Cigarette Smoking May Accelerate Disability In Those With MS
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... nine had primary-progressive MS -- steady worsening from onset; and 90 had secondary-progressive MS, characterized by occasional attacks and sustained ...
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Phase 2 Data Show Daclizumab Significantly Reduced Multiple Sclerosis Lesions In Patients Receiving Interferon Beta ...
Medical News Today Fri, 12 Oct 2007 1:17 AM PDT
Biogen Idec Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) and PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (Nasdaq: PDLI) announced that Phase 2 data demonstrated a significant reduction in new or enlarged gadolinium-enhancing lesions when daclizumab is added to interferon beta therapy in patients with active relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). [click link for full article]

Familial MS May Be More Destructive
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 12 Oct 2007 6:00 AM PDT
FRIDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Multiple sclerosis that runs in families appears to cause more severe brain damage than the non-familial form, say University at Buffalo researchers.

MS That Runs in Families May Be Worse
WebMD Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:45 AM PDT
Multiple sclerosis may cause more severe brain damage in patients who have a relative who had multiple sclerosis, a study shows.

Familial MS May Be More Destructive
KOLD News 13 Tuscon Fri, 12 Oct 2007 7:27 AM PDT
FRIDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Multiple sclerosis that runs in families appears to cause more severe brain damage than the non-familial form, say University at Buffalo...

New TYSABRI(R) Data to Be Presented at the European Committee for ...
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
The proportion of disease-free patients over two years was significantly higher in the TYSABRI-treated group compared with the placebo group regardless of ...
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Biogen Idec Says Icahn Expressed Interest in Buying (Update4)
Bloomberg - USA
Regulators allowed Biogen and its partner Elan Corp. to resume selling the drug, Tysabri, last year because of its effectiveness. Biogen last month forecast ...
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Teva reports positive data for MS drug
CNNMoney.com - USA
Copaxone has faced growing competition from Tysabri, made by Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) and Elan Corp. That drug was approved in 2004, but pulled from ...
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Biogen Idec Exploring Potential Sale
The Associated Press -
The results boosted the stock to its highest level since the company withdrew a newer MS drug called Tysabri in February 2005 because of safety concerns. ...
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Biogen Idec Puts Itself On The Block
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
The company, which makes multiple sclerosis drugs Avonex, Tysabri and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug Rituxan, employs about 3900 people worldwide. ...
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Biogen Idec may consider selling company
BusinessWeek - USA
The company, which makes Rituxan, Tysabri and Avonex, said it has received expressions of interest, including one from investor Carl Icahn. ...
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New Preclinical Data Suggests FTY720 May Repair or Reduce Damage ...
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
This mechanism of action may be in addition to the established anti-inflammatory role of FTY720 that is mediated by the reduction of inflammatory immune ...
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To travel hopefully
St. John's Telegram - St. John's,Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada
I've been asked to speak at the 15th Interurban Conference on Spinal Cord Injury, sponsored by McMaster University in Hamilton. No problem. ...
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NeoStem Announces Opening Of Las Vegas Adult Stem Cell
BioResearch Online (press release) - Horsham,PA,USA
New York - NeoStem, Inc., a biotechnology services company capitalizing on breakthroughs in the burgeoning field of adult stem cell therapeutics, ...
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Biogen Idec and Elan's data supports use of Tysabri
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The proportion of disease-free patients in the Affirm (Antegren safety and efficacy in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis) study was determined based ...
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MS That Runs In Families Appears More Severe Than Non-familial MS
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Of these patients, 478 had relapsing-remitting MS, involving acute attacks with full or partial recovery; 222 had secondary-progressive MS, characterized by ...
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ECTRMS: Family History Worsens MS Severity
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
Among them, 478 had relapsing-remitting MS, 222 had secondary-progressive disease, 30 had primary-progressive MS, and 29 had experienced their first ...
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