Fruits, Veggies May Help Slow ALS
"It appears that nutrition plays a role both in triggering the disease and why it progresses." So says the lead researcher of a study out of Columbia University that per a press release is "among the...
View ArticlePowder Meant to Save Miners May Be Killing Them Instead
Between the 1940s and 1980s, miners in Ontario went through a strange ritual at the start of every workday: They'd take off their street clothes, enter a room where their work clothes hung, and as soon...
View ArticlePlaywright, Actor Sam Shepard Dead
Acclaimed actor and playwright Sam Shepard is dead at age 73, reports BroadwayWorld . Shepard, who died at home in Kentucky, had been suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease. He leaves behind an impressive...
View Article49ers Mourn Receiver Who Made 'The Catch'
An ex-NFL player known for a play that pushed the San Francisco 49ers into a championship run in the '80s died Monday at the age of 61 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, per...
View Article'The Face of the Ice Bucket Challenge' Dead at 34
Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose determined battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease made him, per CBS Boston , "the face of" the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200...
View ArticlePatrick Quinn 'Was a Blessing to Us All'
Patrick Quinn, a co-creator of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, died Sunday after battling Lou Gehrig's disease for 7 years. He was only 37, TMZ reports. "It is with great sadness that we must share the...
View ArticleShe Doesn't Have a Terminal Illness. She'll Die on Sunday
In late 2018, Martha Sepulveda was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the progressive neurological condition also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. On Sunday, the 51-year-old Colombian mother...
View ArticleManager: Roberta Flack Now Finds It 'Impossible to Sing'
A representative for Roberta Flack announced Monday that the Grammy-winning musician has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and can no longer sing. The progressive disease "has made it...
View ArticleAfter Private 3-Year Health Battle, Sandra Bullock's Partner Dies
Sandra Bullock's longtime partner died Saturday at age 57, after a three-year health battle that he kept out of the public eye. Bryan Randall died of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), the...
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