ALS

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/04/29/veterans.als.ap/index.html

AP) -- Men who served in the U.S. military during the last century

appear to have an unusually high risk of dying from Lou Gehrig's

disease, but experts are puzzled over why and are uncertain whether the

apparent hazard is real.

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From: apricot85 [mailto:apricot85@...]

Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 7:17 AM

Subject: [ ] ALS

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/04/29/veterans.als.ap/index.html

AP) -- Men who served in the U.S. military during the last century

appear to have an unusually high risk of dying from Lou Gehrig's

disease, but experts are puzzled over why and are uncertain whether the

apparent hazard is real.

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The report I mentioned yesterday, based on a Harvard Study, suggested the

risk was indeed 60% higher than for non-veterans, but still quite low for

both groups.

Of course it's never comforting to be in a higher risk group but we often

are at higher risk for something just by being born male or female. A better

question is how to use that information to manage disease risks. Not only

can't I change my military service after the fact, I couldn't avoid it at

the time :-).

JR

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But it might mean that people who traveled a lot incurred more exposure to stuff that might be the cause of ALS. A doc friend once guessed that a lot of exposure occurs because large quantities of minerals are dug up releasing long buried bacteria / viruses.

Knowing what causes it might be a clue how to treat it.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: john roberts

Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 10:20 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] ALSThe report I mentioned yesterday, based on a Harvard Study, suggested therisk was indeed 60% higher than for non-veterans, but still quite low forboth groups.Of course it's never comforting to be in a higher risk group but we oftenare at higher risk for something just by being born male or female. A betterquestion is how to use that information to manage disease risks. Not onlycan't I change my military service after the fact, I couldn't avoid it atthe time :-).JR

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I AM SO GLAD YOUR ALS IS TAKING ITS TIME I HAVE A FREIND WHOS MOTHER

HAS PICKS. I SUGGESTED THEY TRY LDN YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU TRY. ITS

ONLY MONEY

-- In low dose naltrexone , " Delores Jarboe "

<deejo@p...> wrote:

> HAS ANYONE WITH ALS TRIED LDN, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THIS DREADFUL

DISEASE IN 2002 AND PROGRESSING FAIRLY SLOW BUT IT STARTED IN MY

HANDS AND IS GOING TO MY LEGS AND AM ON 800MGS. OF CELEBRECTS A

DAY.PLUS VITAMINS, ADAVIN, ANTIDEPRESSANT,AND CHOLESTEROL MED. DEEJO