HEALTH & FITNESS: 50-mile walk is part of woman's journey with MS
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sun, 09 Jul 2006 6:46 PM PDT
In 1999, the year Robyn Hulsey turned 40, she bought her first home: a beautiful town house in St. Charles with rooms on three levels. Shortly after she closed on the home, Hulsey learned she had multiple sclerosis, a condition that may someday force her to use a walker or a wheelchair.

European Commission Approves Revision of Therapeutic Indication for Rebif(R) RedNova Mon, 10 Jul 2006 3:15 AM PDT GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Serono (virt-x:SEO and NYSE: SRA) announced today that the European Commission has approved an update of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) of Rebif(R) (interferon beta-1a), in order to align it with current medical practice.

Grassroots Effort RedNova Mon, 10 Jul 2006 3:13 AM PDT By Anonymous TV talk-show host Montel Williams spoke to state legislators last week, urging the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee to support a bill to legalize medical marijuana in New Jersey.

Medivir, Interim Report, 1 January - 30 June 2006 RedNova Mon, 10 Jul 2006 6:31 AM PDT Medivir (STO:MVIRB): -- Phase III

Magellan Health paying $210M for Orlando firm BizJournals Sun, 09 Jul 2006 10:30 PM PDT Magellan Health Services Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Orlando-based Icore Healthcare LLC, a privately held specialty pharmaceutical management firm, for $210 million in cash and stock.

health calendar Pioneer Press Mon, 10 Jul 2006 1:04 AM PDT Through July Wellness workshops. Chaya Cohen holds workshops on essential oils, vaccines, healing oils and nutrition in St. Paul. Various dates, times and costs. For reservations, call 651-295-3455.

Importance of T cells in the prevention of autoimmune diseases
News-Medical-Net Sun, 09 Jul 2006 4:38 PM PDT
Centenary scientist Associate Professor Barbara Fazekas de St. Groth, a leader in inflammatory bowel disease research, has demonstrated for the first time the important role of T cells in the prevention of autoimmune diseases in humans.