Many MS Patients Miss Out on Effective Drugs HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 26 Apr 2007 9:02 AM PDT THURSDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) -- Many multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in the United States are not taking or being prescribed immunomodulatory agents (IMAs) to treat the disease, even though the drugs reduce the frequency of relapse and slow disease progression.

Many MS Patients Miss Out on Effective Drugs HealthCentral.com Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:28 AM PDT Copyright ? 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved.

New blood test can diagnose and monitor treatment of Parkinson's disease EurekAlert! Thu, 26 Apr 2007 6:08 AM PDT While Florey researchers have also created a genetic test for PD (10% of PD cases are caused by genetic factors), this new test has a broader application by screening for many different types of PD and monitoring treatment, as well as measuring the effectiveness of drugs being developed to treat the disease.

Spending on biotech drug prescriptions rising Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 25 Apr 2007 2:28 PM PDT Biotech drugs will comprise a quarter of all spending on prescription drugs in five years, driven by broader uses for cancer and arthritis treatments, according to a study released on Wednesday.

Study Supports Cost-Effectiveness of Medtronic's Spasticity Treatment for Children With Cerebral Palsy RedNova Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:34 AM PDT A new study published in the current issue of the Journal of Child Neurology indicates that a treatment from Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), for spasticity in children with cerebral palsy improves their quality of life and is cost-effective compared to other established cost-effective treatments.

Pinning Your Hope On ... Acupuncture RedNova Thu, 26 Apr 2007 2:16 AM PDT By Bowling, Allen C; Stewart, Tom CAM stands for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a group of diverse therapies and products that are neither part of conventional medicine as taught in U.S. medical schools, nor generally available at U.S. hospitals.

New Blood Test Can Diagnose and Monitor Treatment of Parkinson's Disease RedNova Thu, 26 Apr 2007 2:19 AM PDT MELBOURNE, Australia, April 26 /PRNewswire/ --

New Clue to MS Relapses RedNova Thu, 26 Apr 2007 2:16 AM PDT By Anonymous In the healthy human body, immune cells enlisted to fight an infection will "self-destruct" once the bacteria or viruses have been eliminated.

Study Finds Vitamin D May Lower MS Risk
RedNova Thu, 26 Apr 2007 2:16 AM PDT
By Anonymous Got vitamin D? Unless you're taking supplements, drinking fortified milk, or eating a lot of fish, you're probably not getting enough.