Hope

"You know my situation, which could be a matter of weeks, or months before the wheel runs off. Nobody likes to run out of time. But it's not nearly as great a tragedy as Hiroshima, or the millions of people blown to hell in a war that could be avoided. Those are the real tragedies in life. What's happening to me and Woody are just mistakes of nature, things that eventually someday will be overcome."....Cisco Houston

Cisco and Woody Guthrie
cancer and Huntington's disease



Huddie Ledbetter
Leadbelly
ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)




1st US drug for Huntington's disease wins approval
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR – 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Friday cleared the first treatment approved in the United States for Huntington's, a rare inherited disease that causes uncontrolled movements, deterioration of mental abilities and, ultimately, death.

Scientists Discover Major Genetic Cause Of Colorectal Cancer
Main Category: Colorectal Cancer
Also Included In: Genetics; Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 15 Aug 2008 - 6:00 PDT

About one-third of colorectal cancers are inherited, but the genetic cause of most of these cancers is unknown. The genes linked to colorectal cancer account for less than 5 percent of all cases.

Scientists at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and colleagues have discovered a genetic trait that is present in 10 to 20 percent of patients with colorectal cancer. The findings strongly suggest that the trait is a major contributor to colorectal cancer risk and likely the most common cause of colorectal cancer to date.

Scientists Create Stem Cells From Lou Gehrig's Disease Patients

August 1, 2008

In a stem cell research breakthrough, scientists have reprogrammed skin cells from two elderly patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- also called ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease -- to act like stem cells.