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Richard Collier needs your help today! Help Pay for Handicap Van - My father, Richard Collier, has ALS and we are trying to raise funds to pay for his van. It is equipped with all of the necessities he requires like a wheel chair lift and a power inverter for supplying energy to his portable ventilator, it even charges his other accessories like his feedin 
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In 2014, led by Pete Frates and Pat Quinn, the world united to participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge and raised $115 million in six weeks for The ALS Association. Most of this money was committed to research for treatments and a cure. The scientific community has already credited the Ic
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The current Medicare eligibility age is 65. This means that people 65 and over are eligible to receive Medicare benefits. But, the age may soon change to 67...........if you have end-stage renal disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease, you may qualify for Medicare benefits below the eligibility age.
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Create a National Home Health & Respite Care Grant Program for People Living with ALS
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Support Anthony by enrolling in his New Photography Course for just $15: https://goo.gl/QiRV7r Donate 10 extra bucks, and enroll for $25
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Warren Sapp announced on The Players' Tribune on Tuesday that he will donate his brain to concussion research when he dies.
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For a man in New Jersey dealing with ALS, which has a 100 percent fatality rate, that has meant pushing back hard at what life handed him.
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In recognition of Parkinson's Awareness month, MJFF CEO Todd Sherer, PhD, penned an op-ed for Scientific American about the current state of Parkinson's research.
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Derrick Jensen, a two-time Super Bowl winner, has died after a five-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
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In 2016, participants from 14 states registered for the 5.7K Championship Event! This year, we’ve set a goal to increase participation and show ALS families they are not fighting alone. For those who want to participate without traveling to Baltimore, or who might not be able to race that day, we offer a BRAND NEW virtual race option in 2017: — Sign up as a Virtual Racer with your family and friends
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xadago (safinamide) tablets as an add-on treatment for patients with Parkinson’s disease who are currently taking levodopa/carbidopa and experiencing “off” episodes. An “off” episode is a time when a patient’s medications are not working well, causing an increase in Parkinson’s symptoms, such as tremor and difficulty walking.
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“Gleason” is an acclaimed documentary spotlighting former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason and his courageous battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). TODAY correspondent Jenna Bush Hager talks to Gleason about his story full of love and hope.
Ralph Delius's curator insight,
March 24, 2017 1:19 PM
If you have not already seen this movie, put it on your list. Warning, it's a tear jerker. It gives us an insight in ALS on a daily basis.
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Frank Mongiello fights for Right to Try legislation on behalf of those with terminal illnesses, including ALS
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Sen. Johnson spoke on the Senate floor before the Senate unanimously approved the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellin
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a particularly nasty, almost always fatal neurological condition that has no effective treatment and no cure. Now the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is investing $15.9 million in a therapy to try and change that. ALS attacks motor neurons, the cells in the brain and spinal cord that control our muscles and movement. Over time the disease destroys a person’s ability to speak, to swallow, to move, even to breathe.
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Hollywood is mourning the death of Sam Shepard after his death of complications from ALS. He was 73.
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Bob Forster is being honored this year at the ALS Association’s annual Evening of Hope. It’s not because of the rarity of his diagnosis, but for all the work he and his wife have done since Bob...........
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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp's treatment for fatal neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), marking the first such U.S. regulatory approval in more than two decades.
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Juicing is not new, and the health benefits associated with it have been known for many years. With more focus on good nutrition and natural health alternatives these days, more and more people are paying attention to juicing. Although there is a bit of work associated with juicing, if you do it yourself, in the long run, it makes it easy to get the maximum health benefits from a number of nutritious fruits and vegetables at the same time. There are tried-and-true juice recipes that have been used by millions, and also the possibility of coming up with your very
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Michigan Medical Marijuana is approved for use in muscle spasms. The Endocannabinoid system is involved in neuromuscular disease and spasm.
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December 14, 2017 2:13 PM
Medical marijuana has been used to treat muscle spams helping prevent the pain of the side effects that the muscle spam can leave you with. cannabis acts as chemical that “turns on” nerve receptors throughout the central nervous system. And CBD also act as neuroprotective antioxidants and reduce inflammation throughout the body.
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It’s a beautiful Monday morning in February, but the six boxers who show up for their group fitness class at the YMCA in Randolph, New Jersey, waste little time discussing the weather.
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This is the second consecutive year UPMC and the Steelers partnered to host a free event for Western Pennsylvania athletic personnel.
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In a complex series of experiments they examined what the effects were of changing a single amino acid in the protein. The physicochemists were able to prove how.............................
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