Drug combination fuels hope for MS fight
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Four years ago, 28-year-old multiple sclerosis patient Karen Ayres was wheelchair-bound and paralyzed. "I was trapped in a body that wouldn't do anything," she says. Now, following an experimental drug treatment, she has regained mobility and is studying for a doctoral degree.
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A drug used to treat Alzheimer&#39;s may also ease memory problems for people with multiple sclerosis, a disease of the brain and spinal cord, according to a study out today.
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Tylenol (acetaminophen), Motrin (ibuprofen), and prednisone are equally effective against the flu-like syndrome that can arise in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with interferon, new research suggests.
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Breakthrough treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) may be just five years away, an Australian leader in stem cell research said yesterday.
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NEW YORK  - The abnormal immune response that leads to multiple sclerosis, or MS, is stronger in African Americans than in whites with the disease, new research indicates. This may partly explain why blacks often experience greater disability.
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25/11/2004 - The first in a completely new class of drug for multiple sclerosis has been approved in the US, opening up a new avenue of treatment for sufferers of the debilitating diseases and potential blockbuster revenues for developers Elan and Biogen
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Drugs given to patients with multiple sclerosis can reduce brain tissue loss and slow down the progression of the illness, scientists said on Friday.
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Today was a day of good news for multiple sclerosis patients: FDA granted approval to a new anti-multiple sclerosis drug Antegren developed by Biogen Idec Inc.
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A pregnancy hormone may help repair the damage to nerves caused by multiple sclerosis, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Results of a study of adults   with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis point to a   significant association between viral and bacterial infections   and increased risk of relapse.
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A  discovery could lead to drugs to treat a 'forgotten' tropical disease, scientists hope.
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MONDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Memory problems that prevent multiple sclerosis sufferers from doing their jobs are extremely troublesome and disheartening, say doctors, but a drug geared for Alzheimer's patients may offer some help.
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Multiple Sclerosis drugs can reduce brain tissue loss and slow down the progression of the illness. That&#39;s according to a team of researchers from Italy.
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Researchers say targeting a protein may overcome the malaria parasite's increasing resistance to drugs.
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Platforms have the potential to develop multiple drugs for a company.
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A type of drug used to treat schizophrenia can protect brain cells from a virus that causes a fatal nervous system disorder, say experts.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that works by a new mode of action and has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.