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Designer t-cells suppress multiple sclerosis in mice: study  -  25 Mar 2008
AFPCHICAGO (AFP) — A new drug currently being tested in humans has been found to suppress multiple sclerosis and other auto immune diseases in mice,

Blood cell development offers hope in fight against multiple sclerosis  -  25 Mar 2008
The Tech Herald,A new T-cell generating drug may help in treating MS Photo: Multiple sclerosis. Credit: dominikgolenia/Flickr T-cells are a form of white blood cell which

Santilli family to be roof-bound for Multiple Sclerosis Society  -  25 Mar 2008
Uniontown Herald Standard,By Rebekah Sungala, Herald-Standard Raising money to find a cure for multiple sclerosis is just something the Santilli family does.

Diagnosis: MS: Dr. Kym Furney, who has multiple sclerosis, shares ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),24--She still remembers the denial, fear, anger and depression that followed her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2000. "When you're told you have MS and

Genetic advances, new drugs advance battle against MS  -  25 Mar 2008
Asbury Park Press,..."I have a patient who is 6 years old," said Dr. Daniel Kantor, director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center at the University of Florida.

Dancing gives woman hope  -  25 Mar 2008
Worcester Telegram,Almost five years later, she is organizing a dancing fundraiser to raise money for research toward a cure for multiple sclerosis.

Loss of Mobility Found to Impact Quality of Life and Emotional and ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body and stops people from moving. Every hour in the United States,

When the Disease Eludes a Diagnosis  -  25 Mar 2008
New York Times,I recalled this story when I learned recently that my longtime patient Lucy’s new neurologist was questioning whether she had multiple sclerosis,

Rain Pryor to host MS benefit at The Hippodrome  -  25 Mar 2008
Baltimore Times,...by Nakia Herring Fighting multiple sclerosis (MS) is not just the cause of the week for actress, comedienne, author and singer Rain Pryor.

Treasured heirlooms lost at Cowboys game  -  25 Mar 2008
Townsville Bulletin,...she didn't think she would lose her most precious possessions – jewellery left to her by her late mother, multiple sclerosis sufferer Vicki Sands.

Hormone Therapy Studied for MS Symptoms  -  25 Mar 2008
WRAL.com,Raleigh, NC — The 400000 Americans who have multiple sclerosis treat their symptoms with prescription drugs, but a hormone produced by pregnant women may be

How Government Adds To Ranks of Uninsured  -  25 Mar 2008
Wall Street JournalThat is when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an often-debilitating disease that attacks the central nervous system. Today, two years after her MS

Embryo row rages in backyard of Catholic MP  -  25 Mar 2008
Scotsman,..."In former mining communities, there is a disproportionately high number of young men with multiple sclerosis. People on a daily basis see these individuals

Living a normal life with MS  -  25 Mar 2008
Manchester Evening News,Dad-of-four Gavin is one of the stars of a very special inspirational fashion show - featuring volunteers affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).

Eye Test Peers Into Heat-related Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms  -  Mar 22, 2008
Science Daily (press release)23, 2008) — A bodysuit that heats or cools a patient, combined with painless measurements of eye movements, is providing multiple sclerosis researchers at

Europe's CHMP recommends approval of Novartis's multiple sclerosis ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Forbes,...it issued a positive opinion on Novartis AG's multiple sclerosis drug Extavia, which is based on the same active ingredient as Bayer AG's Betaferon.

Annual walk raises funds to find cure multiple sclerosis  -  Mar 22, 2008
BlueRidgeNow.com,By Jessica Goodman The effects of multiple sclerosis can be devastating to go through. Linda Harney of Flat Rock has watched her sister struggle with the

MS Benefit Dinner For Multiple Sclerosis  -  Mar 22, 2008
Laval News,The Multiple Sclerosis Association of Laval is pleased to invite you to the 1st Edition of its Benefit Dinner, to be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2008,

The Fox steps out in support of Connecticut residents battling MS  -  Mar 24, 2008
Stamford Plus Magazine,By Press Release Fairfield County ’s only classic rock station, 95.9 The Fox, is teaming up with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,

Kansas City multiple sclerosis chapter to host open house  -  Mar 12, 2008
Kansas City Star,Joe Carlisle knows all about how isolating multiple sclerosis can be. He’s been living with the disease for 27 years. But Carlisle also knows how technology

Information centre launched to aid Flintshire MS sufferers  -  Mar 24, 2008
Wrexham Leader,By Kate Forrester A NEW scheme has been launched to help support sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis in Flintshire. The Multiple Sclerosis Support Centre,

UW researchers look for multiple sclerosis cure  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Reporter,By Karla Breister Can worms cure multiple sclerosis? A University of Wisconsin research team is hoping to find out. According to UW-Madison's School of

Pregnancy hormone shows promise for treating multiple sclerosis  -  Mar 19, 2008
WSBT-TV,By Beth Boehne (CBS) — It's estimated some 400000 Americans have multiple sclerosis or MS. Current drugs can help the condition but researchers now believe

FNC’s Janice Dean Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis  -  Mar 9, 2008
FOXNewsDiagnosed two-and-a-half years ago with multiple sclerosis, Dean recently made the decision to go public with her condition. “I’ve been thinking about it

Multiple Sclerosis Society  -  Mar 12, 2008
Guardian,Development team on a number of projects, programmes, meetings and events that develop professional services for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis.

Living with Multiple Sclerosis  -  Mar 19, 2008
Le Provacteur (subscription),But what really makes Jeannie stand out is her determination to live life to the fullest and use her experience with Multiple Sclerosis to help others.

Fox News' Janice Dean reveals she has multiple sclerosis  -  Mar 13, 2008
Houston Chronicle,...that takes on additional significance in light of her decision this week to disclose that she was diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago with multiple sclerosis.

Support Walk MS  -  Mar 24, 2008
St. George Daily Spectrum,Every 60 minutes someone in America is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The 5Rs to helping people with multiple sclerosis  -  Mar 20, 2008
Communitycare.co.uk,Sally Laws, 49, has lived with multiple sclerosis for over 20 years. But despite having a family to care for her over that time, the di sease put a strain

Scooting for Multiple Sclerosis  -  Mar 8, 2008
ABC Online,A 58 year old Hobart woman with multiple sclerosis is travelling around Tasmania on a motor scooter to raise money for research into the disease.

They tried to put me in a wheelchair but I said no, no, no ... Amy ...  -  Mar 22, 2008
Daily Mail,Then, seven years ago, she suffered a total collapse and after a barrage of tests was finally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. By her own admission,

A closer look at multiple sclerosis  -  Mar 17, 2008
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com,STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder, which affects the brain and spinal cord. Approximately 2.5 million people in the

From Multiple Sclerosis, a Multiplicity of Challenges  -  Mar 3, 2008
New York Times,By JANE E. BRODY When it comes to understanding, preventing and treating chronic diseases, multiple sclerosis ranks among the most challenging.

Fighting Multiple Sclerosis  -  Mar 17, 2008
North Platte Bulletin,...by Frank Graham (North Platte Bulletin) - 3/17/2008 In honor of National Multiple Sclerosis awareness week, March 10-17, Ella Ochoa of North Platte has

Patsy set for debut on the catwalk  -  Mar 24, 2008
ChronicleLive,The Gateshead schoolgirl remains one of the youngest people ever diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the UK. She was just 14 when the shock news came from

Bestselling author joins the battle against MS  -  Mar 23, 2008
Toledo Blade,..."None of us is really guaranteed the all-blessed life," says the woman who has been bruised herself, and who arrived at the cause of multiple sclerosis

Opexa's DSMB recommends continuation of Phase II multiple ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...of its ongoing 150-patient Phase IIb safety and efficacy study of Tovaxin in multiple sclerosis recommended that the trial be continued as scheduled.

CD review Guitarist transcends pain of his MS by composing  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,It's not unlike the McMinnville composer's own journey with multiple sclerosis. After an attack of the disease in 2005 that impaired his ability to see,

Practicing Patients  -  Mar 21, 2008
New York Times,That connection had been severed by his multiple sclerosis. And once again, Small was left with the feeling that, as he described it, “I’m up to my waist in

2 Minute Toner - Exercises for People with Multiple Sclerosis  -  Mar 16, 2008
Henderson Gleaner,Focus: Improve balance Equipment: Swiss ball 1Sit on the Swiss ball with your back straight and your knees bent at a 90-degree angle.

Sharing the story of Multiple Sclerosis  -  Mar 13, 2008
Worthington Daily Globe,This week is known nationwide as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness week, and at the State Capitol, we recently designated March 11 as “MS Day on the Hill.

Accentia Biopharmaceutical's Revimmune Receives the Frost ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),If approved, Revimmune would be the first product capable of restoring neurological function in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS).

Endless Pools, Inc. And National Multiple Sclerosis Society Raise ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Endless Pools, Inc., the manufacturer of counter-current swimming pools for residential and commercial use, has teamed with the National Multiple Sclerosis

Researcher with ALS finds solace in expertise  -  Mar 21, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,That puts it on a par with better known diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. Yet because ALS is so rapidly fatal, the number of patients living with the

Managing Multiple Sclerosis  -  Mar 13, 2008
North American Press Syndicate,...(NAPSI)-If you or someone you care about is ever among the 200 people who learn they have multiple sclerosis (MS) every week, science may have good news for

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week  -  Mar 13, 2008
KLAS-TV,Every hour, someone in this country is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The debilitating disease currently affects some 300000 Americans.

Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Summary of Positive ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and two or more relapses within the last two years. Patients with secondary progressive multiple

Red Bank wait staff gives tips to MS walk  -  Mar 23, 2008
Asbury Park Press,..."Multiple sclerosis has not stopped me from getting around," said Wass, who said she has been living MS for about 20 years and uses a cane, walker,

GOVERNOR SPITZER AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PATERSON PROCLAIM MARCH ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Media Newswire (press release),Governor Eliot Spitzer and Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson today proclaimed March 10-17 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, honoring the more than

Top Multiple Sclerosis Myths Debunked  -  Mar 12, 2008
North American Press Syndicate,...(NAPSI)-More than 400000 Americans are affected by multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic and disabling disease that affects the central nervous system.

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