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Design for Health: Notes from a Multidisciplinary CSCW 2012 Workshop

I participated in an incredibly well organized and facilitated workshop on Brainstorming Design for Health: Helping Patients Utilize Patient-Generated Data on the Web on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Anthropology, Science, PatientsLikeMe, Medicine, Health

Sun Feb 12, 2012

MyCentralJersey.com

Saker ShopRites aids People with ALS Foundation

Presenting a $270,000 check to Sean Magovern, president of the Joan Dancy and PALS Foundation, at the Woodbridge ShopRite are Richard Saker, president of Saker ShopRites; Rick Saker and Tom Saker, Saker ShopRites vice presidents; and Joe Saker, Saker ShopRites senior vice president.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Fri Feb 10, 2012

OregonLive.com

Fred Noble, legendary Oregon skier, diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's...

Fred Noble, who says he has done about everything a human being can do is approaching Lou Gehrig's disease the same way he has approached the rest of his life.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Medicine, Health

Tue Feb 07, 2012

PR-inside.com

Steve Smith's Remarkable Journey with Aspen Healthcare

New Video Highlights Aspen's Devotion to ALS Patients /EINPresswire.com/ Lewisville, Texas - February 6, 2012 -- A new video will be released this month featuring former Oakland Raiders running back Steve Smith.

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Related Topix: Health, Nursing

Thu Feb 02, 2012

Freshnews

Cytokinetics, Incorporated Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Highlights and 2011 Financial Results

The net loss for the fourth quarter was $11.9 million, or $0.16 per basic and diluted share.

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Related Topix: Startups, Cytokinetics, Medicine, Pharmacology

Mon Jan 30, 2012

Marin Independent Journal

Lou Gehrig's researcher succumbs to disease he sought to defeat

Dr. Richard Olney, one of the nation's top medical researchers who was seeking a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease when he contracted the disease himself eight years ago, died Friday in his Corte Madera home.

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Related Topix: Corte Madera, CA, Medicine, Neurology, Health, University of Oklahoma

Newswise

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (OTCBB:BCLI) Has Potentially Developed A Treatment For ALS

Newswise - In the quest to find treatments for certain neurological diseases, BrainStorm is fast distinguishing itself as a leader in the field of regenerative medicine using stem cells through its unique platform called NurOwn.

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Related Topix: Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology

Sun Jan 29, 2012

Payvand News of Iran

Iranian scientists produce new drugs

Iran unveiled 6 new biotechnological medicines Sunday in presence of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Related Topix: Rilutek, Riluzole (generic), Medicine, Medication, Health, Breast Cancer

Fri Jan 27, 2012

The Huffington Post

Turnstyle: [Slamdance] Getting Up: The Tempt One Story Review, Wins Audience Award

Street art. Gee-whiz tech. An indomitable human spirit. A commercial director's eye for details.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Inventions, Science / Technology

Tue Jan 24, 2012

Park Record

Slamdance documentary 'Getting Up' strikes note of optimism

Tony "Tempt" Quan, a noted Los Angeles artist who is paralyzed by ALS, uses an Eyewriter to help unleash his artistic abilities.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Computers, Park City, UT

Tue Jan 17, 2012

Seeking Alpha

Biogen's Big Multiple Sclerosis Bet Is About To Be Rewarded ... Again

A lot of drug companies have struggled to find their identity as competition and costs collide with profits.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis, Health, Hemophilia

B3C

BrainStorm Announces Clinical Data for Safety and Supporting Efficacy of NurOwn(TM) Based on ...

Biomarkers Summit January 16 - 17, 2012 World Companion Diagnostic Summit March 26 - 29,2012 Biomarker World Congress 2012 May 21-23, 2012 New York, USA & Petach Tikvah, Israel, January 17, 2012 / B3C newswire / - BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research

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