Withdrawn MS drug returns to market EurekAlert! Thu, 24 May 2007 8:23 AM PDT Dallas ? May 23, 2007 -- Just months after receiving FDA approval, natalizumab, a medication for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory disorders, was voluntarily withdrawn by its manufacturers after three patients developed a brain infection known as Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML). Natalizumab has recently been re-approved by the FDA, and a ...

Natural Immune-Control System May Aid Treatment Of Autoimmune Disease And Tissue Rejection Medical News Today Thu, 24 May 2007 10:04 AM PDT The immune system's ability to police itself may offer a new method of arresting the cells responsible for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and for the rejection of transplanted organs and tissues, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report in a study in the May issue of the journal Immunity, available online. [click link for full article]

MS Sufferer Campaigns for District Nurses RedNova Wed, 23 May 2007 11:06 PM PDT By BLUNDELL, Kay MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS sufferer Phillip Segedin hopes the pen will prove its might as he battles to retain his quality of life -- going to church, watching rugby and heading out to the movies.

2007 Charcot Award Winner: Professor Alastair Compston PhD, FRCP Medical News Today Wed, 23 May 2007 12:05 PM PDT The 2007 winner of the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation's (MSIF) prestigious biennial Charcot Award for a lifetime achievement in research into the understanding or treatment of multiple sclerosis is Professor Alastair Compston. [click link for full article]

Researchers Press DEA to Let Them Grow Marijuana Washington Post Wed, 23 May 2007 7:17 PM PDT Armed with a legal decision in their favor, scientists and advocates of medical research on marijuana pressed the Drug Enforcement Administration yesterday to allow them to grow their own, saying that pot supplied by the government is too hard to get and that its poor quality limits their research.

StockMarketNewsAlert.Com Issues New Trade Alert for Micromet, Inc. RedNova Thu, 24 May 2007 10:09 AM PDT BOCA RATON, Fla., May 24, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- StockMarketNewsAlert.com issues New Trade Alert for Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq:MITI). According to Marco D'Alonzo at First Equity Group Inc., recent news flow from the company has been very positive. Micromet, Inc.

Kind hearts pay up in memory of Jambo The Scotsman Thu, 24 May 2007 4:18 AM PDT THE family of a Hearts fan who died just a few hours after holding the Scottish Cup in his hospital bed has raised thousands of pounds in his memory.

Medical marijuana use initiative launches in Mich. Detroit News Wed, 23 May 2007 11:32 PM PDT An initiative that would allow seriously ill Michigan residents to use marijuana as a pain reliever without repercussions will be launched this week, The Coalition for Compassionate Care announced Wednesday.

Orchestra Therapeutics to Present at Red Chip Small-Cap Investor Conference RedNova Thu, 24 May 2007 7:07 AM PDT CARLSBAD, Calif., May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orchestra Therapeutics, Inc.

Micromet and Nycomed Enter Into Exclusive Worldwide Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize Anti-GM-CSF Antibodies ...
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Bethesda, Maryland, and Roskilde, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) - Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI) and Nycomed today announced an agreement under which the two companies will collaborate on the development of anti-GM-CSF antibodies that may be useful ...