A Statin Improves Performance of Multiple Sclerosis Drug
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 16 Mar 2006 2:01 PM PST
THURSDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- The same researchers who showed that a cholesterol-lowering statin drug might prevent development of full-blown multiple sclerosis are now reporting that statin therapy might improve the performance of existing MS drugs.

Multiple sclerosis not just an adult's disease Stoney Creek News Fri, 17 Mar 2006 8:15 AM PST Caitlin Kernaghan and her mom Terry wear their red MS Band of Hope bracelets every day and will participate in the Super Cities WALK for MS next month to raise awareness and funds for multiple sclerosis. Caitlin was diagnosed with MS when she was eight.

Combining multiple treatments improves multiple sclerosis therapy EurekAlert! Thu, 16 Mar 2006 2:21 PM PST Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) in which white blood cells known as lymphocytes attack the myelin insulation on nerves in the spinal cord and brain.

A Statin Improves Performance of Multiple Sclerosis Drug Health Scout Thu, 16 Mar 2006 3:06 PM PST Dual therapy reduced inflammation, eliminated paralysis in mice, study finds.

MS patient group meets to beat back disease with exercise WIS-TV Columbia Fri, 17 Mar 2006 8:11 AM PST (Fort Jackson) March 15, 2006 - For over a decade, a group whose members suffer from multiple sclerosis - a disabling disease - has faithfully met up at a gym.

Cholesterol Drug Hope in MS Fight RedNova Fri, 17 Mar 2006 5:49 AM PST MULTIPLE sclerosis patients could be helped by drugs developed to reduce cholesterol, doctors revealed yesterday It follows a study showing statins provided an effective therapy for MS in lab tests on mice.

Statins to Help MS RedNova Fri, 17 Mar 2006 5:50 AM PST A DRUG to lower cholesterol could also help multiple sclerosis sufferers, say researchers. Tests on mice with a similar auto-immune condition produced remarkable results when cholesterol busting statin Lipitor was combined with MS drug Copaxone.

Cholesterol-lowering Drug May Stop or Reverse MS, Study Says Bloomberg.com Thu, 16 Mar 2006 2:21 PM PST March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor cholesterol drug may make multiple sclerosis therapies more effective in checking the disease or lessening its severity, according to research done in mice.

Lipitor-Copaxone Combo May Fight MS WebMD Thu, 16 Mar 2006 4:17 PM PST A combination of two currently approved drugs prevents and even reverses paralysis in mice with multiple sclerosis.

Cholesterol wonder drug 'could fight MS'
The Scotsman Thu, 16 Mar 2006 5:52 PM PST
STATINS, the cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs that doctors believe can help prevent heart disease, may also provide an effective therapy for multiple sclerosis, say researchers.