Etiket: ALS
Public prescription drug insurance plan | INESSS recommends adding a drug to slow down ALS
(Montreal) People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may benefit from additional treatment to slow disease progression. A new drug that could save them some time. Updated yesterday at 5:02 p.m.…
Ottawa Senators | Assistant Coach Bob Jones has ALS
(Ottawa) Ottawa Senators assistant coach Bob Jones has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Posted at 9:57 a.m. Jones, 53, is in his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Senators,…
“I didn’t think I would be alive at Christmas”: a last opportunity for Mario Hudon to talk about ALS
Now struggling with speech problems, radio host Mario Hudon is taking his last chance to talk about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in person, before eventually asking for medical assistance in…
Maple Leafs legend Börje Salming dies of ALS
Former Toronto Maple Leafs star player Borje Salming has lost his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. • Read also: From the Lions to the Voltigeurs: a mature and assumed decision…
ALS: the urgency of realizing your dreams before being slowed down by the disease
A 55-year-old man suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis will leave for three weeks in the Arizona desert to realize his dream of observing and photographing the local fauna, before the…
Sherbrooke activist dies of ALS
Sherbrooke activist Lisette Joyal, who had been suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since February 2019, died suddenly on Sunday. Her husband, the ex-journalist Mario Goupil, is serene. “You can…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
What is it about ? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease of the nervous system. Its name literally means “scarring (= sclerosis) of the nervous pathways located on the…