A regulatory framework Although common in other process manufacturing industries (e.g., food and chemicals), continuous processing is at a nascent stage in the pharmaceutical industry, where batch manufacturing is the prevailing mode.
ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language.
Eventually, people with ALS lose control of their diaphragm, the muscles in the chest that help you breathe. Then they can't breathe on their own and will need to be on a breathing machine. The loss of breathing causes many people with ALS to die within 3 to 5 years after they're diagnosed. Yet some people can live more than 10 years with the disease. People with ALS can still think and learn. They have all of their senses -- sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.