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Hi I just read about a medication named lemtrada by the Genzyme company. It sounds better than some I was wondering if anyone is on it.

Thanks
Glenn

The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has approved the first clinical trial of a specific antigen therapy based on dendritic cells adapted for patients with MS and NMO, (also called Devic's disease).

This research, which will be led by Pablo Villoslada and Daniel Benitez from the Clinic Hospital of Barcelona, is driven by the Grupo de Afectados de Esclerosis Múltiple (GAEM), and has the support of the Obra Social La Caixa.

The ...

MediciNova has announced that the ongoing clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) has finished the randomisation of 255 patients, exceeding the initial goal of 250 patients........ Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/MN-166

MS patients try a long list of things to slow or reverse the march of our disease. How do we know what's working and what isn't? EDSS is a crude metric that measures changes over years - but many don't have the patience to continue with things that may or may not have an impact.

It seems to me that more sensitive metrics may be possible if we accept that metrics have to be individualized ...

I just saw this posted and thought there may be some interest here.
http://www.tischms.org/news/april-23-20 ... cell-trial

HI Friends a common drug used for treating athlete's foot and another for alleviating eczema may be useful therapies for ms believe
read more from http://www.bbc.com/news/health-32378240
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seeva

HI Friends please read
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-d ... brain.html
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seeva

A new experimental drug, anti-LINGO-1, has been found to repair myelin and so radically improving nerve signalling, reports The Daily Telegraph.

The scientists studied patients who had optic neuritis – damage of the optic nerve.

The results showed 53 per cent of people on the drug saw their nerve signalling restored to normal or nearly normal while on average most saw signalling between the retina and the brain improve by 41 per cent..... Read More ...

HI friends anyone used this drug for m.s please reply
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seeva

HI Friends please read
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-32136208
regards
seeva