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We are approaching the one year anniversary of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the monster viral fundraising campaign that not only broke the Internet but, more ...
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Common Blood Pressure Drug May Lower Risk For Lou Gehrig’s Disease: Study
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Medications commonly used to lower blood pressure might also lower the risk of developing ...
Read More »ALS Patients Win Fight Over Medicare Reimbursement For Speech Devices
By Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News After strong pushback from ALS patients and lawmakers, the government has reversed a decision that could have blocked Medicare ...
Read More »Medicare May Force Patients With Lou Gehrig’s Disease To Lose Communication Tools
By Shefali Luthra Starting Dec. 1, people with ALS – a disease that impairs motor function so people often can’t talk or even move – ...
Read More »Donations Continue to Pour In To ALS From Ice Bucket Challenge (VIDEO)
The ALS Association — the national organization fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease — announced that as of Wednesday, August 20, it has received $31.5 million due ...
Read More »Pete Frates: ALS Patient And Man Behind The Ice Bucket Challenge
By Brad Broker In just the past two weeks, the Ice Bucket Challenge has raised more than $4 million, as well as priceless awareness, for amyotrophic ...
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