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MDA/ALS Newsmagazine Volume 11, Number 10 November/December 2006
DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE Making Your Lists and Checking them · Respiratory Care in ALS · The Working Caregiver Dilemma · ALS RESEARCH ROUNDUP · Human Stem Cells Benefit Rats With ALS · Trial of Anti-Cramping Drug Seeks Patients · Device Allows Thought Control of Computer · Studies Probe ALS Risk, Severity · How a Nurse Practitioner Fits Into the Health Care Puzzle · Respite Care Benefits Both Patient and Caregiver · EQUIPMENT CORNER Accessing & Acquiring Assistive Technology · ’Wings’ Takes Flight, Raises $1 Million · Inaugural Event Raises Hope, Funds for Augie’s Quest
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine - Volume 11, Number 9, October 2006
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine Volume 11, Number 9 October 2006
From His Living Room, He Travels the World · ALS RESEARCH ROUNDUP · No VEGF Variants Found in North American ALS Patients · Noninvasive Ventilation Prolongs Life in ALS · Oscillation Vest Fails to Slow Respiratory Decline · Modafinil for Fatigue Under Study · Study Will Bank Data and Biomaterial Stem Cells · Come From New Sources ·VEGF: Where Do We Go From Here? · Building Hope One Brick at a Time · Equipment Corner: Telephone Access for People With Hand & Arm Weakness


MDA/ALS Newsmagazine - Volume 11, Number 8, September 2006
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n8 September 2006
Following Sam · ALS RESEARCH ROUNDUP · Antisense Reduces SOD1,Prolongs Survival in Rats · Brain-Computer Interfaces:
Is Deeper Better? · Arimoclomol Safety Trial Is Complete · FDA Postpones Decision on Neurodex · Stem Cell Research Robust, Despite President’s Veto ·MDA Telethon Equals ALS Awareness · Keep Calories Coming, Expert Says · It's Still Eating · Equipment Corner ( Gastrostomy Tubes ) · Making The Switch · On the ' Wings ' to a Cure
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n7 August 2006
'Detox' Enzyme DNA Links Genes, Environment, ALS ·Kessenich Golf Tourney Drives for ALS · MDA Clinician, Researcher and Board Member Awarded Endowed Chair · Robert Ross Will Be Missed, But Not Forgotten · All in the Attitude: Determining Your Quality of Life · ALS RESEARCH ROUNDUP · Mouse Stem Cells Treat Paralysis in Rats ·  Ceftriaxone Trial Opens at Eight Centers · Lipitor Being Tested in Houston · Investigators Testing Variant of Parkinson's Drug · Hitting the Road With Bill Wilcoxson
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n6 June-July 2006
Following Sam ·ALS Research Roundup · ALS Community Exchanges Ideas at AAN Meeting · Two Meds Are Better Than One · Anti-Enzyme Compound May Help Preserve Protection · Nutrition and Respiratory Support Investigated · Combination Drug Trial to Start Soon ·  Equipment Corner: Programs Make Vehicles Affordable · MDA Names New ALS Division Director · MDA Opens 37th ALS Center · MDA Book, Newsmagazine Win National Awards · Stu Nichols Finishes Strong · Call for Survey Participants · Letter to the Editor
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n5 May 2006
ALS Research: Where Are We Headed? · Highlighting ALS Awareness Month · Augie's Bash Raises Record Amount · Stu Nichols Takes the Plate Against ALS ·ALS Research Roundup · FDA Will Allow Ceftriaxone Study · NIV Improves Quality of Life, Longevity · Mice With ALS Benefit From Thalidomide · New Compound Boosts Glutamate Transport · Cognitive Impairment Found in 12 of 40 With ALS ·  ALS With Dementia Linked to Chromosome 9 · MDA ALS Division - Research, Services, Information · The Private Battle of Robert Borsellino
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n4 April 2006
Tales from the Hydrant · Gene 'Flavor' Differences Likely to Provide Valuable Data · ALS Research Roundup · Angiogenin Mutations Likely Boost ALS Susceptibility · Spinal Fluid Protein Levels Useful in ALS Diagnosis · CDC Gets $900,000 to Start ALS Registry; 'Now What?' Is the Next Question · Insurance Claims: Don't Take 'No' for an Answer · Keys to Safety
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n3 March 2006
Travels With Lou; My First Trip · ALS Research Roundup · Wobbler Mouse Gene ID May Unlock New Doors · Neurodegeneration Appears Tied to Molecular Motor Breakdowns · Arimoclomol Trial Opens · Creatine Fails Again · PBA Symptoms No Laughing Matter · MDA Opens 36th ALS Center · Technically Speaking, It's a Good Time to Have ALS · The Bash for a Cure · Freedom or Discrimination? High Court Rules on Assisted Suicide Law
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n2 February 2006
Laughing Along With ALS · Nietos to Host Bash · ALS Research Roundup · Stanley Appel Receives 2005 Forbes Norris Award · How Do SOD1 Mutations Kill Nerve Cells? · MDA Launches Program of ALS Translational Research · Minocycline Trial Closes · Pentoxifylline Not Helpful in ALS · Who Tolerates Noninvasive Ventilation? · Arming You With Tips for Living With Arm Weakness · Equipment Corner — On-Screen Keyboards: Computer Access Made Easier · Finances — Reverse Mortgages: Money From Home
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n1 January 2006
The Truth About MDA's ALS Support Groups · ALS Research Roundup · MDA-Funded ALS Registry Now Online · Copaxone Results Encourage Investigators · Potent Antioxidant Found Safe, Well Tolerated · Large-Scale ALS Factors Study Enters Phase 2 · Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells to Be Tested · Biotech Bill Change Could Help ALS Research · The Never-Ending Hallway · Operation Find a Cure · Equipment Corner — Seeing Is Believing · Ed McNeill: Writing up a Storm · Looking Ahead...


 
 
 
 
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