Topic: Muscular Dystrophies
AP News | 2009-11-14 17:25:58
<div id="subtitle">Taking advantage of Olympic-year visibility, US bobsled, skeleton teams sliding for causes</div><div><p>Knowing plenty of eyes will be on their sleds during the Olympic season, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams have come up with a way to capitalize.</p><p> ...
AP News | 2009-09-08 06:48:38
<div id="subtitle">Organizers: Nearly $60.5M in contributions, pledges in this year's Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon</div><div><p>Despite the tough economy, officials with the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon say contributions and pledges from this year's Labor Day event totaled nearly $60.5 million.</p>< ...
Getty Images | 2009-09-08 01:00:37
LAS VEGAS - SEPTEMBER 07: Muscular Dystrophy Association national goodwill ambassador Abbey Umali sings during the 44th annual Labor Day Telethon to benefit the MDA at the South Point Hotel & Casino September 7, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year's ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-07-17 07:40:34
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have found a way to block the genetic flaw that causes a common form of muscular dystrophy, the team reported on Thursday.</p><p>Mice injected with a compound that neutralizes faulty gene activity regained the use of muscles frozen by myotonic dystrophy, the researchers ...
