Saturday, May 17, 2014

Friday's News for MSers: 140 New Stories for you: from 10/1 to Thursday 10/25


Babies' Birth Month May Affect MS Risk: Study
A newborn's immune system development, vitamin D levels and risk for multiple sclerosis may be influenced by the month of birth, new research suggests. A study conducted in London found that babies born in May have significantly lower levels of vitamin D and a potentially greater risk for developing MS than babies born in November.

Salty Diet May Help Trigger Multiple Sclerosis, RA
Eating lots of foods loaded with salt may do more than raise your blood pressure: Researchers report that it could also contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases, where the body's immune system mistakenly mounts an attack upon some part of the body.

  Chemicals in marijuana 'protect nervous system' against MS
Chemical compounds found in marijuana can help treat multiple sclerosis-like diseases in mice by preventing inflammation in the brain and spinal cord, according to a study reported in the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology.

Doctors urge multiple sclerosis patients to stop suffering in silence

Toxin-Emitting Bacteria Being Evaluated as a Potential Multiple Sclerosis Trigger

Thousands of Romanians with multiple sclerosis will not get treatment unless funding is increased

GW Pharmaceuticals Announces Successful Closing of Mutual Recognition Procedure for Sativex(R) in France

Opexa Therapeutics Immune Monitoring Program Featured in Neurology Reviews


FDA Investigates Brain Infection-Gilenya Case

Can Teva Survive Its Cash Cow Loss?



8 Ways to Live Better With MS
Managing your life with MS isn't just about dealing with the symptoms you have right now. It's about thinking through what could happen in future -- the possible effects on your job, family, and finances -- and preparing for them.

BrainStorm to Initiate Study for Multiple Sclerosis at Hadassah Medical Center
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (otcqb:BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that it will initiate a pre-clinical study for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center's SPF-grade animal laboratory in Jerusalem. The study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of the Hebrew University.

Statins and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults With Normal Cognition or Mild Cognitive Impairment
Elderly adults with normal cognition at baseline who used statins had a slower rate of annual worsening in CDR-SOB than nonusers.

Multiple Sclerosis and Bladder Control Problems
Bladder control problems occur in at least 80% of people with multiple sclerosis. Because MS interrupts or slows the transmission of signals to and from the brain, the electrical impulses to the muscles that are involved in emptying the bladder can become disrupted.

Adapting Your Home for Multiple Sclerosis
Because daily activities -- including leisure activities -- can cause fatigue more quickly in people with multiple sclerosis, it's important to modify your activity levels. And, because MS can make moving around difficult, making certain changes to your home environment may help conserve energy and increase independence.

Genetic risk factor links Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple sclerosis

Fire Inspector With MS On Verge of Losing His Job

Montel Williams Touts His Juice Diet, Exercise RoutineMontel Williams has launched a new online health and fitness show that will bring viewers  health and science news. We caught up with Williams to get the skinny on the show, and how he stays healthy while living with multiple sclerosis. The TV host told us about his low-calorie diet, rigorous exercise routine and mental calming techniques.





Mountain Brook students "Join the Movement" to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis


When a company with a market capitalization of nearly $56 billion is expected to grow annual earnings by 32% in 2013 and 29% in 2014, you know something good is going on.

Scalp Acupuncture Helps Multiple Sclerosis Into Remission

Battling MS, local triathlete competes in Ironman World Championship, Kona; streaming live Saturday
Lyle Anderson, a Hurricane triathlete battling multiple sclerosis, will defy the odds by competing in the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii on Saturday.

New PET Probe for Myelin in MS
Researchers have developed and are testing a promising new imaging technique that could eventually help diagnose and monitor treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).



Drug trials given healthy cash boost
A New Zealand biotechnology firm says a capital injection from the United States will allow the company to move on to the next stage of trials of a potentially life-changing multiple sclerosis drug.

Definitive imaging has no major link between venous narrowing and multiple sclerosis
The latest study with core subject of major linking between venous narrowing multiple sclerosis was conducted at University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health and published in journal The Lancet. The researchers were quite keen to find out whether the narrowing of the veins from the brain to the heart can be the reason after multiple sclerosis. Through this study they found that such condition is quite common in the people without the disease. They used techniques including ultrasound and catheter venography to examine their point properly.

New Strategy to Treat Multiple Sclerosis Shows Promise in Mice
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a set of compounds that may be used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) in a new way. Unlike existing MS therapies that suppress the immune system, the compounds boost a population of progenitor cells that can in turn repair MS-damaged nerve fibers.

Multiple Sclerosis 101: Drug Treatments
A number of drugs have been shown to slow the progression of MS in some people. These are called the disease-modifying drugs. They include:
  • Aubagio (teriflumonide)
  • Avonex (interferon beta-1a)
  • Betaseron (interferon beta-1b)
  • Copaxone (glatiramer acetate)
  • Gilenya (fingolimod)
  • Novantrone (mitoxantrone)
  • Rebif (interferon beta-1a)
  • Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate)
  • Tysabri (natalizumab)

'Raw food diet cured my MS'


Top MS book written by local MS specialists called "Multiple Sclerosis" 

SU Homecoming Committee chooses the Multiple Sclerosis Society ...

‘Stop criminalising the sick for wanting help’

MS Workshop: Living With Multiple Sclerosis

Reproduction and the risk of multiple sclerosis

Five Triggers in Multiple Sclerosis  

29th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS)

Striking a Nerve: MS Cured With an OTC Drug?

Inflammation induces neuro-lymphatic protein expression in multiple sclerosis brain neurovasculature.

Neuropsychological syndromes in multiple sclerosis.

FDA Investigates Brain Infection-Gilenya Case



Cognitive Dysfunction in MS: New Insights and Clinical Management

Variant of common soil-based pathogen found for the first time in a patient with MS

Brainstem PML lesion mimicking MS plaque in a natalizumab-treated MS patient

How experienced community neurologists make diagnoses during clinical encounters

Toxin-emitting bacteria being evaluated as a potential multiple sclerosis trigger


Controlling the Muscle Spasms of Multiple Sclerosis

Leukemia Drug Is Highly Effective MS Treatment: Alemtuzumab Lessens Relapses, Improves Disability

New MS Drug: Q&A How Does Tecfidera Compare With Other MS Drugs?

Multiple Sclerosis and Fatigue

Multiple Sclerosis: Drug Treatments

Europe LOVES 3 DRUGS

Multiple Sclerosis and Stress Management

Living & Managing
Having MS does not define who you are, but it does affect your life. In these pages, you’ll find help for the body and wisdom for the soul. 











Has anyone ever dealt with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) since you've been working and trying to manage the weird symptoms of MS?

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What Not to Prescribe: APA List Aims to Make Patients Safer

Video Game Training Can Boost Cognition

New Kind of Therapy Shows Promise in MS Patients

How Multiple Sclerosis Is Treated

Saskatchewan says multiple sclerosis liberation therapy clinical trial cancelled


Sask. ponders options as MS medical trials in U.S. cancelled

Dear Abby: Stressed-out mother needs some caregiver relief


Leukemia Drug Is Highly Effective MS Treatment
Alemtuzumab Lessens Relapses, Improves Disability

Controlling the Muscle Spasms of Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis: Drug Treatments

Multiple Sclerosis and Stress Management

Living & Managing
Having MS does not define who you are, but it does affect your life. In these pages, you’ll find help for the body and wisdom for the soul. 
Has anyone ever dealt with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) since you've been working and trying to manage the weird symptoms of MS?
  
New MS Drug: Q&A How Does Tecfidera Compare With Other MS Drugs?

Multiple Sclerosis and Fatigue

Leukemia Drug Is Highly Effective MS Treatment
Alemtuzumab Lessens Relapses, Improves Disability

What Not to Prescribe: APA List Aims to Make Patients Safer

Video Game Training Can Boost Cognition

New Kind of Therapy Shows Promise in MS Patients

How Multiple Sclerosis Is Treated

Early Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis With MRI

The Progression of Multiple Sclerosis

Saskatchewan says multiple sclerosis liberation therapy clinical trial cancelled


Sask. ponders options as MS medical trials in U.S. cancelled

New Zealand Biotech Firm Gets US Funding will begin testing the Neural Regeneration Peptides (NRPs) as a possible treatment to multiple sclerosis

Drug restores cells that are missing in MS patients

A sophomore at Dallas High School, Wallace recently completed her Gold Award project titled Walk MS Child Activity Tent at the National Multiple Sclerosis ...

Parkinson’s drug may work on MS

Crippling Multiple Sclerosis Takes Filmmaker on 'Wild Ride' to Be Independent

Drug restores cells that are missing in MS patients

Drs. Oz and Roizen: Parasites as health helpers; antibiotics overload

Multiple Sclerosis: Functional change in brain as cause of cognitive disorders

Pro wrestling show to benefit Stroudsburg woman

Provid Announces Publication on MS Drug Candidate, PV-267

Inspirational Stu Steps Out for Multiple Sclerosis

Jack Osbourne talks MS, cries on 'DWTS'

Iran Launches Mass Production Line of Oral MS Drug '

BrainStorm to Initiate Study for Multiple Sclerosis at Hadassah Medical Center

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MS Society celebrate 60 years

Phoenix MS walks kick off this weekend

MS ‘miracle cure’ doesn’t stand up to scientific scrutiny: Editorial

Service dog needs helping hand
Then she was diagnosed with the syndrome fibromyalgia in 2004 and multiple sclerosis two years later. She later got diabetes as a result of her medication to ...

Sharon Osbourne says her son's multiple sclerosis diagnosis "scared the s**t" out of her.
'The X Factor' judge and rock matriarch has opened up about the agony she endured last year when 27-year-old Jack discovered he had the debilitating disease, which affects the nervous system.

 Dietary Salt Associated With MS Activity 
EMD Serono Makes First Awards as Part of the Company's 1 Million Euro Grant for Multiple Sclerosis Innovation

Can Do MS hires two new staffers  Biomarkers Predict Second MS Attack Childhood Stress Not a Likely Trigger for MS Study Shows New MS Drug Works Long Term Multiple sclerosis update Three Major Advances in Multiple Sclerosis New strategy to treat multiple sclerosis shows promise in mice 
Genmab Announces Positive Top-Line Phase II Results of Ofatumumab in Multiple Sclerosis

UW professor use Kickstarter to fund Multiple Sclerosis documentary A Groundless Theory in Multiple Sclerosis: Not Helpful 
 Controversial Treatment May Not Help MS Patients TSRI scientists identify set of compounds to treat multiple sclerosis in new way

Striking a Nerve: Progressive MS Still Enigmatic