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Some comments and observations from the 2010 ECTRIMS meeting in Sweden.
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Procedure, Risk, And Politics
An Ontario man with multiple sclerosis died of complications after a controversial treatment in Costa Rica to open up his neck veins.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/11/18/multiple-sclerosis-vein-death-costa-rica-mostic.html#ixzz15kxVwxal
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Medical Marijuana
South Dakota voters have rejected Measure 13 which had been designed to provide patients access to marijuana for medicinal purposes.
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Stem Cell Treatment For “Early Stage”
Scientists were able to reverse some disabity in MS patients who had not developed significant neuro-degeneration. The treatment uses the patient’s own stem cells that have been harvested from bone marrow and reintroduced into the patient after their immune system has been stripped of all antibodies. The harvested stem cells proceed to rearm the bodies [...]
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Pill is Promising
Merck has developed a pill and the claims for it are spectacular. The effectiveness is claimed to be better than any existing maintenance therapies and the manufacturer is now in the process of requesting a fast approval from European and American regulatory agencies.
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Campath Trial Encourages Researchers
Alemtuzumab (Campath) showed promise in a recent trial involving approximately 300 MS patients. The drug which was developed for the treatment of leukemia and is marketeted by Genzyme actually reduced relapses and even appeared to improve functioning for a small percentage of participants. The drug is slated to begin phase 3 trials and if results [...]
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Gene Provides Diagnosis Clue
Typically patients presenting with just one symptom associated with multiple sclerosis may be given a diagnosis of clinically isolated syndrome and left hanging without benefit of any of the disease modifying therapies that could slow progression of multiple sclerosis, which many of these patients end up developing. Now researchers have identified gene activity that shows [...]
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Spinal Cord Map
An atlas of the mouse spinal cord that connects genes to functioning will help researchers develop therapies and deepen understanding of injuries and disease.
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Caffeine
I ignored this item when first encountering it a few days ago because it seems caffeine is one of those drugs that gets attention for being either good or bad for you only to have a reversal in the media months or even days later. Right now it is of interest to persons with muliple sclerosis [...]
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