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'All-In-One' Communication Devices

When it comes to communicating, recent technological advances have made life easier for many people with ALS. William and Joleen Barker of Farmington, Utah, are shown here talking via laptop computer and special software. See a “Complete Communication Solution.” Photograph by David Ricketts.
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MDA/ALS Newsmagazine Volume 11, Number 10 November/December 2006
DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE Making Your Lists and Checking them · Respiratory Care in ALS · The Working Caregiver Dilemma · ALS RESEARCH ROUNDUP · Human Stem Cells Benefit Rats With ALS · Trial of Anti-Cramping Drug Seeks Patients · Device Allows Thought Control of Computer · Studies Probe ALS Risk, Severity · How a Nurse Practitioner Fits Into the Health Care Puzzle · Respite Care Benefits Both Patient and Caregiver · EQUIPMENT CORNER Accessing & Acquiring Assistive Technology · ’Wings’ Takes Flight, Raises $1 Million · Inaugural Event Raises Hope, Funds for Augie’s Quest
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine - Volume 11, Number 9, October 2006
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine Volume 11, Number 9 October 2006
From His Living Room, He Travels the World · ALS RESEARCH ROUNDUP · No VEGF Variants Found in North American ALS Patients · Noninvasive Ventilation Prolongs Life in ALS · Oscillation Vest Fails to Slow Respiratory Decline · Modafinil for Fatigue Under Study · Study Will Bank Data and Biomaterial Stem Cells · Come From New Sources ·VEGF: Where Do We Go From Here? · Building Hope One Brick at a Time · Equipment Corner: Telephone Access for People With Hand & Arm Weakness


MDA/ALS Newsmagazine - Volume 11, Number 8, September 2006
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n8 September 2006
Following Sam · ALS RESEARCH ROUNDUP · Antisense Reduces SOD1,Prolongs Survival in Rats · Brain-Computer Interfaces:
Is Deeper Better? · Arimoclomol Safety Trial Is Complete · FDA Postpones Decision on Neurodex · Stem Cell Research Robust, Despite President’s Veto ·MDA Telethon Equals ALS Awareness · Keep Calories Coming, Expert Says · It's Still Eating · Equipment Corner ( Gastrostomy Tubes ) · Making The Switch · On the ' Wings ' to a Cure
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n7 August 2006
'Detox' Enzyme DNA Links Genes, Environment, ALS ·Kessenich Golf Tourney Drives for ALS · MDA Clinician, Researcher and Board Member Awarded Endowed Chair · Robert Ross Will Be Missed, But Not Forgotten · All in the Attitude: Determining Your Quality of Life · ALS RESEARCH ROUNDUP · Mouse Stem Cells Treat Paralysis in Rats ·  Ceftriaxone Trial Opens at Eight Centers · Lipitor Being Tested in Houston · Investigators Testing Variant of Parkinson's Drug · Hitting the Road With Bill Wilcoxson
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n6 June-July 2006
Following Sam ·ALS Research Roundup · ALS Community Exchanges Ideas at AAN Meeting · Two Meds Are Better Than One · Anti-Enzyme Compound May Help Preserve Protection · Nutrition and Respiratory Support Investigated · Combination Drug Trial to Start Soon ·  Equipment Corner: Programs Make Vehicles Affordable · MDA Names New ALS Division Director · MDA Opens 37th ALS Center · MDA Book, Newsmagazine Win National Awards · Stu Nichols Finishes Strong · Call for Survey Participants · Letter to the Editor
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n5 May 2006
ALS Research: Where Are We Headed? · Highlighting ALS Awareness Month · Augie's Bash Raises Record Amount · Stu Nichols Takes the Plate Against ALS ·ALS Research Roundup · FDA Will Allow Ceftriaxone Study · NIV Improves Quality of Life, Longevity · Mice With ALS Benefit From Thalidomide · New Compound Boosts Glutamate Transport · Cognitive Impairment Found in 12 of 40 With ALS ·  ALS With Dementia Linked to Chromosome 9 · MDA ALS Division - Research, Services, Information · The Private Battle of Robert Borsellino
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n4 April 2006
Tales from the Hydrant · Gene 'Flavor' Differences Likely to Provide Valuable Data · ALS Research Roundup · Angiogenin Mutations Likely Boost ALS Susceptibility · Spinal Fluid Protein Levels Useful in ALS Diagnosis · CDC Gets $900,000 to Start ALS Registry; 'Now What?' Is the Next Question · Insurance Claims: Don't Take 'No' for an Answer · Keys to Safety
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n3 March 2006
Travels With Lou; My First Trip · ALS Research Roundup · Wobbler Mouse Gene ID May Unlock New Doors · Neurodegeneration Appears Tied to Molecular Motor Breakdowns · Arimoclomol Trial Opens · Creatine Fails Again · PBA Symptoms No Laughing Matter · MDA Opens 36th ALS Center · Technically Speaking, It's a Good Time to Have ALS · The Bash for a Cure · Freedom or Discrimination? High Court Rules on Assisted Suicide Law
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n2 February 2006
Laughing Along With ALS · Nietos to Host Bash · ALS Research Roundup · Stanley Appel Receives 2005 Forbes Norris Award · How Do SOD1 Mutations Kill Nerve Cells? · MDA Launches Program of ALS Translational Research · Minocycline Trial Closes · Pentoxifylline Not Helpful in ALS · Who Tolerates Noninvasive Ventilation? · Arming You With Tips for Living With Arm Weakness · Equipment Corner — On-Screen Keyboards: Computer Access Made Easier · Finances — Reverse Mortgages: Money From Home
MDA/ALS Newsmagazine v11 n1 January 2006
The Truth About MDA's ALS Support Groups · ALS Research Roundup · MDA-Funded ALS Registry Now Online · Copaxone Results Encourage Investigators · Potent Antioxidant Found Safe, Well Tolerated · Large-Scale ALS Factors Study Enters Phase 2 · Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells to Be Tested · Biotech Bill Change Could Help ALS Research · The Never-Ending Hallway · Operation Find a Cure · Equipment Corner — Seeing Is Believing · Ed McNeill: Writing up a Storm · Looking Ahead...


 
 
 
 
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