These Kinds of Foods May Help Prevent ALS

These Kinds of Foods May Help Prevent ALS A new health breakthrough says that eating colorful fruits and vegetables may delay or even prevent the condition known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or more widely known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The natural chemicals...

Orlando Thomas Not Dead as Falsely Reported, Still Fighting ALS

Former Vikings safety Orlando Thomas was reported to have died battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's Disease. The report turned out to be false as confirmed by his agent Mark Bartelstein and former Vikings receiver Jake Reed. The false information was...

Veterans Affairs Mails ALS Diagnoses To Wrong People

The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department has told at leat 1,200 veterans that they have ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, by mistake. Letters concerning disability benefits for people with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) were sent to 2,500 veterans, but at least 1,200...

Cannabinoid Agonist Significantly Increases ALS Life Span, Study Says

"Little Rock, AR: Administration of the selective cannabinoid agonist AM-1241 significantly increases the survival of mice with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and may ultimately lead to the development of new cannabis-based medications to treat the disease in humans,...

A mother’s gentle honesty in the face of death

Seven-year-old Nicholas Chamernik had rarely seen his parents cry. So he felt a pang of worry when he looked up one evening to see his father wiping away tears. “Dad, what’s wrong?” he asked. Jim Chamernik was too choked up to respond. After 18 months of grasping for...

Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich sent to Hell by Resistance Fighters

In 1941, MI6 decided to help the Czech resistance to assassinate Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich. On December 29, 1941, Czech resistance fighters Jan Kubis and Joseph Gabcik were parachuted into Czechoslovakia. On May 27, 1942, Heydrich's Mercedes car, driven by...