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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

New amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research from National Institutes of Health outlined

Published in Drug Law Weekly, August 12th, 2008

"Reasons for the variability in survival among ALS cases are unknown but may include exposure to environmental neurotoxicants. We aimed to determine whether lead exposure, assessed by measuring blood and bone lead levels, is associated with survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)," scientists in the United States report.

"We evaluated the relationship of lead exposure to ALS survival in 110 cases from a case-control study conducted in New U.K. in 1993-1996 that included measurements of blood and bone lead. We retrieved information on date and cause of death through 31 December 2003 from the National Death Index Plus and the Social Security Administration Death...

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