This page is dedicated to Mr. C.

A man of great courage, with even greater heart and stamina

This is a man that I call FRIEND.

This page is under construction so continue to check back for changes and new information.

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS

(ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease)

• MUSCULAR DISTROPHY ASSOCIATION (a guide to ALS material on the page) excellent resource for those with ALS as well as those who love them.

• MEDICARE LEGISLATION FOR ALS VICTIMS (105th Congress ' Legislative efforts)

• ALS RESOURCES

• A RIDE FOR LIFE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALS

• ALS MARCH OF FACES (wonderful resource for all involved with ALS)

• VIRTUAL DRUG STORE (Current Drugs being utalized in fight against ALS)

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Study MAYO CLINIC

• A CASE STUDY (Environmental and Preventive Health Center of Atlanta)

• THE ARTIST WITHIN (wonderful sight of interest to those with ALS and how one person is coping)

• Breakthrough in Gehrig's disease(from USA TODAY not sure of publication date)

• FACT SHEET: AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS(Family care giver alliance)

• HEALTH TOUCH on line for better health(information is from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

• THE DIRECTORY OF DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA(ALS Associations in Canada)
• JEFF PINE'S PAGE (developer of software program for speech for those with ALS, Jeff is a volunteer with Associate Board of the Les Turner ALS Foundation)

• HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY (a guide to the resources)

• Mayo Clinic Health Letter 1996 Apr;14(4):4-5 (ALS - progress, but still no cure for Lou Gehrig's disease.
• 101 Hints to "Help-with-Ease" for Patients with Neuromuscular Disease: A Do-It-Yourself Owner's Guide (Mayo Clinic)
• MEDICINE NET (general information with links and resources)

• INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF ALS/MND ASSOCIATIONS

• MOTOR NEURON DISEASE ASSOCIATION

• ORGANIZATIONS & RESOURCES (Good resource page)

• DOCTORS GUIDE TO MEDICAL & OTHER NEWS (information on Rilutek (riluzole)

   

   

• DR.'s GUIDE TO THE INTERNET (ALS links {lots})

• ALS SUPPORT GROUPS

• ALS ADVOCACY

• ALS IN THE NEWS

• ALS ASSOCIATION (great links)

• ALS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (news releases)

• AUDIO HEALTH TOPIC ALS (real audio needed)

• JOHN HOPKINS MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS (NEWS Article!)

• LARRY KING LIVE (on assistive tech for ALS patients)

• RESEARCH ARTICLE (interesting article)

• STEP BY STEP PLANNER FOR PALS (people who suffer with ALS)

• INTERESTING CANADIAN RESEARCH ON ALS CAUSE

• INFO LINK (information on Drugs approved for ALS)

• FORBES NORIS MDA/ALS RESEARCH CENTER (Wonderful page check this out)

• GENE THERAPY IN MICE DELAYS ONSET OF ALS IN MICE (article)

• INFO SEEK (links on ALS)

• ALS IN THE NEWS (article)

• CANNY LINK SIGHT (good links for ALS info with searchable data base)

• ALS TREATMENT ADVANCES (links to articles in ALS advances)

• LINKS FOR MORE ALS INFO (good resource)

• ABC NEWS ARTICLE (1996)

• POTENTIAL TEST FOR ALS AT HAND

• ARTICLE ON FIRST DRUG APPROVED BY FDA FOR ALS

• NEWS WISE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL NEWS(article on drug that slows ALS)

• INTRO/ALS DIGEST

• GINGRICH SPEAKS ON ALS

• ALS SOCIETY OF CANADA

• ALS REPORTER (Links and Canadian resources)

• WHAT IS ALS? (Canada)

• WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROLOGY(Good up to date information)

• ALS BREAK THROUGH (article from 1997)