou Gehrig's di... [SmartBrief - 11/17/2009]
Neuralstem provides financial and business upda... [News-Medical.Net - 11/17/2009]
November is 'National Homecare Month'- American... [Forbes.com - 11/17/2009]
Neuralstem, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Financia... [Business Wire via MSN Money - 11/17/2009]
Neuralstem, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Financia... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/17/2009]
Neuralstem, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Financia... [Business Wire UK - 11/17/2009]
Neuralstem, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Financia... [Business Wire UK - 11/17/2009]
November is 'National Homecare Month'- American... [Earthtimes.org - 11/17/2009]
Study establishes link between smoking and deve... [News-Medical.Net - 11/17/2009]
New Hope for Neuron Protection [Technology Review - 11/17/2009]
Intrepid Reporter Faces, Survives 'Death Panel' [NPR - 11/16/2009]
Smoking may now be considered an established ri... [Genetic Engineering News - 11/16/2009]
Smoking may now be considered an established ri... [EurekAlert! - 11/16/2009]
A-B executives " Where are they now? [STLtoday.com - 11/16/2009]
Stensland speaks from the bull's-eye [Philadelphia Inquirer - 11/16/2009]
H1N1 flu virus update (09/11/13) [CNB Online - 11/15/2009]
New Book Chronicles Pittsburgh Pirates from Ins... [Broadcast Newsroom - 11/13/2009]
New Book Chronicles Pittsburgh Pirates from Ins... [Earthtimes.org - 11/13/2009]
New Book Chronicles Pittsburgh Pirates from Ins... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/13/2009]
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [MedIndia - 11/13/2009]
Man Avoids Jail For Accidental Deadly Fire [OfficialWire - 11/12/2009]
Isotechnika loses $1.8-million in Q3 2009 [Stockwatch - 11/11/2009]
ALS Treatment Awarded Orphan Drug Designation [PharmaceuticalProcessing - 11/11/2009]
OK, I Surrender: Yea for the Yankees! [NewsMax.com - 11/11/2009]
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Sepsis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Protein, [more]
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West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd makes history, s... [Top of the Ticket - 11/18/2009]
Ever since Jan. 3, 1953, Robert Carlyle Byrd has represented West Virginia in Congress, first in the House, then in the Senate. If you're counting, that's 56 years, ...
Tradition, a Feeling of Accomplishment [Investing Insights - BusinessWeek - 11/06/2009]
This was my ninth New York Yankees World Series parade and my sons first. There are no more $5 hats ($35 for the ‘official’ ones and $10 for the ‘others’), most ...
Gene Therapy Halts Fatal Brain Disease [Wired: Wired Science - 11/05/2009]
Scientists have used gene therapy to halt the progression of adrenoleukodystrophy, a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by a single defective gene, in two ...
Maine Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana Dispe... [Talkleft - 11/04/2009]
Maine is now the third state to legalize medical marijuana dispensaries. In a landmark vote, Maine voters today approved Question 5, making the state the third ...
Laura Ziskin: Beyond Baseball [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/01/2009]
Saturday night's World Series game was one for the record books for many reasons, but mostly because of those "priceless" thirty seconds in the second ...
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Yankees Fan to A-Rod: Drop Dead [Slate Magazine - 10/29/2009]
Surviving ALS # 10 - TV show on Day 7, J4J FL [Mefeedia Video Tag : medici - 07/22/2009]
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