Press Release

December 06, 2010
We are pleased to announce that the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has agreed to fund a pilot study of newborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
October 26, 2010
TUCSON, Ariz. – His charm is unmistakable. His verbal skills are undeniable. His charisma is, well, unbelievable. He's Luke Christie, and he has just been named the Muscular Dystrophy Association's National Youth Chairman for the third consecutive year.
September 07, 2010
  Group Makes Appearance on Annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon Live From Las Vegas LAS VEGAS — Acosta Sales & Marketing Company, based in Jacksonville, Fla., presented a check for $3 million to the Muscular Dystrophy Association during the 2010 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon this weekend.
September 06, 2010
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Muscular Dystrophy Association has named Thomas Arrington III of Chesapeake, Va., the recipient of its Robert Ross National Personal Achievement Award for 2011.
September 02, 2010
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Got muscle? America’s muscle charity, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, is transforming the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon this weekend by integrating a simple yet highly memorable gesture throughout the 21½-hour show. The gesture is so powerful that MDA, with help from its advertising agency E.B.

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