Monthly Archives: July 2007

A Big Step Forward

By admin | Published: July 30, 2007
The big news in the MS world today is the release of information concerning the discovery of two mutated genes that indicate their involvment in the mechanism for the causing of multiple sclerosis.
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Veterans could be key in multiple sclerosis cure

By admin | Published: July 22, 2007
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is keeping an eye on military veterans, especially those who served in the first Persian Gulf war and have since been diagnosed .
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Ottawa bone marrow stem cell transplant trial

By admin | Published: July 22, 2007
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada announced a $2.4 million grant to continue a closely-watched clinical trial involving an experimental bone marrow stem cell transplant therapy.
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GW Pharma forced to hold back on cannabis treatment in UK

By admin | Published: July 21, 2007
The Multiple Sclerosis Trust reacted angrily yesterday to news that the Medical Regulatory Healthcare Agency, the UK’s drug watchdog, is demanding more tests on a treatment for the condition derived from cannabis. Savitex, an oral spray developed by the drugs company GW Pharmaceuticals, is now unlikely to gain regulatory approval in this country until 2009 despite [...]
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