multiple sclerosis treatment

Patients using Avonex have few site reactions

harminka — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:41:22 -0500

Data from an observational phase IV study of 499 patients entitled The Swiss MS Skin Project show that multiple sclerosis (MS) patients taking AVONEX (interferon beta-1a IM) reported significantly fewer injection site reactions (ISRs) compared to patients on Betaferon® (interferon beta-1b), Copaxone® (glatiramer Acetate) or Rebif ® (interferon beta-1a).

Researchers reverse multiple sclerosis in animals

harminka — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:51:45 -0500

A new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) completely reverses the devastating autoimmune disorder in mice, and might work exactly the same way in humans, say researchers at the Jewish General Hospital Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and McGill University in Montreal.

Multiple Sclerosis Patients Are Compliant With Specialty Pharmacy

harminka — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:39:04 -0500

Multiple sclerosis patients managed by a specialty pharmacy program were more compliant with medication, and had a lower risk of being hospitalized for Multiple sclerosis than those who were not managed by a specialty pharmacy program, according to a study completed by HealthCore, Inc.

New pill to treat Multiple sclerosis

harminka — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:16:22 -0500

A new drug for multiple sclerosis can dramatically reduce the chances of a relapse or a deterioration of the condition, according to a new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London.

Bonanza of new oral drugs offers hope for multiple sclerosis patients

harminka — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:13:14 -0500

Years of scientific research on multiple sclerosis (MS) are showing signs of paying off, with almost a dozen potential new drugs in the final stages of clinical trials and moving toward pharmacy shelves, according to an article scheduled for the April 6 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

Multiple sclerosis research charges ahead with new mouse model of disease

harminka — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:28:02 -0600

A new study highlights the role of a charge-switching enzyme in nervous system deficits characteristic of multiple sclerosis and other related neurological illness.

Interferon could be key to preventing or treating multiple sclerosis

harminka — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:49:59 -0500

Multiple sclerosis (MS) results when the body's own defense system attacks nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. Now scientists led by John Russell, Ph.D., at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that interferon-gamma plays a deciding role in whether immune cells attack and injure the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) in mice.

BG-12 significantly reduced brain lesions in multiple sclerosis

harminka — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:05:05 -0500

Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) today announced the publication of Phase IIb data showing that a 240 mg three-times-daily dose of the company's novel oral compound, BG-12 (BG00012, dimethyl fumarate), reduced the number of new gadolinium enhancing (Gd+) lesions by 69 percent in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) when compared to treatment with placebo (p<0.0001).

New hope for multiple sclerosis sufferers

harminka — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:06:27 -0500

esearch indicates drug not only stops the disease from advancing but may also restore lost function in many patients

Milestone for cannabinoid MS study

harminka — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:42:27 -0500

The CUPID (Cannabinoid Use in Progressive Inflammatory brain Disease) study at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth has reached an important milestone with the news that the full cohort of 493 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been recruited to the study.

Best treatment for MS may depend on disease subtype

harminka — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:48:02 -0500

Animal studies by University of Michigan scientists suggest that people who experience the same clinical signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have different forms of the disease that require different kinds of treatment.

Prozac may help to curb disease activity in multiple sclerosis

harminka — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:26:49 -0500

The antidepressant Prozac may help to curb disease activity in the relapsing remitting form of multiple sclerosis (MS), reveals preliminary research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.