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Some of you may have already read this article, but in case this has not been posted before... This comes from the Science Daily site. New Guidelines Identify Best Treatments To Help ALS Patients Live Longer, Easier ScienceDaily (Oct. 14, 2009) — New guidelines from the American Academy of...

I read the article below at the CNA website. I also have been given a miracle by God, since my weakness symptoms have not progressed for a couple of years. Turin, Italy, Aug 25, 2009 / 12:03 am (CNA).- A woman who suffered from a severe nerve disease now no longer uses her wheelchair and has...

There is a thread on this already in the PLS section, but I thought this would get more traffic here. Anyway, what is your feeling on the flu vaccine as a contributor to ALS onset or worsening of symptoms? In the other thread,most felt that it was preferable to have the vaccine. A woman, who...

For those who are single and facing ALS alone, but married types can also chime in! It seems the most of those with ALS on these boards are married and have a spouse that takes care of them. Then, there are those of us who live alone and have to face our decline alone. I am wondering how...

I have not seen AHands post for a while. I hope he is ok. Does anyone know of his whereabouts?

The report that came out over the wekend (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080416151952.htm) finds an increased risk of ALS for people who have been exposed to formaldehyde. Interestingly, they did not find such a link between ALS and herbicides and pesticides. In addition to other...

If a person has the beginnings of respiratory insufficiency, atrophy, weakness, fasciculations, and bulbar issues, what else besides ALS could it be? It would seem that the diagnosis would not be difficult to make with this symptom profile. As it turns out, that is my profile, but I do wonder...

Recently, I have been having bouts of my saliva going down the larynx and eliciting the cough reflex. This happens for no particular reason and I am not certain of the cause. I presume it could be due to tongue atrophy and the tongue mass no longer able to maintain saliva in the mouth cavity...

I noticed delb has not posted for a few days. Does anyone know how he is doing?

Besides my problems and symptoms, now this... As you may recall my ex-wife was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer earlier this year. After her many treatments, she was feeling better because she was through with the chemo, mastectomy, and radiation. She was starting to think she could go...