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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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Dudley Clendinen Dies: Former New York Times Reporter Dead At 67

Writer Dudley Clendinen, whose struggles with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease were self-chronicled on public radio station WYPR, died Wednesday at the Joseph Richey Hospice.

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Maddy Dychtwald: The Time to Act against Alzheimer's is Now

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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06/01/12 Today In History June 2 Source: CBS - WFMY News 2 - Greensboro NC Today is Saturday, June 2, the 154th day of 2012.
06/01/12 Pitching matchups in Detroit Source: The LoHud Yankees Blog nice little scouting report on Mason Williams with lots of pictures so wait for it to load. dunno if it's been posted before. bullpenbanter.com/rtmenu/669-mason-williams-scouting-report Obviously, they need to kick butt for the next two nights so that on Sunday they can play with Torre-ian house money.
06/01/12 This Week in MLB History: Lou Gehrig Starts Something... Source: Bleacher Report Welcome to "This Week in Baseball History," a special feature on B/R's Horsehide Chronicles blog meant to get you up to speed on baseball trivia.
05/31/12 Rebounding from ALS tragedy, girl will be honored for... Source: Andover Townsman - Andover MA Two years ago, Mackenzie Dutton didn't want to get out of bed.
05/31/12 Lou Gehrig's Disease at 27: Young Athlete Strikes Back Source: ABC - KDRV News Watch 12 - Medford OR Pete Frates , a 27-year-old baseball player from Beverly, Mass., was in the best shape of his life.

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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