Chester Kahapea, once the jubilant face of Hawaii’s statehood, now adjusts to life with ALS
posted on September 7, 2009 - 9:00pm
By identifying risk factors for autoimmune disease, researchers hope to predict and even prevent its onset
posted on November 1, 2003 - 12:55pm
Wendy Brown feels good, but she's worried it won't last. Two years ago, Brown felt herself losing strength. She had trouble lifting things and getting up from a seated position, and when she pushed herself, her muscles groaned in pain. Those problems came to a head in July...
A decision on approval for Lumizyme, a treatment for Pompe disease, is expected in June
posted on March 19, 2010 - 9:25am
Biotechnology company Genzyme, of Cambridge, Mass., expects the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rule by June 17, 2010, on Genzyme's application to market its laboratory-developed enzyme Lumizyme (alglucosidase alfa) in the United States.
Lumizyme and its near-twin, Myozyme, replace the acid maltase enzyme deficient in people with Pompe disease (acid alpha-glucosidase deficiency or acid...
posted on March 31, 2010 - 1:54pm
“In my opinion, I’ve progressed a lot,” says 41-year-old Sandy Doak, who saw little progression of her central core disease until about five years ago, when she was in her mid-30s. “I didn’t have muscle spasms years ago, and I didn’t have these aches that I have. I’m a very active person, and I’ve been experiencing fatigue that I’ve never experienced.”
posted on June 1, 2000 - 4:40pm
Neuromuscular diseases can cause a variety of symptoms other than muscle weakness. Some people may feel their muscles are stiff or don't respond quickly; others might complain of cramps or twitches; while still others get tired quickly during exercise.
Not all of these symptoms are painful, but some can be inconvenient or annoying. Learning the medical names and natures of these symptoms can...
When their baby was born with overwhelming special needs, these parents became experts in nemaline myopathy
posted on January 31, 2000 - 5:00pm
Like many first-time parents, Doug and Tina Kurtz of Dayton, Ohio, immersed themselves in books on parenting in preparation for their new arrival. But when their son, Brent, was born with a rare muscle disorder, the Kurtzes found themselves abruptly plunged into a world where none of their parenting books could help.
Physicians and scientists will meet Jan. 21-22, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio, at an MDA-sponsored conference about cardiomyopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
posted on January 18, 2011 - 4:06pm
Experts from around the world will gather Jan. 21-22, 2011, at an MDA-sponsored conference about the heart in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
A physician with mitochondrial myopathy describes undergoing and taking care of her tracheostomy
posted on March 31, 2011 - 10:23am
I am writing this article about getting a tracheostomy for others with muscular dystrophies. Many patients are reluctant to have the procedure done because they fear they will lose the ability to talk or to swallow. Neither is true. And, the new trach tubes make it possible to easily take care of a tracheostomy and the tubes.
Government program lowers insurance premiums and relaxes eligibility standards for Americans with pre-existing health conditions
posted on June 3, 2011 - 3:26pm
In hopes of attracting more enrollees, the U.S. government is lowering premiums and easing eligibility requirements for its Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP).
Participants will be randomly assigned to a strength or stretching exercise program, and undergo multiple evaluations
posted on August 9, 2011 - 12:00am
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), is conducting a study to assess the safety and effectiveness of exercise in men with spinal-bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), also known as Kennedy disease.
The utility of exercise in this disease is uncertain.
