Read more amyotrophic lateral sclerosis stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13956/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:57:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65361/dying-doc-dont-keep-me-alive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMartin Welsh considers himself a lucky man, with a loving family and innumerable friends. “Life has been truly wonderful,” the 55-year-old doctor writes in the Los Angeles Times . But soon, that life will end, and he doesn’t want his doctors to do anything to prolong it. Welsh has ALS, a...http://www.newser.com/story/65361/dying-doc-dont-keep-me-alive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 13:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63488/mlb-fetes-gehrigs-luckiest-man-speech-at-70.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMajor League Baseball will honor the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s “luckiest man” retirement speech tomorrow, part of a campaign against the disease that now bears his name, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. “It’s one of the great moments in American sports and, arguably, American popular culture,” a professor says of...http://www.newser.com/story/63488/mlb-fetes-gehrigs-luckiest-man-speech-at-70.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 12:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8628/antibiotic-may-buy-time-for-treating-stroke-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn antibiotic commonly used to treat acne has shown promise in helping stroke victims recover. Patients who got minocycline within a day of their stroke fared markedly better than those who did not, a discovery that could open the critical window for treating stroke victims from just 3 hours to...http://www.newser.com/story/8628/antibiotic-may-buy-time-for-treating-stroke-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Oct 2007 9:56:16 CDT