The toxic cousin of gourmet fungi may harbor neurotoxins linked to ALS a fatal paralytic disorder, as suggested by a ...

Former Solvay Hospice House resident Mark Hollis shares the reality of self-advocating while terminally ill with Lou Gehrig's disease.

Dane first announced his ALS diagnosis in April, after nine months of testing.

Tommy and Vickie Smith have faced more than their share of health challenges. Tommy has been living with amyotrophic lateral ...

Gehrig delivered a farewell speech now known as the "Luckiest Man Alive" speech to Yankee Stadium fans in 1939, two weeks after he was diagnosed with ALS, in an event labeled Lou Gehrig Day.

Lou Gehrig ending his "Iron Man" streak at 2,130 games. The streak lasted 14 years, from 1925 to 1939, and only ended when Gehrig contracted ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), which killed him ...

Lou Gehrig surely wasn't the only person in Yankee Stadium who wiped away a tear on July 4, 1939. AP Photo/Murray Becker Steve Wulf, ESPN Senior Writer Jul 4, 2014, 09:30 AM Close Email Print ...

MLB has added Lou Gehrig to the short list of players honoured throughout the big leagues. Gehrig died of ALS at age 37 on June 2, 1941. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1939.

Lou Gehrig Day will be focused on three pillars, MLB said: Remembering Gehrig's legacy and those lost to ALS, increasing awareness and money in the fight to fight the disease, and celebrating the ...