Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Difference between revisions

ATSDR is starting a new registry for people with [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). President George W. Bush signed the ALS Registry Act, which provided for establishment of the registry, on October 8, 2008.<ref name=ALSact>{{Cite news |url=http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=1365 |title=ALS Registry Act Signed by President |newspaper=ALS Association |date=October 10, 2008 |access-date=September 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223211937/http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=1365 |archive-date=February 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is hoped that the registry will provide information on the prevalence of ALS and lead to a better understanding of factors that may be associated with the disease.<ref name=ALSfaq>{{cite web|url=http://wwwn.cdc.gov/ALS/ALSFAQ.aspx |title=Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Frequently Asked Questions |author =Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Control | date=October 8, 2009}}</ref> The agency began registering people for the registry on October 20, 2010.<ref name=ALSlaunch>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-22-la-heb-als-20101021-story.html |title=New registry for ALS patients collects data in hopes of discovering disease's cause |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |author =Mary Forgione | date=October 22, 2010}}</ref>