Retired NFL players face higher risk of death from Alzheimer's
updated 9/5/2012 1:15:57 PM ET 2012-09-05T17:15:57. Print; Font: +; -. NEW YORK - Retired pro football players seem to have higher-than-average risks of dying from Alzheimer's or Lou Gehrig's disease, U.S. government researchers reported Wednesday.www.msnbc.msn.com
Dutch princess swims in Amsterdam canal
Princess Maxima, foreground, takes part in the Amsterdam City Swim in the Amsterdam canals to raise money for the treatment of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday Sept. 9, 2012. AMSTERDAM The Netherlands' Princess ...www.charlotteobserver.com
In fighting ALS, it helps to have friends, family, and a fair share of federal ...
(� Matthew Busch/Mlive.com) Julia Bauer fights ALS gallery (7 photos). Julia Bauer, a former business reporter for The Grand Rapids Press, writes about the support that has sustained her as she battles ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. In a ...www.mlive.com
Men convicted in Texas cases involving stem cells
HOUSTON -- Two men charged in separate cases with conspiring to defraud people suffering from neurological diseases including Lou Gehrig's disease and multiple sclerosis with unapproved stem cell treatments have entered guilty pleas. U.S. Attorney ...www.sacbee.com
Acclaimed Washington artist Tom Green dies of Lou Gehrig's disease at 70
He had been suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, and died in his living room amid a regular Monday gathering of local artists and friends, his wife, Linda Green, said.www.washingtonpost.com
American Academy of Neurology: Football head injuries cause neurological ...
The study also found that professional footballers were at a four times greater risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The study found a higher incidence, compared to the general population, of ...communities.washingtontimes.com
CO Walk to Defeat ALS
Little is known about ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease but volunteers and supporters want to change that with a walk to raise money for research.www.ktvz.com
Study: Brain Disease Deaths High in NFL Veterans
A study of former NFL players finds they were unusually prone to dying from degenerative brain disease, the latest indication that repeated blows to the head may cause serious trouble later on.abcnews.go.com
A six-pack of courage: one man's surrender to a terminal disease
Motor-neuron disease was originally described by the French neurologist, Jean-Martin Charcot, in 1869, and is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. It is one of modern medicine's failures. That's a personal and ...www.smh.com.au
As genetic glitch causes ALS to strike family, 'I am out to embrace every ...
Julia Bauer was a business reporter for The Grand Rapids Press for seven years, starting in August 2003. She left The Press in January 2011 after she was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Here, she writes about the disease and the ...www.mlive.com
Lou Gehrig's Disease Hero Ted Harada Featured on Fox TV
On August 27th, Fox TV aired a dedicated segment on Neuralstem's cutting-edge surgery of Ted Harada, a victim of a deadly disease ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease. In an operating room for over six hours, the brave husband and father of ...www.trefis.com
Lou Gehrig's Disease forces beloved teacher into retirement
Leslie Hibbard, his wife, said he waited until the last week of school before he let students and faculty know that he'd be diagnosed with ALS, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Students were crushed to learn that after 20 years of teaching ...www.king5.com
Brain disease deaths higher in NFL veterans: study
Former NFL players appear to be at an unusually high risk of dying from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Lou Gehrig's disease, suggests a new study that once again highlights the dangers of the game of football. The study, which appears in the journal ...www.ctvnews.ca
charity makes first gift to child of an ALS patient
Neil Alexander knows first-hand the effect a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- more commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease -- can have on a family. Fifteen months ago, Mr. Alexander, a 47-year-old executive at Downtown-based ...www.post-gazette.com
CANYON LAKE: Fundraiser to benefit ALS research
The 10th annual Pepe's Lou Gehrig's Disease Fundraiser will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Pepe's Restaurant in Canyon Lake.www.pe.com
Study: Players prone to brain disease
... that repeated blows to the head may cause serious trouble later on. The death rate from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's disease combined was about three times what one would predict from the general population, researchers reported.espn.go.com
Study: Neuro Diseases More Common In NFL Players
Researchers found the players were three times more likely to die from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Lou Gehrig's disease than the general population. The study, published in the medical journal Neurology, found players in speed positions, like running ...www.theindychannel.com
NFL: Study shows former NFL players are unusually prone to dying from ...
The death rate from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's disease combined was about three times what one would predict from the general population, researchers reported.www.mercurynews.com
NFL Players Have a Higher Risk of Death from Brain Disease
According to the study, pro football players are three times more likely than others to die of a neurodegenerative brain disease, such as Alzheimer's or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The findings are based on an analysis of death ...healthland.time.com
Young football players and brain injuries
A recent report says NFL players are four times as likely as non-NFL players to die from Alzheimer's or Lou Gehrig's disease. But football players at any level, from elementary school to college, can injure their brain. The effects of repeated head ...www.cbs47.tv
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