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February 15, 2012

The A-Z’s of multiple sclerosis, explained

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Multiple Sclerosis, a nervous system disorder, can lead to a host of problems such as muscle weakness, memory complications, trouble…
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February 15, 2012

Okay we already know that smoking is bad for you. But with MS it is even worse

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http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Research-2005Apr28-2.asp NMSS study on smoking and progression   http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Sourcebook-Smoking.asp Info on smoking from the NMSS Sourcebook   http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/503872?src=mp Smoking may…
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February 14, 2012

Daclizumab Use in Patients With Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

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  • MS Research Study and Reports
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Mark P. Gorman, MD; Jan-Mendelt Tillema, MD; Annika M. Ciliax, MD;  Charles R. G. Guttmann, MD; Tanuja Chitnis, MD  Arch Neurol. 2012;69(1):78-81. doi:10.1001/archneurol.2011.581 Background  Daclizumab,…
MS Drug Therapies

February 14, 2012

Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowances List

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Posted by Doug LandauFebruary 14, 2012  From Stuart: Some of the wording baffles me in the article found below, like Malignant…
Misc. MS Related

February 14, 2012

Commentary: Environmental, genetic factors play roles in getting MS

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By James Winkley — Special to the Herald-Leader Posted: Feb 13, 2012 When I tell a patient he or she has…
Multiple Sclerosis

February 14, 2012

An MS Patient’s Story – Swept off my feet by the smart, sweet, gentle, handy man

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Column by Joan Herman / For The Daily News | Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 For years after my marriage ended, I dated…
An MS Patients Story

February 14, 2012

The MS Dream Center of Rhode Island

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The MS Dream Center – R.I. is to engage all members with MS in purposeful activity, while promoting a spirit…
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February 14, 2012

Immunological Markers of Optimal Response to Natalizumab (Tysabri) in Multiple Sclerosis

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  • Tysabri
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Luisa M. Villar, PhD; María I. García-Sánchez, PhD; Lucienne Costa-Frossard, MD; Mercedes Espiño, PhD; Ernesto Roldán, PhD; Dolores Páramo, MD; Miguel Lucas, PhD;Guillermo Izquierdo, …
MS Research Study and Reports

February 14, 2012

The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) will launch a Phase II clinical trial on TDI 132 (aka: fingolimod/Gilenya(R)) as a potential treatment for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)

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Feb 14, 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) will launch a Phase II clinical…
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February 14, 2012

A flowering Tibetan shrub that tricks cells into thinking they are starving could become a weapon against multiple sclerosis and even old age

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February 13, 2012 The roots of the blue evergreen hydrangea (Dichroa febrifuga) have been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine to…
Alternative therapies and devices for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

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