A new study casts doubt on baseball great's diagnosis. Aug. 17, 2010— -- A study released today raises questions about whether baseball great Lou Gehrig actually died of the disease that has come ...

The aim of palliative care for Lou Gehrig’s disease is to reduce symptoms and maintain the best quality of life possible. Palliative care may consist of physical, spiritual, and emotional support. Lou ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, we’re recognizing ALS Awareness Month, shedding light on the disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Dr. Huned Patwa, a ...

This Fourth of July brings with it a special anniversary for New Yorkers. On this day 85 years ago Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig, suffering from ALS, the neurodegenerative illness now known as Lou ...

Lou Gehrig famously said upon his retirement that he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. This was despite the fact that he had been diagnosed with ALS, a disease that ended ...

WASHINGTON — Advocates for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — a fatal condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — urged lawmakers to keep funding the National ALS Registry that serves as a ...

SYRACUSE - The sun came out for the final two days of competition as the ALS Association wrapped up its 15th anniversary Strike Out Lou Gehrig's Disease Baseball/Softball Classic with a pair of high ...

Jimmy Sebring hit the first World Series homer back in 1903 and in the third game of the 118th Fall Classic, Alec Bohm of the Phillies hit the 1,000th. By Tyler Kepner Gwen Petersen, who has Lou ...

The Yankee slugger said goodbye to baseball 75 years ago. Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New York Yankees, is shown at the microphone during Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, a farewell to the slugger, ...

The creator of Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” says he has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Stephen Hillenburg tells Variety that he will continue to work on the show and his other ...