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Nurse Fights for License After Sex With Dying Patient

A nurse who admitted to having sex with a dying patient is fighting to win back her nursing license. Amber Van Brunt, of Shawnee, Okla., says she had a sexual relationship with Chris Reiter, a patient who was battling Lou Gehrig's disease, according to The Oklahoman. Still, she says that the relationship was consensual...

The Dugout Report: Lou Gehrig Actually Had Restless Leg Syndrome

An academic paper set to be published Wednesday suggests that New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig may have been misdiagnosed, and may have suffered from severe brain trauma. A series of concussions by the late ballplayer may have led to his neurological symptoms. While you're in the mood to read some jokes about how a...

What Happened to This Dude's Head?

(Aug. 18) -- A quick thinking neurosurgeon saved a man's life by chopping off both sides of his skull and HOLY OH MY GOD DO YOU SEE DUDE'S HEAD? It looks like that one guy from "The Kids in the Hall" actually squished it! Hey, remember that show? Wasn't it great? Wow ... Sorry. I didn't mean to lose my composure...

Lou Gehrig May Have Suffered From Another Ailment

Could "the luckiest man on the face of the earth" been afflicted with a disease besides the one that would come to bear his name? An academic paper set to be published Wednesday hints that athletes like New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig may have been given the wrong diagnosis, The New York Times reports. Instead of...

New Findings Suggest Lou Gehrig Had a Different Illness

(Aug. 17) -- Researchers have discovered a shocking twist in their exploration of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after the prominent New York Yankee pro-baseball player who was diagnosed with it back in 1939. As it turns out, Gehrig, and other athletes like him, might not have...

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The shocking announcement that Patricia Summitt is stepping down as head coach of University of Tennessee's signature women's basketball program stunned not just sports fans but the world at large.

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05/29/12 The best biographical portrayal of a ballplayer, ever? Source: Bus Leagues Baseball (A pretty obvious statement if you've read my past few articles.)
05/23/12 Get Ready for the Ride of Someone Else's Life: The ALS... Source: PRWeb Napa Valley, California (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 After seven highly-successful years as a signature event for The Golden West Chapter of The ALS Association, it was announced that the 8th Annual Napa Valley Ride to Defeat ALS and Walk on Saturday, June 30, 2012 will now be a state-wide event.
05/23/12 Phil Timp likens battling Lou Gehrig's Disease to... Source: Headline Virginia Less than a year after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease, Phil Timp likens the battle to climbing Mount Everest.
05/22/12 Local charity raises over $1.5 million to battle Lou... Source: NBC - WNDU 16 - South Bend IN On Tuesday, about 100 people gathered for the ninth annual Friends for Faye charity.
05/22/12 Living with Lou Gehrig's disease Source: CBS - KFDA NewsChannel 10 - Amarillo TX He has a wife, two teenagers and a terminal illness.

Background on Lou Gehrig

Henry Louis "Lou" or "Buster" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939).

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