Alnylam Bringing In $101M, Gearing Up For Second IND

BioWorld Online - Atlanta,GA,USA
... RNAi-based treatments for progressive
multifocal leukoencephalopathy, which is
linked in rare cases to the use of Biogen's
multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri. ...

MS drug funding rejected
ic Ayrshire.co.uk - Ayrshire,UK
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)
turned down a request from the manufacturers
of Tysabri for it to be provided by NHS
Scotland. ...

Multiple Sclerosis Charity 'Bitterly Disappointed' at Scottish ...
PR Newswire UK (press release) - London,UK
... The MS Society is 'bitterly disappointed' after
the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) advised
health professionals not to prescribe Tysabri -
the only drug ...

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Tysabri treatment to Scots with multiple sclerosis (MS)
SpiritIndia - New Delhi,New Delhi,India
... is dismayed by the SMC decision to deny
this treatment to around 1,000 Scots living
with rapidly deteriorating MS, by banning the
drug Tysabri (natalizumab). ...

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Natural, soy-based substance might help fight MS, Jefferson neuroscientists find EurekAlert! Mon, 11 Dec 2006 9:40 PM PST (PHILADELPHIA) -- A natural substance made from soy appears to have amazing restorative powers when given to animals with a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disease.

Ban Hits Ms Sufferers RedNova Tue, 12 Dec 2006 1:13 AM PST MULTIPLE sclerosis sufferers yesterday hit out at a decision not to allow a breakthrough drug to patients. They are furious that the Scottish Medicines Consortium refused to let the drug Tysbari be issued on the NHS on cost grounds.

NHS Scotland rejects use of new drug for MS The Scotsman Mon, 11 Dec 2006 5:55 PM PST MULTIPLE sclerosis campaigners expressed dismay yesterday as a breakthrough treatment for the disease was rejected for use on the NHS in Scotland.

Marijuana authorized for medical use for first time in Finland AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 12 Dec 2006 5:45 AM PST Finland has for the first time granted a sick person a prescription for a marijuana-based painkiller.

Botulinum toxin eases swallowing problems Reuters via Yahoo! News Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:17 AM PST Swallowing difficulties experienced by some people with nerve damage resulting from diabetes can be relieved by injections of botulinum toxin, better known as Botox, Italian doctors report.

Serono Announces Initiation of the Reflex Trial to Evaluate New Formulation of Rebif(R) in Patients at Risk of ...
RedNova Tue, 12 Dec
20061:15 AM PST
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 12 /PRNewswire-F