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• MDA Joins Walgreens to Offer Flu Shots to People the Association Serves [10/10/08]



• Two CellCept Trials In MG Disappointing [10/10/08]



• MDA Creates Clinical Network to Enhance Research on Two Deadly Diseases [10/9/08]



• Utrophin Gene Transfer Aids Mice With Severe MD [10/7/08]



• Enzyme Flaws Again Implicated In ALS Susceptibility [10/7/08]



• Supercharged Stem Cells Aid ALS Rats [10/2/08]



• Problem in SMA May Start Before Nerve-Cell Loss [10/2/08]



• Updated MD-CARE Act Receives Final Congressional Approval [9/27/08]



• Artwork by Herndon Artist Accepted into MDA Art Collection [9/25/08]



• Jerry Lewis Thanks MD Community as Legislation Passes House [9/24/08]



• Senate Passes ALS Registry Act [9/23/08]



• VA Confirms ALS Disability Benefits for Vets [9/23/08]



• T Cells Provide Protection in ALS Mice [9/22/2008]



• Boston Institute Becomes MD Center [9/19/2008]



• Exon Skipping Rescues Cardiac, Skeletal Muscles in MD Mice [9/15/2008]



• Artwork by Hemet Artist Accepted into MDA Art Collection [9/5/08]



• Artwork by Dacula Artist Accepted into MDA Art Collection [9/5/08]



• MDA Awards $1 Million to Repligen for Drug Development in Friedreich's Ataxia [9/4/2008]



• MDA Telethon's $65 Million Breaks Record [9/1/08]



• Jerry Lewis Reaches Out to MD Families Affected by Gustav [8/31/08]



• Empire State Building shines for MDA [8/29/08]



• MDA Opens First National Online Auction to Benefit Jerry's Kids [8/21/08]



• MDA/ALS Centers to Help ALS TDI to Identify ALS 'Signature' [8/21/2008]



• 2008 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon [8/20/08]



• Celebrities Line Up to Co-Host Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon [8/15/08]



• Jerry Lewis Ready to Star in 43rd Labor Day Telethon for MDA [8/11/08]



• VA Expands Full Care Benefits to All Vets with ALS [8/1/08]



• Scientists Create Nerve Cells From ALS Patient's Skin Cells [7/31/2008]



• Canada OKs, Europe Rejects Idebenone for FA Treatment [7/30/2008]



• Pussycat Dolls Tape Ad for Bally ALS Promotion [7/29/08]



• Studies Bode Well for LGMD2D Gene Therapy Trial [7/28/2008]



• Augie Nieto to Receive National Association of Hispanic Journalists Award [7/25/08]



• PTC Therapeutics Receives Genetic Alliance Award [7/25/2008]



• Medicare Bill Exempts Complex Power Wheelchairs [7/22/08]



• PTC Therapeutics, Genzyme to Collaborate on PTC124 for DMD [7/22/2008]



• American Idol & MDA Celebrity Ambassador Ace Young Releases Debut Album [7/14/08]



• Michael DeBakey, Renowned Surgeon and Friend of MDA,
  Dies at Age 99 [7/14/08]



• Good News from Capitol Hill for People with Progressive Muscle Diseases Who Use Medicare [7/10/08]



• Protein Drastically Lessens SMA Severity in Females [7/10/2008]



• Study: Gulf War ALS Peaked '96, Then Declined [7/8/2008]



• Sudden Death Risk 3-5 Times Above Average in Type 1 MMD [7/7/2008]



• ALS Lithium Trial Under Way at 10 Sites [6/27/2008]



• Myotilin Overproduction Worsens LGMD1A in Mice [6/27/2008]



• ALS Claims Nancy O'Dell's Mom [6/9/08]



• Miller Lite Bottle Caps Equal Cash for MDA This Summer [5/27/08]



• New Law Supported by MDA Prohibits Genetic Discrimination [5/22/08]



• Viagra Shows Promise for Heart Problems In DMD, BMD [5/13/2008]



• Access Hollywood's O'Dell Teams with MDA ALS Division [5/9/08]



• Special ALS Chats in May to Feature Guest Experts [5/7/08]



• MDA Supports First U.S. Trial of Lithium in ALS [5/7/2008]



• MDA Activities Focus Attention on National ALS Awareness Month [5/1/08]



• Researchers Gather at AAN Meeting [4/28/2008]



• Groups Release Family Version Of SMA Care Standard [4/24/2008]



• High-Dose Coenzyme Q10 Shows No Benefit in ALS [4/23/2008]



• Legendary R&B Performer Fights Illness, Raises Funds for MDA [4/18/08]



• Compressed Prednisone Schedule May Reduce Some Side Effects [4/15/2008]



• Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier Breaks Early in ALS [4/8/2008]



• Artwork by Marietta Artist Accepted into MDA Art Collection [4/7/08]



• Augie & Luke Featured On New DirecTV Show [4/7/08]



• Debio-025 Helps Mice With Two Forms of MD [4/3/2008]



• Bowie Arts Center at Erskine College to Host MDA Art Exhibit [4/1/08]



• Citgo Petroleum Corporation Receives MDA Directors' Award [3/31/08]



• Special Report on DMD-BMD Research [3/31/2008]



• Artwork by Sulphur Teen Accepted into MDA Art Collection [3/28/08]



• Artwork by Due West Teen Accepted into MDA Art Collection [3/28/08]



• Gene Repair Strategy Explored in SMA [3/19/2008]



• International Association of Fire Fighters Directors' Award from MDA [3/18/08]



• Studies Shed More Light on Myostatin Blocking [3/17/2008]



• MDA Grantee Receives Prestigious Pfizer Award [3/11/2008]



• Sculpture by Late Lesterville Artist Accepted into MDA Art Collection [3/11/08]



• Wyeth Won't Develop MYO-029 for MD [3/11/2008]



• Experiments Support Looking Outside Nerve Cells in ALS [3/6/2008]



• MMD1 Sleepiness Differs From Narcolepsy [3/3/2008]



• ALS Gene Mutation Provides New Lead [2/29/2008]



• Tendons May Need Myostatin to Stay Supple [2/28/2008]



• Axon Guidance Genes Implicated in ALS [2/26/2008]



• Artwork By Federal Way Artist Accepted Into MDA Art Collection [2/25/08]



• Noted Neurologist to Chair MDA Medical Advisory Committee [2/19/08]



• Scientists Find Nerve-Muscle Signals Go Both Ways [2/19/2008]



• New MMD Mouse Adds to Understanding of Disease [2/11/2008]



• Lithium Slows ALS Progression In Study [2/4/2008]



• Dystrophin Gene Transfer Appears Safe in DMD Boys [1/28/2008]



• Unexpected Discovery Provides New Lead in ALS [1/25/2008]



• ALS Mice Variability Probably Distorted Study Results [1/25/2008]



• FDA Puts Hold On Arimoclomol Trial In ALS [1/25/2008]



• Stanley Appel To Receive McGovern Award [1/22/2008]



• Researchers Identify Gene for Rare Form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy [1/10/2008]



• Youthful MDA Goodwill Ambassador Assumes New 2008 Spokesperson Role [1/9/08]



• Augie's Quest Initiative Brings in $12 Million in Two Years for ALS Research [1/8/08]



• California Girl Named 2008 MDA National Goodwill Ambassador [1/7/08]



• Artwork By Cross Roads Artist Accepted Into MDA Art Collection [1/4/08]



• MDA and Chest Physicians Release Recommendations For Anesthesia Care in DMD [1/4/2008]



• Pioneering Researcher to Chair MDA Scientific Advisory Committee [1/4/2008]



• Trial Results in DMD Heralded as 'Proof of Concept' [1/3/2008]



• Overproduction of Heart Protein Implicated in Myotonic Dystrophy [1/2/2008]