Advocacy, Educational Events, And Community Outreach Highlight The Activities Planned By The Multiple Sclerosis ... Medical News Today Wed, 28 Feb 2007 0:14 AM PST Join the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) in raising awareness for multiple sclerosis (MS) during the month of March. MSAA will be hosting various events designed to expand knowledge, understanding, and support of individuals whose lives are affected by multiple sclerosis. [click link for full article]

Cannabis Based Medicine (Sativex®) Relieves Spasms And Stiffness In People With Multiple Sclerosis Medical News Today Wed, 28 Feb 2007 0:11 AM PST Today, a leading neurology journal - European Journal of Neurology (EJN) reports a study1 which shows that Sativex, a cannabis based medicine, significantly reduces intractable spasms and stiffness (spasticity) in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms of MS, occurring in up to 84% of patients1. [click link for full article]

Harry Potter author blasts Tysabri ban UPI Wed, 28 Feb 2007 9:31 AM PST J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, Wednesday blasted Scotland's ban on Biogen Idec's multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.

Nutra Pharma Announces Partnership with World AIDS Campaign Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 28 Feb 2007 6:30 AM PST BOCA RATON, Fla.----Nutra Pharma Corp. , a biotechnology company that is developing drugs for HIV and Multiple Sclerosis has today announced that it has partnered with the European Union-based World AIDS Campaign to help raise awareness about global AIDS initiatives aimed at eradicating the disease by 2015.

Rowling hits out at NHS ban on costly MS treatment for Scots The Scotsman Tue, 27 Feb 2007 4:22 PM PST JK ROWLING yesterday condemned a decision to deny multiple sclerosis patients in Scotland access to a drug on the grounds of cost.

Neurological Disorders Affect Millions Globally, According To WHO Medical News Today Tue, 27 Feb 2007 2:12 PM PST A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that neurological disorders, ranging from epilepsy to Alzheimer disease, from stroke to headache, affect up to one billion people worldwide. Neurological disorders also include brain injuries, neuroinfections, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson disease. [click link for full article]

Enabling nerve regeneration means evicting the cleanup crew EurekAlert! Wed, 28 Feb 2007 9:02 AM PST Macrophages are the immune cells that engulf and destroy the debris of damaged tissue to enable the healing process to begin. Their presence at the scene of damage is critical, but once their task is complete, it is just as critical that macrophages exit rapidly, ending the inflammatory process and making way for regrowth. In fact, the continued presence of macrophages could damage tissue, ...

AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURER ; Even at 62, There is No Stopping Sir Ranulph Fiennes. His Latest Challenge is to Climb the ... RedNova Wed, 28 Feb 2007 8:42 AM PST By Paul Vallely There is something splendidly barmy about Sir Ranulph Twistleton- Wykeham Fiennes, the aristocratic British explorer who can, it is said, trace his lineage back to Charlemagne.

Is Old-Time Vitamin D a Cheap Wonder Drug? RedNova Wed, 28 Feb 2007 8:41 AM PST By John Fauber MILWAUKEE - It seems too

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