ginnyde Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I just got back from a luncheon recognizing ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). A neurologist from Duke was a speaker. Tests have shown that smokers are 3 times more likely to get ALS than non smokers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen B. Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Thank you for posting. I had no idea! What about ex-smokers? Ellen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Ellen, they did not mention ex-smokers. They had a slide showing all the different things that seemed to increase the likelyhood of ALS. Smoking and herbicides had the highest incidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindseysmom Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I did not know that. I know smoking contributes to a lot of disease's. Thanks for posting. Best Wishes, Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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