insult to injury. makes it even tougher to survive this demon. watch your diet, trying to do whatever you can. dr. oz had a girl on that did the paleo diet and her symptoms went away. "leaky gut" is not a good thing. can cause a lot of bad trickle down things.

i've avoided steroids and other med.s but what is thought to be over the counter more innocent drugs - they are in their ...

Hi, could somebody advise me I have been given a 5 day course of steriods high dose, I have managed to steer clear of these up to now, DR has said it will help with things. now the nitty gritty weight gain? how long will it stay with me off on hols in June don't want to be a blub, will this have been sorted out? Also now going through tests for the tablet, yeah, ...

Initiation of phase 1 trial of remyelinating antibody in people with MS

Mayo Clinic and Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the first clinical trial of rHIgM22, a remyelinating antibody being studied for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). This is a Phase 1 clinical trial enrolling people with MS to assess the safety and tolerability of rHIgM22. The study also includes several exploratory efficacy measures....... Read More -http://www.ms-uk.org/index.cfm/myelin

Worm therapy: Why parasites may be good for you

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130422-feeling-ill-swallow-a-parasite

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinolo ... logy/38605

Results are from a small randomized trial.

Hope this is OK to post here.... squiffs :-D

As part of MS Awareness Week 2013, Crash Radio UK and Multiple Sclerosis-UK aka MS-UK, are pleased to announce a 26 hour marathon breakfast radio broadcast on Monday 29th April from 7am non-stop until 9am 30th April. Presented by John Habkirk, MS-UK Website Manager aka Crash’s very own Squiffy!

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of atrophy in an important area of the brain are an accurate predictor of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

According to the researchers, these atrophy measurements offer an improvement over current methods for evaluating patients at risk for MS....... Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/index.cfm/medicalimaging

I recently had bloodwork done and the following flags came up.... (copied precisely from the form)

-HDL Cholesterol: 83 mg/dl Reference Range: 40-60 Flag: High
-CHOL/HDL: 2.2 ratio Reference Range: 3.7-4.7 Flag: Low

I don't believe these to generally have any relation to MS, but I figured it could be worth mentioning... aside from that...

I have high A.C.E. levels (which I believe MS patients tend to have) and my Vitamin D information says:

33.4 ...

I am 18 and was diagnosed with MS last August. I had my first infusion of Tysabri about 3 weeks ago. I don't know if i'm just being paranoid, but I've noticed that lately I've been crying at the drop of a hat and have become very emotional. The reason i'm posting this is because I am not an emotional person at all and rarely cry. I don't know if this might be an effect ...

Hi all,

I've been experiencing tingling and spasms in my arms, legs, hands, feet, torso and face for about three years. During that time I was in college and stressed and wrote it off as anxiety. My symptoms worsened this past year, so I brought up my concerns to my GP (should have this a long time ago). MY GP ordered blood work and my panel came back low for vitamin D (16) and positive ...