Friday, May 16, 2014

22 MS HEADLINES FROM TODAY'S NEWS FOR DOCS, NURSES & PATIENTS

TOP 10 MYTHS ABOUT MS

Biogen's New Multiple Sclerosis Pill Tecfidera Sales: $192 Million.

FDA Approves New Drug for Major Depression

Salt a Culprit in Autoimmune Disease?



Patient Death Likely Unrelated to Multiple Sclerosis DrugWall Street Journal-Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB) said Monday that a patient who had been taking itsmultiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera had died but that, at this time, it doesnot appear the treatment caused the death. The patient was not takingTecfidera at the time of death

Elevated relapse rates in pediatric compared to adult MS persist for at least 6 years

The case for vitamin D supplementation in multiple sclerosis

Potential therapeutic mechanism of K+ channel block for MS

Sodium imaging as a marker of tissue injury in patients with multiple sclerosis

Escondido Woman Takes A Different Path In Her Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis

Barkingside mum overcomes multiple sclerosis and son's stroke to set up business

Gray Matter Pathology in MS: Neuroimaging and Clinical Correlations.

Quantifying gait impairment using an instrumented treadmill in people with multiple sclerosis: Conclusion. The instrumented treadmill may be an effective tool in assessing ambulation capabilities of people with MS.

Association between multiple sclerosis risk-associated SNPs and relapse anddisability - a prospective cohort study

Combining HLA-DR risk alleles and anti-Epstein-Barr virus antibody profiles to stratify multiple sclerosis risk  

Comparison of deep gray matter lesions on magnetic resonance imaging among adults with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, multiple sclerosis, and neuromyelitis optica

Tumor necrosis factor is elevated in progressive multiple sclerosis and causes excitotoxic neurodegeneration

Prevalence of Radiologically Isolated Syndrome and White Matter Signal Abnormalities in Healthy Relatives of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

The clinico-radiological paradox in multiple sclerosis: novel implications of lesion size

No evidence for a role of rare CYP27B1 variants in Austrian multiple sclerosis patients