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Naked DNA Vaccination May Conquer Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis

...of overcoming autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. The vaccine is current... being successfully tested in animals. In multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the body essentially attacks itself, causing inflammation. In MS...

Antidepressants come in handy for patients on treatment for hepatitis, cancers and multiple sclerosis

...eatment of certain cancers, hepatitis and multiple sclerosis with interferon therapy is that while the treatment can extent life, it can seriously spoil its quality. Alpha interferon a drug used to fight these diseases can cause crippling depression. A new research now shows that the use of an antidepressant...

Cannabis for pain

...n.// Subjects were mostly patients with multiple sclerosis or spinal injury. Nine had used marijuana regularly in the past, while the remainder were 'na?ve': they had either not used it at all, or had tried it infrequently. The cannabinoid extract was given over eight weeks, and participants' pain levels mon...

Link between athleticism and neurological disease

...lim are more likely to develop. Amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS)// is a rare and invariably fatal neurological condition. It's sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseball player whose career was cut short by it. Oddly, researchers have now discovered a link between being athletic and d...

Protein in eye fights diseases

...s for other// autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes. Scientists from the Schepens...nging the immune response responsible for multiple sclerosis or for the onset of type 1 diabetes," says Taylor. Based on this study, the Schepens Eye Research In...

Sunshine Reduces MS Risk

...ends and holidays. Previous studies show multiple sclerosis is more common at higher latitudes, which generally have lower levels of ultraviolet radiation. Investigators suggest insufficient ultraviolet radiation or vitamin D, or both, may influence the development of multiple sclerosis....

Pain Common in People with MS

Multiple sclerosis is known to cause pain among patients, but studies are lacking on how much pain patients feel or how pain affects their daily lives.// In a new study in the most recent issue of Archives of Neurology, Danish researchers report results from a postal ...

Life Quality For Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

...was conducted among about 200 people with multiple sclerosis ( MS ). Questions posed by the researchers covered...ple of people in the general population. Multiple sclerosis patients in the quality of life survey did report more problems in the areas of physical functioning...

The Importance Of Vitamin D Supplements

...problems, such as diabetes, hypertension, multiple sclerosis and cancer. Researchers looked at the vitamin D levels in 307 adolescents during their annual physical examinations. 74 of the patients were vitamin D deficient, and 14 had severe deficiencies. If researchers use a broader definition of vitamin D d...

Acne Drug Found To Have Dual Benefits

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, disabling disease that affects one i...ated 10 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis with the drug minocycline. Patients had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed before the stud...

Effective Pain Relief For Patients Suffering From Multiple Sclerosis

...ith multiple sclerosis. 24 patients with multiple sclerosis and central pain participated in the study . They...able for patients whose central pain from multiple sclerosis is not sufficiently treated with alternative drugs....

Hope For Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

...nd to protect people with early stages of multiple sclerosis from loss of brain tissue.// Researchers followed up on a previous study which showed that beta interferon injections delayed the progression of symptoms among people with early evidence of MS and found people who have the shots lose less brain tis...

Weight Training Found To Be Effective In Treating MS

Multiple sclerosis is thought to be an autoimmune disorder, where white blood cells attack fatty tissue surrounding nerve fibers of the central nervous system. Statistics show that MS is twice as common in women as in men . // A new study shows weightlifting can help ...

Vitamin D to reduce multiple sclerosis

...tamin D might reduce the risk of having multiple// sclerosis (MS) in women. The study said that women who took ...s who did not take any such supplements. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease of the central nervous system. There is no cure for this disease b...

New drug to multiple sclerosis symptoms

...sity of Vermont College of Medicine, US. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease of the central nervous system. The disease affects the brain and spinal cord and medication till date had only been able to treat the problem symptomatically. One of the symptoms of this disease is called pseudobulba...

Smoking may affect multiple sclerosis

...is. In a study comprising of 201 cases of multiple sclerosis and 1913 control subjects, the researchers had mat...time diagnosis to the habit of smoking. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease of the central nervous system. The disease affects the brain and s...

Low immunity in people with multiple sclerosis may be genetical

...curbing of inflammatory cells// and cause multiple sclerosis may have genes that act likewise. Researchers from...leads to progress of multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease of the central nervous system. There is no cure for this disease b...

Warning Issued by FDA on consumption of the drug Tysabri used to treat Multiple Sclerosis

...he drug meant to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) which was approved by the FDA in 2004. FDA supports the decision to voluntarily suspend marketing of the drug as well as the use of the product in clinical trials. However, it is believed that the drug has a promising role to play in treating...

FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Tysabri, a New Drug for MS

...treating patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). "FDA worked with the company to make sure this information, even though preliminary, was given to physicians and patients as soon as possible and supports their decision to voluntarily suspend marketing as well as the use of the product in cl...

Hyaluronic Acid – A Boon To The Problem Of Premature Infant

...mage repair in neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis has also ben made possible. A link was established...problems in children born prematurely and multiple sclerosis in older children and adults. It has been reported that hyaluronic acid (HA) prevents immature oli...

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