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Als Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Als.

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  1. President Signs ALS Association Priority Into Law

    Friday | Med Ad News

    CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. The ALS Association and people living with Lou Gehrig's Disease across the country celebrated a tremendous victory as President Bush signed into law S. 1382, the ALS Registry Act, in the ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Medicine, The Association, Pop/Rock, George Bush, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, John Warner, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Eliot Engel

  2. Aventis smokes Impax at CAFC on riluzole caseRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | IPBiz

    ... which patent relates to the use of riluzole (Aventis proprietary name: RILUTEK) to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehriga s disease). The issue of "undue experimentation" arose --> In order to anticipate a claimed invention, a prior ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Rilutek, Riluzole (generic), Medication, Law, Health, Inventions, Science / Technology

  3. Prior Art Must Enable a Skilled Artisan to Make the Invention without Undue Experimentation

    Monday Oct 6 | Patently Obvious

    ... of when a prior art disclosure is sufficiently enabled. An Aventis patent covers the use of RILUTEK (riluzole) to treat ALS. Impax filed an ANDA with the FDA (seeking to market a generic version of the drug). In subsequent litigation, Impax also ...

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    Related Topix: Inventions, Science / Technology, Medicine, Health, Rilutek, Riluzole (generic), Medication, Healthcare Law, Law

  4. Godley eighth grader battling deadly illness for grandmother

    Saturday Oct 4 | Cleburne Times-Review

    ... her, becoming quiet and withdrawn. That changed this summer when he devised a plan to help his grandmother and other ALS patients. In so doing, he also helped himself, becoming a positive role model for family members and friends and everyone in his ...

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    Related Topix: Godley, TX, Medicine, Health, Fort Worth Metro, Dallas Metro, Neurology

  5. 3 Simi Valley women honored as humanitarians

    Saturday Oct 4 | Ventura County Star

    ... has served on the Simi Valley Rotary Club board for many years. A mother of two, she has been active since 1999 with the ALS Foundation, which provides services to patients and families affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou ...

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    Related Topix: Simi Valley, CA, Non-Profit, Ventura Metro, Ventura, CA, Medicine, Health, Los Angeles, CA

  6. Joan Ann SlauenwhiteRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 4 | St. Augustine Record

    ... Piernick and Lt. Lenny Wise. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations in Joan's memory be sent to the ALS Foundation, 27001 Agoura Road, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301, phone (888) 949-2577. The visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  7. Third Annual Walk to Defeat ALS @ Vestavia Hills H...Read the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | NewsCountry973

    The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association - Alabama Chapter will hold its 3rd Annual Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday, October 4, 2008, at Vestavia Hills High School.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Vestavia Hills, AL, Media, IT Services, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro

  8. Enabling

    Friday Oct 3 | Patent Prospector

    In a typical drug patent case, Impax wanted to barge in on Aventis' patented treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), vis-a-vis 5,236,940 , so Impax filed an ANDA, then a DJ motion, charging invalidity and unenforceability for inequitable conduct. ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Impax Laboratories, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, Health, Inventions, Science / Technology

  9. Jones-Medusky refusing to give up in face of ALSRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | The Honolulu Advertiser

    ... who will participate in a wheelchair, is hosting the event in conjunction with the Muscular Dystrophy Association's ALS Division and the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team to raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a relatively rare but fatal ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  10. One woman's story of how ALS impacted her family

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Woodstock Sentinel Review

    "Three letters that change people's lives. forever ALS." The slogan from the ALS Society of Canada rings true as my family and I found out last February.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Neurology, Health, Folk, The Iron Horse, Woodstock, ON, Canada

  11. Grassroots policies attract Walton to Conservatives

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Barrie Advance

    ... Patrick Brown's re-election campaign and says he loves working with the team. Walton has amyotrophic lateral aclerosis (ALS) - ' Lou Gehrig's disease - ' and is very passionate about his politics. "I was raised in Scotland and my parents encouraged ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  12. Adolph L. SchneiderRead the original story

    Monday Sep 29 | Syracuse Journal-Democrat

    ... tail. Family members will greet friends from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Gude Mortuary. Memorials may be given to the ALS Foundation or Tabitha Hospice, Nebraska City. Gude Mortuary, Nebraska City, is in charge of arrangements.

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  13. Adolph L. SchneiderRead the original story

    Monday Sep 29 | Syracuse Journal-Democrat

    ... tail. Family members will greet friends from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Gude Mortuary. Memorials may be given to the ALS Foundation or Tabitha Hospice, Nebraska City. Gude Mortuary, Nebraska City, is in charge of arrangements.

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  14. Third Annual Walk to Defeat ALS @ Vestavia Hills H...Read the original story

    Monday Sep 29 | BirminghamEagle.com

    The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association - Alabama Chapter will hold its 3rd Annual Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday, October 4, 2008, at Vestavia Hills High School.

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    Related Topix: Vestavia Hills, AL, Media, IT Services, Medicine, Health, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro

  15. Walter Hilgenberg, 66Read the original story

    Friday Sep 26 | Iowa City Press-Citizen

    ... Wally Hilgenberg was perfectly completed. Surrounded by family members in his home, Wally ended his two-year battle with ALS. Wally, a Christian indebted to Jesus, was a devoted and loving husband, supportive and encouraging father and grandfather, ...

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    Related Topix: Marshalltown, IA, Medicine, Health, University of Iowa

  16. Peggy s New Challenge

    Thursday Sep 25 | WEHT-TV Evansville

    ... biggest challenge of her life. Peggy is 72 and now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. In February, she was diagnosed with ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. She says its "a very dreaded disease. It's a mean disease. It takes it's toll. Makes you ...

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    Related Topix: Nashville, TN, Nashville Metro, Medicine, Health

  17. Hilgenberg, Walter W.Read the original story

    Thursday Sep 25 | The Gazette

    ... Wally Hilgenberg was perfectly completed. Surrounded by family members in his home, Wally ended his two-year battle with ALS. Wally, a Christian indebted to Jesus, was a devoted and loving husband, supportive and encouraging father and grandfather, ...

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    Related Topix: Marshalltown, IA, Medicine, Health, University of Iowa

  18. ALS walk is step in right direction

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Evansville Courier & Press

    ... go Other walks planned: Several other fundraising walks are planned Saturday in addition to the one to raise money for ALS research. They are: n The two-mile Matthew 25 AIDS Services AIDS Awareness Walk at Henderson's Audubon Mill Park. Registration ...

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    Related Topix: Mount Vernon, IN, Indianapolis Metro, Evansville, IN, Medicine, Health

  19. ALS Patients and Researchers Unite in Boston for 4th Annual Leadership SummitRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Rehab Management

    /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) announced the line-up for its upcoming, annual ALS research symposium, part of the fourth annual ALS TDI Leadership Summit. The symposium will take place this October 20th ...

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    Related Topix: Boston Metro, Boston, MA Metro, Medicine, Health

  20. Ailing Councilwoman shares journey

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Seattle Times

    Peggy Pritchard Olson, Edmonds city councilwoman and daughter of the late Lt. Gov. Joel Pritchard, has ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

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    Related Topix: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Medicine, Health, Edmonds, WA