Kyra's page.
Hello, and welcome to the Amyotrophic Lateral Scelrosis(it's so hard to pronounce!), or Lou Gehrigs disease(that's better) info page. Nevermind, I'll just call it ALS. Well anyways, ALS is a disease that affects your nerve cells in the brain and the spinal chord. As a result of that, it causes muscle weakness and atrophy.
What is ALS?
Overview
ALS is a genetic disorder that, like I said before, causes weakness and cramping in the muscles
There are no environmental factors contributing to ALS, so it is completely genetic.
 (1)Unfortunately, there is no cure for ALS, but some scientists believe that stem cells can help grow back the damaged muscle tissue.
Treatment Like I said before, there is no cure for ALS, but some scientists belive that stem cell therapy can reduce symptoms. Also, for the first time, the FDA(federal drug administration), has approved a drug for the disease called RILUZOLE. RILUZOLE is proven to reduce the damage of motor nueron and prolong survival for several months, and it especially helps patients that have a hard time breathing and swallowing.
After some of the treatments, the results were, (out of 53 people)(2)
 (3)Some symptoms of riluzole are:
Some symptoms of Stem Cell treatment are like chemotherapy symptoms:
Research  Scientist's are trying to find a cure by a treatment. The biggest research being done is with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. They are are trying to find the causes, or cause, of the disease, and are trying to understand the diseases mechanisms, and why it attacks.
Picture from: bti.cornell.edu/researchOverview.php
Current Events  There have been many stories on ALS, and one of them says that in Kansas City, 2,000 people showed up for the Walk to d'feet ALS. The walk raised about $250,000 for ALS research.
Another story is about a Pheonix leiutenant officer who traveled to Isreal to get ALS treatment when he was so far through ALS that he couldn't speak, and so far that the disease was about to take his life.null It is hard to have ALS because after you are diagnosed with ALS, you have about three years to live. The disease starts attacking your muscle nerves, until you have to use a breathing device. Picture from: philloseth.ca A Day in The Life  A typical day ALS is hard because you get weaker and weaker every day. One woman with ALS has to have people help her get in the shower and do every day to day things like going to the bathroom. She must take Rilutek, 4 Vitamin C's and 6 Vitamin E's. She has a physical therapist come every week to help her with her twitching. It is frustrating for her, and everyone, because you need someone to help you do daily activities.4) Picture from: www.prweb.com/.../prweb513940.htm Genetics  ALS is a mutation. Some scientists believe that the mutation impairs enzymes. The mutation doesn’t occur in family ALS often, but if a parent does have ALS, then the child has a 50% chance of inheriting it from the mother or the father.
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Bonus
Vocabulary
Bibliography 1) Ben-Joseph, Elena Pearl. "Lou Gehrig's disease(ALS)." Kids Health For Kids. September 2006. 16 Jan 2009 <http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/als.html>.2)"What is ALS." ALS Association. 10/2008. 16 Jan 2009 <http://www.alsa.org/als/what.cfm?CFID=2508664&CFTOKEN=1b22cb868a75b316-E19B0C9A-188B-2E62-802C2F16C1CF547E>. 3)"PR Web." 22 Jan 2009 < www.prweb.com/.../prweb513940.htm>. 4)<http://philloseth.ca/>. 5)"Walk To d'feet ALS." 22 Jan 2009 <http://www.kctv5.com/calendar/13832503/detail.html>. 6)"Research Overview." Research at BTI. 22 Jan 2009 <bti.cornell.edu/researchOverview.php>. 7)"Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)- Top Overview." Yahoo Health. 22 Jan 2009 <http://health.yahoo.com/nervous-overview/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-als-topic-overview/healthwise--hw179632.html>. 8)http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/riluzole 9)"Very Important Books & Resources for ALS." Even Better Now. 22 Jan 2009 <http://www.evenbetternow.com/als.asp?s=yahoo2&OVRAW=ALS%20research&OVKEY=als%20research&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=4441503512&OVKWID=76839295012>. 10)"ALS Symptoms." EMed TV. 22 Jan 2009 <http://als.emedtv.com/als/als-symptoms.html>. Resources 1) <http://www.alsa.org/als/what.cfm?CFID=2540404&CFTOKEN=540da29e531f2e1a-01867AF8-188B-2E62-808BEDE888C0D265> 2) and 3) http://www.xcell-center.com/treatments/diseases-treated/als.aspx 4) http://www.alstalk.org/archives/Messages/ATypicalDayforsomeonewith.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
whos doing this deises
oh and good
I love how conversational your page is!!!!!!!
It has lots of character
this is really goood
i like the diagrams
Keeda Heeda
YOUR PAGE IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you have so much information!
This is really good Kyra!
Good work. I like the pictures and I can tell you wrote in your own words. Don't forget to cite where the pictures are from.
it looks nice. good pictures.
i like how u made the headings nice and visible, but don't forget to indent on your paragraphs. Other than that, i can TOTALLY tell it wasn't written when u were in kindergarden, teehe. keep up the great work kyra!
this is great kyra u nose horn!!!
i like the colors and the pictures
i heart your page! good pictures, but i would cite a couple more sources
good but do a different section for citations, but otherise good
i really like how u put the pictures right under the caption, very clever
The graph is excellent! Totally original.
If you put a paragraph in a day in a life in the point of view of a person with ALS, you could show the persons feelings about having the disorder better. Besides that it is REALLY good! Nice work!