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INFO: Full form for GRIDS is Gay Related Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MLIM is Monitoring Laboratory and Information Management in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for BDIA is British Dental Industry Association in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for TRCFR is Total Recordable Case Frequency Rate in Medical category

INFO: Full form for TRCG is Thoroughbred Research Consultative Group (of the Veterinary Advisory Committee of the Horserace Betting Levy Board) in Medical category

INFO: Full form for RARC is Remittance Advice Remark Code in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for RIGS is Radio-ImmunoGuided Surgery in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for RPGN is Rapidly Progressive GlomeruloNephritis in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IMRL is Inorganic Materials Research Laboratory in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for OCOCA is Ovarian Cancer Orange County Alliance (California) in Medical category

INFO: Full form for HCFAC is Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program in Medical category

INFO: Full form for HCFAP is Health Care Fraud and Abuse Program in Medical category

INFO: Full form for HIMT is Hospital Incident Managment Team in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for JCJ is Joint Controlled Joints in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HIMT is Health Information Mgmt Tech in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for GAG-layer is Glycosaminoglycan layer in Medical category

INFO: Full form for VCJD is Variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease in Medical category

INFO: Full form for EDPH is Executive Director Public Health in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for SVIR is Susceptible Vaccinated Infectious Recovered in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MFHA is Masters of Fox Hounds Association in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for TBGH is Texas Business Group on Health in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for TBGL is The Board Game Laboratory in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MFGT is Multiple Family Group Therapy in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MLHP is Mid Level Health Provider in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MLHP is Mid Level Health Providers in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IMRL is Irish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPHS is Health Professions and Human Services in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for REPPCR is Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic Polymerase Chain Reaction in Medical category

INFO: Full form for MFGT is Multi Family Group Therapy in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for RACHS is Risk adjustment for congenital heart surgery in Medical category

INFO: Full form for DSRB is Domain Specific Review Board in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for DSRCT is Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for DOFU is Duration Of Follow-Up in Medical category

INFO: Full form for MMRF is Marshfield Medical Research Foundation in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for LMNT is Licensed Medical Nutrition Therapy in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MMRD is Mismatched Related Donor in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for LMNT is Licensed Medical Nutrition Therapist in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for NCRTAC is North Central Regional Trauma Advisory Council in Medical category

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most common type of motor neuron disease. Early symptoms of ALS include stiff muscles, muscle twitches, and gradual increasing weakness and muscle wasting. Limb-onset ALS begins with weakness in the arms or legs, while bulbar-onset ALS begins with difficulty speaking or swallowing. Half of the people with ALS develop at least mild difficulties with thinking and behavior, and about 15% develop frontotemporal dementia. Most people experience pain. The affected muscles are responsible for chewing food, speaking, and walking. Motor neuron loss continues until the ability to eat, speak, move, and finally the ability to breathe is lost. ALS eventually causes paralysis and early death, usually from respiratory failure.

Most cases of ALS (about 90% to 95%) have no known cause, and are known as sporadic ALS. However, both genetic and environmental factors are believed to be involved. The remaining 5% to 10% of cases have a genetic cause linked to a history of the disease in the family, and these are known as familial ALS. About half of these genetic cases are due to one of two specific genes. ALS and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are considered to be part of a common disease spectrum (ALS-FTD) because of genetic, clinical, and pathological similarities. The underlying mechanism involves damage to both upper and lower motor neurons; in ALS-FTD, neurons in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain die as well. The diagnosis is based on a person's signs and symptoms, with testing done to rule out other potential causes.

There is no cure for ALS yet, and treatment is targeted at improving the symptoms. A medication called riluzole may extend life by about two to three months. Non-invasive ventilation may result in both improved quality and length of life. Mechanical ventilation can prolong survival but does not stop disease progression. A feeding tube may help. The disease can affect people of any age, but usually starts around the age of 60 and in inherited cases around the age of 50. The average survival from onset to death is two to four years, though this can vary, and about 10% survive longer than 10 years, and death is usually due to respiratory failure. In Europe, the disease affects about two to three people per 100,000 per year. Rates in much of the world are unclear. In the United States, it is more common in white people than black people.

Descriptions of the disease date back to at least 1824 by Charles Bell. In 1869, the connection between the symptoms and the underlying neurological problems was first described by French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, who in 1874 began using the term amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It became well known in the United States in the 20th century when in 1939 it affected baseball player Lou Gehrig and later worldwide following the 1963 diagnosis of cosmologist Stephen Hawking. The first ALS gene was discovered in 1993 while the first animal model was developed in 1994. In 2014, videos of the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral on the Internet and increased public awareness of the condition.

INFO: Full form for MFHT is Marathon Family Health Team in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MFHT is Markham Family Health Team in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IFNC is International Family Nursing Congress in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for LFHT is Lakelands Family Health Team in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for LFHT is London Family Health Team in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for FASAT is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Assistance and Training in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for NOID is Notification of Infectious Diseases in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for NOIRS is National Occupational Injury Research Symposium in Medical category

INFO: Full form for SLPV is Sabin Live Polio Vaccine in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HINH is Hospital in the Nursing Home in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HINOS is Health Informatics National Occupational Standards in Medical category