Listen in as Dr. Mike provides the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions. Here you'll find the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions posed by Healthy Talk fans. Listen in because what you know helps ensure healthy choices you can live with. Today on Healthy Talk, you wanted to know:My dad was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) two years ago. He's actually doing pretty well, he's on a common drug used for treating ALS, Rilutek (riluzole). I'm wondering if there's anything new?This drug has been around 15-20 years and is the main drug used to slow the progression down of ALS. However, there are three treatments that you may want to learn about. They are stem cells, TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) and FUS (fused in sarcoma), and the insulin growth factor.If you want to read the full article on these three promising treatments, read here.If you have a health question or concern, Dr. Mike encourages you to write him at askdrmikesmith@radiomd.com or call in, toll-free, to the LIVE radio show (1.844.305.7800) so he can provide you with support and helpful advice.