Federal health advisers have voted overwhelmingly against recommending approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease, the fatal muscle-wasting disease.

The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider a much-debated treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The U.S. government will soon spend $25 million to help patients access experimental drugs for the incurable illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

A panel of federal health advisers has voted to recommend approval for an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Meet Lluvia Alzate. She’s competing in the Miss Texas USA pageant, and she’s using her platform to shine a light on a devastating disease.

While Independence Day is a time to celebrate the birth of our nation, but it is also a moment to honor and thank our military Veterans for the sacrifices they’ve made to protect our country.

Federal health advisers have narrowly ruled against an experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a negative review of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The Food and Drug Administration meets next week to review a closely watched drug for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, following months of lobbying by patient groups and congressional lawmakers.

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Former military veteran John Hartwell never imagined that serving his country could put him at a greater risk for contracting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The disease progressively paralyzes its victims, attacking nerve cells and pathways in the brain or spinal cord. Dr. Ashook Verma, medical director of the ALS Center at the University of Miami, said the link between ALS and military veterans remains a mystery. That is why Verma and others in the medical community are pushing for more funding toward research. "It really needs to have a bigger effort, something like the Manhattan Project, in order to have an ALS cure," he said.