Our Towns: A Latter-Day Gehrig Survives, and He Demands to Be Heard

May 3rd, 2008 at 9:23 pm (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Gehrig, Lou, House of Representatives, New York State, Pendergast, Chris, Senate)

An unusual 11-year survivor of A.L.S., Chris Pendergast has taken the lonely helm of an effort to call attention to the needs of those with the disease.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/nyregion/04towns.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By PETER APPLEBOME

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Practicing Patients

March 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Computers and the Internet, Depression (Mental), Doctors, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicine and Health, Mental Health and Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, MySpace.com, Obesity, PatientsLikeMe, Privacy, WebMD Corporation|HLTH|NASDAQ)

PatientsLikeMe, an Internet start-up, creates information-rich communities for the chronically ill. Is it the next step forward in medical science — or just a MySpace for the afflicted?

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/magazine/23patients-t.html?ex=1363924800&en=8c717f43b5acb48a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By THOMAS GOETZ

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