Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause muscle weakness and degeneration. The most common forms tend to be inherited, and there is currently no cure. However, physical therapy and medications can inhibit progression and ease symptoms of the disease.

The content in this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. If you think you have Muscular Dystrophy, please consult your doctor.

• Google News: Muscular Dystrophy
• ScienceDaily: Stem Cell-based Therapy May Be Able To Treat Muscular Dystrophy (February 25, 2008)
• HealthDay: Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Shows Promise (November 15, 2007)
  • When injected into mice, a novel compound eliminated the severe muscle stiffness and weakness that is a disabling symptom of one form of muscular dystrophy.
• ScienceDaily: Gene, Stem Cell Therapy Only Needs To Be 50 Percent Effective... (November 2, 2007)
• CBS News: New Drug May Treat Muscular Dystrophy (April 23, 2007)
• ScienceDaily: New Therapeutic Insight Into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (April 2, 2007)

• The following links all come from Wikipedia.

• Myotonic Dystrophy

• Becker's Muscular Dystrophy

• Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

• Distal Muscular Dystrophy

• Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy

• Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy

• Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

• Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

• NHS Direct: Muscular Dystrophy: Prevention

• eHealth Forum: Muscular Dystrophy Forum

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