Read more Lou Gehrig's disease stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4855/lou-gehrigs-disease.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:07:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67655/va-mistakenly-tells-hundreds-of-vets-they-have-als.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBecause of an error, the Department of Veterans Affairs incorrectly notified 1,200 veterans they had ALS, the fatal neurological condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the AP reports. The letters alerted the veterans to disability benefits available to those who suffer from the disease. Thought the VA has...http://www.newser.com/story/67655/va-mistakenly-tells-hundreds-of-vets-they-have-als.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 16:05:01 CDThttp://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/56055/als-patient-chronicled-her-struggle-chose-her-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen writer Catherine Royce became an ALS patient, she shared with NPR her passionate belief that she should be able to meet her decline and eventual death on her own terms. "Every day, I choose not only how I will live, but if I will live," she said 2 1/2...http://www.newser.com/story/56055/als-patient-chronicled-her-struggle-chose-her-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 12:32:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33906/scientists-see-breakthrough-in-stem-cell-production.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US team has made a breakthrough in stem cell research, growing new nerve cells from the skin of patients suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. The work marks the first time disease-specific stem cells have been generated from a patient.The method could be used to tailor replacement...http://www.newser.com/story/33906/scientists-see-breakthrough-in-stem-cell-production.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 Aug 2008 8:18:15 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 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1710/stephen-hawking-test-drives-zero-gravity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParalyzed super-physicist Stephen Hawking completed a zero-gravity flight off the Florida coast yesterday—floating weightless and free of his wheelchair for 25-second busts. "It was amazing," Hawking said after the flight. "Space, here I come!" The American firm normally charges $3,750 for the experience, but waived the fee for...http://www.newser.com/story/1710/stephen-hawking-test-drives-zero-gravity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Apr 2007 12:32:54 CDT