Formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... waste away, and weaken. Symptoms from ALS start ...

I'm not afraid of dying...I was afraid of living," 83-year-old Barbara Goodfriend said before her death in November ...

People have previously referred to ALS as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Quadriplegia is ... a range of therapies are available to treat ALS symptoms. This includes medications that may help ...

Despite a decade of intense studies the causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS – also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) remain unclear and no effective therapy has been available. In an Advanced ...

The Valentine Plunge has raised nearly $5 million for the Joan Dancy and P.A.L.S. (People with ALS) Foundation.

Individuals living with ALS are automatically eligible for Medicare when they start receiving Social Security benefits. Medicare should cover most diagnostics and treatments, but this depends on the ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurological ... 62 ALS patients have been able to reverse their ALS symptoms to regain their ability to use their ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) soon entered the American lexicon as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. One of the most poignant moments in baseball history occurred in the summer of 1939, after Gehrig ...