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Als And Muscle Weakness - Articles
Mild hypophosphatemia: Does it really cause muscle weakness?
by
Matt S.
Posted
Mon 25 Oct 2010 12:03pm
I recently saw a patient with proximal muscle weakness and mild hypophosphatemia, and I wondered whether a serum phosphorous level of 2.2 mg/dL could be the cause. We know... in the two groups.
43 % (3/7) of those with phosphate levels 2.1-2.5mg/dl demonstrated muscle weakness,
75% (9/12) of those with phosphate levels 1.5-2.0mg/dl demonstrated muscle
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ME/CFS, FIBROMYALGIA, ARTHRITIS, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, LYME DISEASE
by
Joanne60
Posted
Thu 04 Mar 2010 8:43am
For those of you who suffer like I did with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis and muscle weakness, Poly Myalgia Rheumatica and Lyme Disease, any of those illnesses and you live in the following locality in Ireland you may like to know that Tick Talk Ireland are putting on a show of Under Our Skin the following was recently posted on Eurolyme
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Muscle Weakness Linked to Alzheimer's Risk in Seniors
by
Susan Berg
Posted
Sun 15 Nov 2009 10:02pm
) -- Elderly people with weak muscles may be at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago followed 970... and Alzheimer's remained even after the researchers accounted for other factors, such as body mass index and physical activity levels.
The researchers also found that weak muscles were
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Muscle Weakness Linked to Alzheimer's Risk in Seniors
by
Susan Berg
Posted
Sun 15 Nov 2009 10:02pm
) -- Elderly people with weak muscles may be at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago followed 970... and Alzheimer's remained even after the researchers accounted for other factors, such as body mass index and physical activity levels.
The researchers also found that weak muscles were
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Gene Tied to Inherited Form of Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Medline Plus
Posted
Thu 09 Dec 2010 12:00pm
(HealthDay News) -- A genetic mutation associated with an inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease -- known in the medical world as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- has been....
The study appears in the journal Neuron.
ALS is a rapidly progressive, fatal neurological disease that destroys the neurons that control voluntary muscles. People with the disease
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Genetic Studies Find Clues to 'Lou Gehrig's Disease' Risk
by
HealthFinder
Posted
Mon 30 Aug 2010 10:00am
(HealthDay News) -- Genetic variations on a specific chromosome appear to play a role in a fatal motor neuron condition known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease... of 405 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in Finland and 497 people without the disease ("controls"). The investigators pinpointed genetic variations on chromosome 9
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Genetic Studies Find Clues to 'Lou Gehrig's Disease' Risk
by
Medline Plus
Posted
Tue 31 Aug 2010 4:00am
analyzed the genomes of 405 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in Finland and 497 people without the disease ("controls"). The investigators pinpointed genetic variations...
Two teams report on role chromosome 9 seems to play in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
By Robert Preidt
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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FDA: No Lou Gehrig's disease risk with statins
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Rudy S.
Posted
Mon 29 Sep 2008 9:39pm
This is good news Link: FDA: No Lou Gehrig's disease risk with statins | Health | Reuters.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An analysis of dozens of studies found the widely used statin cholesterol drugs do not increase the risk of Lou Gehrig's disease, U.S. health officials said on Monday.
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