Article: CVS/pharmacy Kicks Off Annual ALS Fundraising Campaign in Stores Nationwide.

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, CVS/pharmacy begins its annual in-store fundraising campaign to support the fight against ALS. Since 2002, CVS/pharmacy has partnered with the ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA) to help advance amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research. To date, CVS/pharmacy has raised more than $10 million in its stores -- one $1 donation at a time -- to support the funding of new clinical trials with the hope of discovering a treatment or cure for this devastating disease. This year's campaign runs through June 28.

ALS is a disorder in which there is progressive degeneration of motor nerves in the brain and spinal cord leading to ...

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