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Multiple Sclerosis

Medications (that I have a separate web page on):

• Provigil (modafinil)

Popular Supplements:

• calcium / evening primrose oil / fish oil / linoleic acid / magnesium / niacin / thiamine / vitamin D / phenylalanine / ginkgo / vitamin B1 / vitamin E / vitamin C

Alternative News:

• High-dose vitamin D may not be better than low-dose vitamin D in treating multiple sclerosis - Science Daily, 10/24/11
• Sun exposure, vitamin D may lower risk of multiple sclerosis - Science Daily, 2/7/11
• Blueberries and other purple fruits to ward off Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's - Science Daily, 12/7/10 - "Eating purple fruits such as blueberries and drinking green tea can help ward off diseases including Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's ... the majority of debilitating illnesses are in part caused by poorly-bound iron which causes the production of dangerous toxins that can react with the components of living systems ... These toxins, called hydroxyl radicals, cause degenerative diseases of many kinds in different parts of the body ... In order to protect the body from these dangerous varieties of poorly-bound iron, it is vital to take on nutrients, known as iron chelators, which can bind the iron tightly" - See blueberry extracts at iHerb and Jarrow green tea extract at iHerb.
• Of bugs and brains: Gut bacteria affect multiple sclerosis - Science Daily, 7/20/10 - "This study shows for the first time that specific intestinal bacteria have a significant role in affecting the nervous system during MS -- and they do so from the gut, an anatomical location very, very far from the brain ... Perhaps treatments for diseases such as multiple sclerosis may someday include probiotic bacteria that can restore normal immune function in the gut… and the brain"
• Vitamin D Exposure in Childhood Linked to Age at Onset of MS - Medscape, 6/10/10 - "For those living in low– to medium–solar radiation areas, the researchers found a significant association between earlier age at onset of symptoms and sun exposure in the fall/winter season between the ages of 6 and 15 years (2.3 years average earlier onset; P = .01). Intake of cod liver oil during childhood produced a 3-year delay in onset"
• Low vitamin D levels are related to MS brain atrophy, cognitive function, studies show - Science Daily, 4/29/10 - "only seven percent of persons with secondary-progressive MS showed sufficient vitamin D, compared to 18.3 percent of patients with the less severe relapsing-remitting type ... Higher levels of vitamin D3 and vitamin D3 metabolism byproducts (analyzed as a ratio) also were associated with better scores on disability tests, results showed, and with less brain atrophy and fewer lesions on MRI scans"
• First evidence that chitosan could repair spinal damage - Science Daily, 4/16/10 - "Cho was amazed to see that the spinal cord was completely dark. None of the dye had entered the nerve cells. Chitosan had repaired the damaged cell membranes ... Next Cho tested whether a dose of chitosan could prevent large molecules from leaking from damaged spinal cord cells. Testing for the presence of the colossal enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), Borgens admits he was amazed to see that levels of LDH leakage from chitosan treated spinal cord were lower than from undamaged spinal cords. Not only had the sugar repaired membranes at the compression site but also at other sites where the cell membranes were broken due to handling. And when the duo tested for the presence of harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS), released when ATP generating mitochondria are damaged, they found that ROS levels also fell after applying chitosan to the damaged tissue: chitosan probably repairs mitochondrial membranes as well as the nerve cell membranes"
• Exercise helps protect brain of multiple sclerosis patients, study suggests - Science Daily, 2/18/10
• Vitamin D for Mom May Lower Baby’s MS Risk - WebMD, 2/9/10 - "We also found the risk of MS among daughters whose mothers were in the top 20% of vitamin D intake during pregnancy was 45% lower than daughters whose mothers were in the bottom 20% for vitamin D intake during pregnancy" - See vitamin D products at iHerb.
• Low vitamin D levels associated with greater risk of relapse in childhood-onset multiple sclerosis - Science Daily, 1/21/10
• The Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis with Inosine - J Altern Complement Med. 2009 May 8 - "These data suggest that the use of inosine to raise serum UA levels may have benefits for at least some MS patients" - See inosine products at iHerb.
• High Doses of Vitamin D Cut MS Relapses - WebMD, 4/28/09
• Vitamin D may be critical to reduce multiple sclerosis risk - Nutra USA, 2/12/09
• Genetic Study Shows Direct Link Between Vitamin D And MS Susceptibility 'Gene' - Science Daily, 2/5/09 - "The research suggests that vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and the early years may increase the risk of the offspring developing MS later in life"
• Vitamin D Linked to Genetic and Environmental Risk for MS - Medscape, 9/26/08 - "Everyone who has examined this from the National Academy of Sciences to the dietary committee of the European Union to a variety of professional organizations all agree pretty much that the amount of vitamin D that people are getting is too low" - See Vitamin D products at iHerb.
• Sunshine 'protective' against MS - BBC News, 7/28/07 - "An earlier study found women who took vitamin D supplements were 40% less likely to develop MS ... Depending on the activity, the twin who spent more hours outdoors had up to a 57% reduced risk of developing MS"
• Vitamin D May Protect Against MS - WebMD, 12/19/06 - "Compared with whites with the lowest levels, those with the highest were found to have a 62% lower risk for developing the disease ... Most multivitamins contain 400 IU of vitamin D, which has been thought to be a sufficient daily dosage. But Finn argues that most people need between 800 and 1,000 IU a day, especially in the winter"
• Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis - JAMA. 2006 Dec 20;296(23):2832-8 - "high circulating levels of vitamin D are associated with a lower risk of multiple sclerosis"
• Can Alpha-Lipoic Acid Improve Multiple Sclerosis? - Dr. Murray's Natural Living, 10/18/06
• Vitamin B3 May Help MS - WebMD, 9/19/06
• The Role of Vitamin D in Multiple Sclerosis - Ann Pharmacother. 2006 May 9
• New Data on Natalizumab Demonstrate Significant Improvement in Cognitive Function in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 9/28/06
• Ginkgo May Ease Some Attention Problems in MS - WebMD, 5/6/05 - "they were assigned to take a placebo or ginkgo biloba (120 milligrams twice daily) for three months ... The ginkgo group shaved four seconds off their time on the Stroop test, a 13% decrease compared with their performance prior to starting ginkgo. The placebo group's time remained unchanged"
• OHSU Study Finds Ginkgo Beneficial For MS Symptoms - Science Daily, 4/28/05
• Ginkgo biloba may improve memory in MS sufferers - Nutra USA, 4/28/05
• Exercise Therapy Builds Strength, Mobility In MS Patients - Science Daily, 3/12/05
• Why we should offer routine vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and childhood to prevent multiple sclerosis - Med Hypotheses. 2005;64(3):608-18 - "Prevention of MS by modifying an important environmental factor (sunlight exposure and vitamin D level) offers a practical and cost-effective way to reduce the burden of the disease in the future generations"
• A Dangerous Treatment for MS? - Dr. Weil, 11/4/04
• Yoga Fights Fatigue in People With MS - WebMD, 6/11/04
• Yoga Reduces Fatigue In Multiple Sclerosis Patients, OHSU Study Finds - Science Daily, 6/10/04
• Sunshine May Lower Multiple Sclerosis Risk - WebMD, 1/14/04
• Vitamin D May Prevent MS - WebMD, 1/12/04 - "women who get doses typically found in daily multivitamin supplements -- of at least 400 international units -- are 40% less likely to develop multiple sclerosis compared with those not taking over-the-counter supplements"
• Try Turmeric for MS? - Dr. Weil, 8/12/03
• High Levels of Sun Exposure Prior to Age 15 Associated with Reduced Risk of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 8/8/03
• Sun Exposure May Reduce Multiple Sclerosis Risk - WebMD, 8/6/03 - "Researchers say the findings suggest there may be a link between multiple sclerosis and insufficient ultraviolet radiation or vitamin D -- or both"
• Multiple Sclerosis: Exercise, Yoga Help - WebMD, 4/4/03
• Echinacea: A Bad Bet for MS? - Dr. Weil, 3/13/03
• An Indian Spice for Alzheimer’s? - Dr. Weil, 6/12/02 - "Curcumin blocked the accumulation of beta-amaloid plaque and also appeared to reduce inflammation related to Alzheimer’s disease in neurologic tissue. The rats fed curcumin also performed better on memory tests than rats on normal diets ... Researchers at the University of Illinois have also found that it helps prevent plaque formation. And preliminary studies at Vanderbilt University suggest that curcumin may block the progression of multiple sclerosis ... only low dose curcumin reduced plaque in the Alzheimer’s disease studies ... Turmeric appears to have significant anti-inflammatory and cancer-protective effects as well"
• Ginkgo May Boost Mental Function in MS - WebMD, 4/18/02 - "Millions of people take the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba in the belief that it boosts brain power, and several studies suggest it improves mental function in some patients with Alzheimer's disease. New research now shows that it may do the same thing for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)."

CME:

• Medscape multiple sclerosis CME courses
• Doctor's Guide multiple sclerosis CME courses
• Dronabinol Offers Modest Relief of Multiple Sclerosis Pain - Medscape, exp. 7/19/05

General Information:

• Multiple Sclerosis - American Academy of Family Physicians
• Multiple Sclerosis - emedicine.com
• Multiple Sclerosis - FamilyDoctor.org
• Multiple Sclerosis - Intelihealth
• Multiple Sclerosis - Veritas Medicine
• Multiple Sclerosis Resource Center - Medscape
• Multiple Sclerosis: Making the Diagnosis, Managing the Disease - Physician's Weekly, 10/18/04
• Treatments for multiple sclerosis - Medifocus.com

Other News:

• Oral drug for multiple sclerosis significantly reduces disease activity and slows disability - Science Daily, 4/11/11
• MS study suggests key role of environmental factor in the disease - Science Daily, 4/28/10
• Statins may slow progression of multiple sclerosis, new study suggests - Science Daily, 4/14/10
• Linking Epstein-Barr Virus To Multiple Sclerosis - Science Daily, 9/14/09
• Virus Responsible For Deadly Brain Disease Found In MS Patients Treated With Natalizumab - Science Daily, 9/9/09
• Blood Pressure Drug May Help Treat MS - WebMD, 8/17/09
• Smoking Associated With More Rapid Progression Of Multiple Sclerosis - Science Daily, 7/14/09
• New Pill To Treat Multiple Sclerosis - Science Daily, 4/29/09
• Could Caffeine Stop MS in Its Tracks? - WebMD, 6/30/08 - "When consumed in large amounts in a newly reported study, caffeine was found to protect against multiple sclerosis by blocking key steps in the development of the disease"
• Cancer Drug Helps Hard-to-Treat MS - WebMD, 6/11/08
• High-dose Immunosuppressant Drug May Reduce Disability In MS Patients - Science Daily, 6/9/08
• Good News for Oral MS Drug Fingolimod - WebMD, 4/16/08
• Rituximab Shows Promise for MS - WebMD, 2/13/08
• Pot Use May Hamper Thinking in MS - WebMD, 2/13/08 - "Marijuana smokers had slower average reaction times on a test that challenged them to process information quickly. And they were more likely to report a history of psychiatric diagnoses, most of which were depression or anxiety diagnoses"
• Combination Therapy Including Antibiotics May Be Beneficial For Multiple Sclerosis - Science Daily, 12/17/07
• Blood pressure drug hope for MS - BBC News, 11/12/07
• Rituximab in Adults With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/17/07
• Alemtuzumab Reduces Relapses, Prevents Accumulation of Disability Compared With Standard Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 10/17/07
• Interferon Beta-1a New Formulation Has Benefits in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/16/07
• No Differences Found Between Interferon Beta-1b and Glatiramer for Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/16/07
• Fluoxetine Shows Promise in Multiple Sclerosis - Medscape, 10/16/07
• Eye Scan May Help Spot MS Damage - WebMD, 10/16/07
• Interferon Beta-1a and Glatiramer Acetate in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/16/07
• Simple Eye Scan Opens Window To Multiple Sclerosis - Science Daily, 10/15/07
• Cigarette Smoking May Accelerate Disability In Those With MS - Science Daily, 10/13/07
• MS That Runs In Families Appears More Severe Than Non-familial MS - Science Daily, 10/12/07
• Antibody May Help Heal MS Nerve Damage - WebMD, 10/9/07
• Disease Activity Increases After MS Patients Stop Drug - Science Daily, 9/12/07
• Interferon beta-1b Promising in Delaying Progression for Patients at Very Beginning of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 8/30/07
• Multiple Sclerosis Patients Benefit From High Dose, High Frequency Interferon Beta - Doctor's Guide, 6/20/07
• Super-Early MS Treatment Best - WebMD, 6/1/07
• Testosterone May Help Treat MS in Men - WebMD, 5/14/07
• New Formulation Interferon Beta-1a Demonstrates Improved Safety for Multiple-Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/07
• Mitoxantrone Can Extend Time to Disease Progression in Worsening Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/7/07
• Ultra-high-field MRI Allows For Earlier Diagnosis Of Multiple Sclerosis - Science Daily, 5/4/07
• Cancer Drug Rituxan Cuts MS Flare-ups - WebMD, 5/1/07
• Multiple Sclerosis Patients Not Receiving Medications To Slow Disease Progression, Research Shows - Science Daily, 4/18/07
• Treatment For MS Also Reduces Vision Loss In MS Patients - Science Daily, 4/16/07
• Pregnancy Hormone Key To Repairing Nerve Cell Damage - Science Daily, 2/21/07
• Benign MS May Not Stay Benign - WebMD, 2/12/07
• Cause Of Nerve Fiber Damage In Multiple Sclerosis Identified - Science Daily, 10/30/06
• FDA Approves Betaseron(R) (Interferon beta-1b) for Use After the First Event Suggestive of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/23/06
• Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis at the First Demyelinating Event Delays Progression - Doctor's Guide, 10/12/06
• 16-Year Follow-Up Data for Interferon Beta-1b Show Positive Impact on Course of Multiple Sclerosis and Mortality - Doctor's Guide, 10/2/06
• Safety and Tolerability of Mitoxantrone for Worsening Multiple Sclerosis Appears Stable in Long Term - Doctor's Guide, 10/2/06
• Age Should Not Deter Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/06
• Four-week Rehab Significantly Improves Fatigue and Functional Deficit in Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/06
• Combination of Modafinil and Interferon-Beta-1a Appears Effective and Safe for Treatment of Cognitive Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/06
• Glatiramer Acetate Shows Positive Impact on Average Relapse Rate and Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis For Up to 5 Years - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/06
• Natalizumab (Tysabri) Reduces Brain Atrophy, Improves Cognition During Second Year of Multiple Sclerosis Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 9/30/06
• New Formulation Rebif for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Lowers Immunogenicity and Improves Tolerability - Doctor's Guide, 9/30/06
• Early Results Promising for MS Drug - WebMD, 9/13/06
• Natalizumab Has Benefits on Disability and Quality of Life in Patients With Relapsing MS - Doctor's Guide, 9/11/06
• Trial Shows Risk of Developing Multiple Sclerosis Significantly Reduced with Interferon Beta-1b Early Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 8/17/06
• FDA Approves Baclofen for Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 8/16/06
• Biogen Idec and Elan Announce Availability of Tysabri (Natalizumab) for Treatment of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 7/24/06
• New Autoinjection Device Designed to Work With Interferon beta-1b Now Available for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 7/12/06
• FDA clears restricted return of MS drug - USA Today, 6/5/06
• Psychiatric Conditions Other Than Depression Common in Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/1/06
• Interferon Beta-1a Reduced Relapses and Stabilized Disability as Measured by Expanded Disability Status Scale - Doctor's Guide, 5/31/06
• Early Treatment Favored For Multiple Sclerosis - Science Daily, 5/23/06
• Depression in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Clue to Better Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 5/17/06
• Long-Term Glatiramer Acetate Injection Study Showed 92% of Multiple Sclerosis Patients Were Walking Unaided After a Mean of 10 Years on Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/06
• Epstein-Barr Virus Might Kick-Start Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/3/06
• Epstein-Barr Virus May Be Associated with Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/11/06
• Long-Term Follow-up Data of Mitoxantrone in Multiple Sclerosis Show Good Safety and Tolerability - Doctor's Guide, 4/7/06
• High Dose Cyclophosphamide Achieves Rapid Clinical Improvements in Early, Aggressive Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/6/06
• Interferon Beta-1b Improvements in Multiple-Sclerosis Patients Maintained Over the Long Term - Doctor's Guide, 4/5/06
• Early Interferon Beta-1b Treatment Thwarts Multiple Sclerosis Progression - Doctor's Guide, 4/5/06
• Combination Appears Safe in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/06
• New Evidence Suggests Statins Could Prove Useful In Treating Multiple Sclerosis - Science Daily, 3/17/06
• Brain disease linked to MS drug worries FDA - MSNBC, 3/6/06
• New Hope for MS Patients? - ABC News, 3/1/06
• MS Drug: No More Rare Disease Cases - WebMD, 3/1/06
• Work and Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 1/25/06
• Fat Hormone Tied to Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 1/12/06
• Immunosuppressive Drug Appears Effective in Reducing New Brain Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 12/16/05
• Azathioprine May Reduce New Brain Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis - Medscape, 12/15/05
• Drug May Slow Down Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 12/12/05
• FDA Sends Out Alert about Alemtuzumab (Campath) - Doctor's Guide, 12/1/05
• Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) Demonstrated Protection Against Neuronal Injury In Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/14/05
• Neurologists Refine Multiple Sclerosis Diagnostic Criteria - Doctor's Guide, 11/10/05
• BENEFIT Study Shows Interferon Beta-1b Delays Development of MS in Patients with First Clinical Signs of Disease - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/05
• Combination Mycophenolate Mofetil (CellCept) and Interferon Beta (Rebif/Betaferon) Safe and Effective in Advanced MS - Doctor's Guide, 10/6/05
• Titration Averts Some Side Effects of Switch From Avonex to Rebif in MS Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/6/05
• Three-year Study Shows Good Efficacy and Safety for Copaxone in MS - Doctor's Guide, 10/5/05
• Doxycycline Could Enhance Interferon Beta 1-a (Avonex) Therapy in Remitting Relapsing MS - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/05
• Study Shows Natalizumab (Tysabri) Plus interferon beta 1-a (Avonex) Reduces Disease Activity - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/05
• Mitoxantrone for Advanced MS Stabilizes Disease and Is Safe - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/05
• Cyclophosphamide Appears to Prolong Immunosuppression After Maximum Cummulative Mitoxantrone Dosing - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/05
• Real-life Mitoxantrone (Novantrone) Study Confirms Efficacy, Safety With Known Risk of Malignancy - Doctor's Guide, 10/3/05
• Most Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Who Continue Therapy Have Reduced Disability, Researchers Report - Doctor's Guide, 10/3/05
• Non-compliance With Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Appears Treatment-related, Affects Quality-of- Life - Doctor's Guide, 10/3/05
• Fatigue and Depression, But Not Cognitive Dysfunction, Significantly Reduces Quality-of- Life in Early MS Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/3/05
• Long-term Use of Glatiramer Acetate (Copaxone) for Multiple Sclerosis Appears Safe and Efficacious - Doctor's Guide, 9/30/05
• Oral Contraceptives Associated with Reduced Risk of MS - Doctor's Guide, 9/14/05
• Patients' Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Type Dictates Effective Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 8/12/05
• Coming to Terms With MS - WebMD, 7/22/05
• Not all Interferon-beta Treatments are Created Equal in Developing Neutralizing Antibodies - Doctor's Guide, 7/14/05
• Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate Injection) May Protect Against Axonal Injury Over the Long-Term in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 6/30/05
• Cyclophosphamide Shows Advantages over Mitoxantrone in Reducing MS Disability - Doctor's Guide, 6/24/05
• Mitoxantrone Effective and Well Tolerated for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Daily Clinical Practice - Doctor's Guide, 6/24/05
• Early Use of Glatiramer Acetate May Mitigate Course of Disease in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 6/24/05
• One-Year Results Show Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Lean Toward Higher Dose of Interferon - Doctor's Guide, 6/24/05
• Higher Doses of Abatacept May Reduce Disease Activity in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Presented at ENS - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/05
• Treatment with Glatiramer Acetate Linked to Greater Disease Stability in Early Multiple Sclerosis: Presented at ENS - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/05
• New Details on Suspension of MS Drug Tysabri - WebMD, 6/9/05
• Smoking Tied to Multiple Sclerosis Progression - WebMD, 4/26/05
• Multiple Sclerosis Patients With Minimal Lesion Burden Continue to Progress, MRI Studies Find - Doctor's Guide, 4/26/05
• No Differences Seen in Interferon Beta Products in QUASIMS Study - Doctor's Guide, 4/22/05
• Long-Term Use of MS Drug Seems Safe - WebMD, 4/18/05
• High-Dose Treatment, High Frequency Dosing Reduce Events in Early Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/15/05
• Pirfenidone Shows Halted Disease Progression, Improvement of Symptoms in Patients With Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/8/05
• Blood Test May Spot Early Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 3/15/05
• New MS drug pulled after patient death - MSNBC, 2/28/05
• Why More Women Get Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 1/27/05
• Baby Siblings May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk - WebMD, 1/25/05
• Sex Hormones May Affect Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 1/18/05
• Abnormalities in Sex Hormones May Contribute to Brain Damage of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 1/18/05
• Stem Cells May Heal Multiple Sclerosis Damage - WebMD, 12/1/04
• Alzheimer’s Drug Improves Memory Of MS Patients - Science Daily, 11/30/04
• First Monoclonal Antibody Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis Approved - Science Daily, 11/25/04
• FDA Approves Innovative Treatment Tysabri (Natalizumab) - Formerly Antegren - for Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/24/04
• Thyroid Hormone May Treat Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 11/11/04
• Aricept May Help Memory in Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 11/8/04
• No Evidence That Glatiramer Acetate Slows Multiple Sclerosis Progression - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/04
• Interferon Beta Therapy May Delay MS - WebMD, 10/21/04
• Immune Therapy Appears To Reduce Risk Of Second Attack Of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms - Science Daily, 10/14/04
• Early Therapy May Alter Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 10/12/04
• Interferon Treatment May Stabilize Multiple Sclerosis Progression As Well As Reduce Attacks - Doctor's Guide, 10/12/04
• Immune Therapy Appears to Reduce Risk of Second Attack of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 10/11/04
• Rebif (Interferon beta-1a) Appears to Provide Significant Clinical Benefits for Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/8/04
• Grey and White Matter Changes Earlier Than Expected in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/6/04
• New High-Tech MRI Shows Earlier Signs of MS - WebMD, 10/5/04
• Hepatitis B Vaccine May Be Linked to MS - WebMD, 9/13/04
• Patients with Multiple Sclerosis May Want to Take Wait-And-See Approach to Medications - Doctor's Guide, 8/31/04
• Study Confirms Benefits of High-Dose, High-Frequency Beta Interferon Regimen in Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 7/20/04
• Statins May Cut Brain Inflammation in MS - Clinical Psychiatry News, 7/04
• New MS Drug Shines in Animal Tests - WebMD, 6/22/04
• Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) Reduces Brain Atrophy in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 6/8/04
• Mothers May Be Origin of Children's Multiple Sclerosis Risk - WebMD, 5/28/04
• Small Trial Shows Daclizumab Add-on Therapy Improves Multiple Sclerosis Outcome - Science Daily, 5/28/04
• Small Trial Shows Daclizumab Add-On Therapy May Improve Multiple Sclerosis Outcome - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/04
• MS and Hodgkin's Lymphoma May Run in Families - WebMD, 5/18/04
• Most With MS Still Enjoy Good Quality of Life - WebMD, 5/17/04
• Cholesterol Drugs May Slow MS - WebMD, 5/13/04
• Copaxone (Glatiramer) Effective in Reducing Multiple Sclerosis Progression Over 10 Years, Study to be Extended - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/04
• High Dose, High Frequency Rebif (Interferon beta-1a) May Result in Sustained Reduction in Accumulation of Brain Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/04
• Alzheimer's Drug May Help Memory in MS Patients - Medscape, 4/27/04
• Chemo Could Help Treat Multiple Sclerosis - Intelihealth, 3/23/04
• Stress Associated with Exacerbations of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/19/04
• Study: Stress Bad for MS - WebMD, 3/18/04
• Widespread Axonal Dysfunction Associated With Fatigue In Patients with Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 2/18/04
• Test Predicts MS Flare-Ups - WebMD, 2/3/04
• MS Progresses Slowly for Most Patients - WebMD, 1/27/04
• Multiple Sclerosis Not as Progressive or Disabling as Once Thought - Doctor's Guide, 1/23/04
• Epilepsy Drug [Keppra] Helps Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 12/16/03
• Anti-Epileptic Drug Levetiracetam Also Effective in Controlling Debilitating Symptom of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 12/16/03
• Imaging Technique May Diagnose Early MS - WebMD, 12/2/03
• Three Recent Independent Publications Confirm that Neutralizing Antibodies Matter in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/27/03
• Cannabis May Help Multiple Sclerosis - WebMD, 11/6/03
• MRI Quickly Clinches Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis - Clinical Psychiatry News Online, 11/03
• Clinical Effects of Copaxone (Glatiramer) or Interferon Therapy Compared to Untreated Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/30/03
• New Blood Test Helps Confirm MS - Doctor's Guide, 10/24/03
• Multiple Sclerosis Tied to Iron in Brain - Doctor's Guide, 10/22/03
• New Study Shows Long-Term Effect Of Avonex (Interferon beta-1a) On Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/03
• Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbation Doubles Following a Stressful Event - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/03
• MRI Allows Earlier Diagnosis, Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis - Medscape, 9/8/03
• Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection) Effective In Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Regardless Of Disease Severity - Doctor's Guide, 8/21/03
• Acute Eye Problem: Possible MS Symptom - WebMD, 7/17/03
• Seropositivity For Antimyelin Antibodies Predicts Relapse In Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 7/10/03
• Study Shows Benefit Of Switch To Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate Injection) For Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/03
• Higher Dose/Frequency Rebif (Interferon beta-1a) Provides Significant Reduction In Frequency Of Multiple Sclerosis Relapses In Patients Who Convert From Avonex - Doctor's Guide, 6/18/03
• Multiple Sclerosis Treatments Face Off - WebMD, 6/3/03
• Rebif (Interferon Beta-1a) More Effective In Reducing Frequency of Relapses in Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/30/03
• FDA Approves Prefilled Syringe for Multiple Sclerosis Therapy, Avonex (Interferon Beta-1a) - Doctor's Guide, 5/29/03
• Stem Cell Study Repairs Multiple Sclerosis-like Nerve Damage - WebMD, 4/16/03
• Child-Onset Multiple Sclerosis More Likely to Have epstein-barr virus Antibodies than Controls - Doctor's Guide, 4/8/03
• Epstein Barr Infection Raises Risk of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/7/03
• Semi-Automated Measure Of Whole-Brain Atrophy In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/03
• Mitoxantrone Shows Promise in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/03
• Early Use of Campath in MS May Decrease Disability - Medscape, 4/3/03
• Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infections Linked to Disease Flare-Ups in Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/3/03
• Zocor for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment - WebMD, 4/2/03
• Statin Appears Promising for MS - Medscape, 4/2/03
• Immunoablation May Aid Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/03
• Ethnicity May Influence Therapeutic Response in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/03
• Cholesterol drug [simvastatin (Zocor)] hints at use as MS treatment - USA Today, 3/31/03
• Multiple Sclerosis Drug, Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate), Does Not Generate Neutralizing Antibodies - Doctor's Guide, 3/27/03
• Association Between Epstein-Barr Virus/Development Of Multiple Sclerosis Confirmed - Doctor's Guide, 3/26/03
• Keppra (Levetiracetam) In Combined With Conventional Treatments May Provide Pain Relief In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/20/03
• Betaseron (Interferon Beta-1b) Gains Expanded FDA Labeling Approval for Treating Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/17/03
• Avonex Linked With Psychiatric Disorders, Other Adverse Effects - Medscape, 3/14/03
• Multiple Sclerosis Treatment With Interferon Drugs Questioned - WebMD, 2/13/03
• Long-term Interferon of Unknown Benefit in MS - Medscape, 2/13/03
• FDA Approves Avonex (Interferon beta-1a) Approved for Patients with Early Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 2/7/03
• Normal Appearing Grey Matter May Have Significant Abnormalities In Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 2/6/03
• Short-Term Correlations Between Clinical And Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 1/31/03
• New Scan May Improve MS Treatment - Intelihealth, 1/28/03
• New Drug [natalizumab] Fights MS and Crohn's Disease - WebMD, 1/2/03
• Exposure To Anaesthetic Gases May Raise Multiple Sclerosis Risk - Doctor's Guide, 12/19/02
• Copaxone Does Not Increase Headache In Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 12/9/02
• Childhood MS: A Silent Epidemic? - Intelihealth, 12/4/02
• Immunoablation and Immunoreconstruction: First Promising Results in Rapidly Advancing MS Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/29/02
• Continuous, Low Dose Prednisone with Interferon Beta 1a Reduces Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Rate - Doctor's Guide, 11/28/02
• Astrocytes in Multiple Sclerosis Plaques May Play Role in Autoimmune Reaction - Doctor's Guide, 11/28/02
• Mycophenolate-Mofetil May Stabilize Patients with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/28/02
• Neurology Study Finds Approved Dose of Avonex (Interferon Beta-1a) Equally Effective as Higher Dose in Treating Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/26/02
• Multiple Sclerosis Patients On Rebif (Interferon Beta-1a) More Likely To Remain Relapse Free Than Patients On Avonex At 48 Weeks - Doctor's Guide, 11/26/02
• Don't Delay MS Treatment - WebMD, 10/25/02
• Early Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis With Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) Delays Accumulation Of Additional Brain Lesions - Doctor's Guide, 10/22/02
• Tremor In Multiple Sclerosis Patients Eased with Glatiramer Acetate Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 10/16/02
• Modafinil Reduces Cytokine-induced Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/16/02
• Statins May Help MS Patients - WebMD, 10/7/02
• Mitoxantrone Monotherapy Associated With Low Incidence of Congestive Heart Failure in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/02
• Sustained Immunological Effects Of Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate Injection) In Patients With MS Treated Over Six Years - Doctor's Guide, 9/25/02
• Pregnancy Hormone May Treat MS - WebMD, 9/24/02
• MS cases on the rise among children - USA Today, 9/22/02
• Betaferon/Betaseron (Interferon beta 1b) Demonstrates Treatment Effect in Patients with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 9/23/02
• Is MS an STD? - WebMD, 9/18/02
• Walking Speed Correlated With Muscle Strength In Multiple Sclerosis Patients With Sensory Loss - Doctor's Guide, 9/2/02
• Survey Of MS Patients Suggests Widespread Use of Cannabis for Pain and Symptom Relief - Doctor's Guide, 8/20/02
• New Criteria Aids In Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis From Single Clinical Episode of Demyelination - Doctor's Guide, 7/29/02
• Disease-Modifying Therapy In Multiple Sclerosis: Major Pan-European Survey Shows Treatment Is Still Delayed - Doctor's Guide, 6/24/02
• MS Discoveries Edge Closer to Cure - WebMD, 5/31/02
• Ventricular Function Decreased In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/31/02
• Botulinum Toxin Improves Urinary Continence in Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Overactive Bladder - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/02
• New Technique That Monitors Water Particles in Brain May Lead to Early Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimers and other Brain Disorders - Doctor's Guide, 4/30/02
• Fine-Tuning Interferon Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis - Medscape, 4/29/02
• High-Dose Interferon Beta 1b Offers More Benefit For Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/25/02
• Alternating Treatment Days Improves MS - WebMD, 4/25/02
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Effective for Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/19/02
• Avonex (Interferon Beta-1a) Provides Long-Term Efficacy in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/19/02
• Copaxone (Glatiramer) Shows Significant, Long-Term Benefit in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/18/02
• Induction Therapy with Mitoxantrone Reduces Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/17/02
• Rebif (Interferon Beta-1a) Appears to Prevent Relapse Better than Avonex (Interferon Beta-1a) in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/17/02
• New MS Treatments: Guarded Good News - WebMD, 4/16/02
• Skin patch purports to relieve MS symptoms - USA Today, 4/1/02
• Hiccups Can Herald MS - Clinical Psychiatry News, 3/02
• Once-Weekly Avonex Shows Better Patient Compliance Than Other MS Treatments - Doctor's Guide, 3/14/02
• Twelve-Year Follow Up of Betaferon (Interferon Beta-1b) in Multiple Sclerosis Shows Sustained Benefits and Tolerability - Doctor's Guide, 3/11/02
• FDA Approves Rebif (Interferon Beta-1a) For Relapsing Forms Of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/8/02
• Multiple Sclerosis Runs in Families - WebMD, 1/24/02
• Brain Scan Helps Tell the Future of MS - WebMD, 1/16/02
• Copaxone (Glatiramer acetate) and Betaseron® (Interferon beta-1b) Yield Statistically Significant Results In Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 12/27/01
• Study Links Multiple Sclerosis, Mono - Intelihealth, 12/26/01
• Epstein-Barr Virus Linked to MS - WebMD, 12/25/01
• Regular Health Check-Ups Important for Women with MS - WebMD, 10/29/01
• Interferon Beta-1b Produces Greater Benefit Than Interferon Beta-1a In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/01
• Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) Shown to Reduce Brain Lesions In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/2/01
• Cooling Vest Improves Symptoms for Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 9/11/01
• Cool News About MS - WebMD, 9/10/01
• MS Society Announces New Guidelines - Intelihealth, 7/11/01
• High-Dose Interferon Beta-1a Decreases Relapse Rate in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 6/22/01
• Antegren (Natalizumab) Looks Promising For Crohn's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/01
• Interferon, Given Early, Keeps Multiple Sclerosis at Bay, But Whether Approach Will Work for the Long-Term Is Unknown - WebMD, 5/17/01 - "We have demonstrated that a very low dose of interferon beta, given within three months of the first attack of multiple sclerosis, is able to reduce by 24% the probability of having a second attack"
• Early Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) Could Decrease Permanent Multiple Sclerosis Disability - Doctor's Guide, 5/11/01
• Double-Drug Therapy, Mitoxantrone/Interferon beta-1b, Shows Benefit in Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/10/01
• Avonex (Interferon Beta-1a) Slows Disability Progression In Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/9/01
• Rebif (Interferon Beta 1a) Appears More Effective Than Avonex (Interferon Beta 1a) In Treating Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/01
• Higher Dose Avonex (Interferon-ß-1a) Not More Effective Than Currently Approved Dose In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/23/01
• Help Available for Depression Triggered by Interferon - WebMD, 3/29/01
• Multiple Sclerosis Drug Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) Reduces Relapses, Sustains Efficacy - Doctor's Guide, 3/28/01 - "relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients treated with the immunomodulator Copaxone (glatiramer acetate for injection) have a significant reduction in number of MS lesions"
• Early, High-Dose Rebif (Interferon Beta-1a) Slows MS Progression - Doctor's Guide, 3/23/00
• Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) Reduces Number Of Relapses In Relapse-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/6/01
• Fears of Hepatitis Vaccine/Multiple Sclerosis Link Unfounded, Flu and Tetanus Immunizations Also Safe for MS Patients - WebMD, 1/31/01
• Antegren (Natalizumab) Promising Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 1/23/01
• Avonex (Interferon Beta-1a) Slows Progression In Secondary Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 1/16/01
• Avonex (Interferon Beta-1a) Has Positive Effect On Cognition In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 12/4/00
• Weekly Avonex (Interferon Beta-1a) Effective In Reducing Disability Progression In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/28/00
• In Multiple Sclerosis, Do Relapses Make Disability Worse? - WebMD, 11/15/00
• Study: Early Treatment Can Limit MS - Intelihealth, 10/17/00
• FDA Approves Novantrone (Mitoxantrone) For Worsening Forms Of Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/13/00
• Cancer Drug Gets FDA OK for MS Treatment - WebMD, 10/13/00
• FDA OKs Multiple Sclerosis Drug - Intelihealth, 10/13/00
• Multiple Sclerosis Patients Susceptible To Accelerated Mental Fatigue - Doctor's Guide, 10/10/00
• Dr. William Stuart on recent advances in treating Multiple Sclerosis - CNN, 10/10/00
• Should Multiple Sclerosis Drug Be Given Earlier? - WebMD, 9/26/00
• Early Avonex (Interferon Beta-1a) Treatment Reduces Risk Of Multiple Sclerosis Development - Doctor's Guide, 9/26/00
• Drug [Avonex] may limit development of multiple sclerosis - CNN, 9/25/00
• Avonex (Interferon beta-1a) Shows Effect on Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 9/11/00
• Sustained Use Of Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) Reduces Relapse Rate In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 8/22/00
• Genetic Link Found Between MS, Autoimmune Diseases - WebMD, 8/8/00
• Interferon Beta-1 Effective In Long-Term MS Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 3/24/00
• Interferon Works Best in Early Stages of MS - WebMD, 5/3/00
• Avonex (interferon beta-1a) helps delay development of multiple sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/3/00
• In the MS Pipeline: A Vaccine, and a Drug That Fights Fatigue - WebMD, 5/2/00
• Betaseron (interferon beta-1b) therapy delays axonal damage in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/00
• Narcolepsy drug, Provigil (modafinil), controls fatigue in multiple sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/00
• Higher doses of beta interferon effective in slowing multiple sclerosis progression - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/00
• Interferon Beta-1 Effective In Long-Term Of MS Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 3/24/00
• Medication Urged For MS Patients - Intelihealth, 3/14/00
• Rebif (Interferon Beta-1a), Given Early, Benefits MS Patients - Doctor's Guide, 2/29/00
• MS Patients Show Significant Improvement With Paclitaxel - Doctor's Guide, 2/28/00
• FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Approval For Novantrone For Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 1/31/00
• Study: Stroke Drugs May Help MS - Intelihealth, 12/29/99
• Early Drug Treatment May Preserve Brain Tissue In MS Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/9/99
• Viagra Effective In MS Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/15/99
• Paclitaxel Shows Benefits In Secondary Progressive MS - Doctor's Guide, 10/15/99
• Viagra Effective In MS Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/15/99
• Copaxone, Betaseron Effective But No Statistically Significant Effect for Avonex - Doctor's Guide, 10/13/99
• Ibuprofen Reduces Side Effects Of MS Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 6/9/99
• Drug Therapy Slows Rate Of Brain Shrinkage In MS - Doctor's Guide, 4/21/99
• Epileptic Drug [Neurontin (gabapentin)] Used To Treat MS Symptom - Doctor's Guide, 4/20/99
• Stress Linked To New Brain Lesions In Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/26/98

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