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Another study that promotes the virtues of vitamin D. I believe these results to be consistent with studies involving MS prevention and vitamin D. (ie. Harvard's Ascherio and the nurses)

Vitamin D Backed For Cancer Prevention In Two New Studies

Science Daily — Two new vitamin D studies using a sophisticated form of analysis called meta-analysis, in which data from multiple reports is combined, have revealed new prescriptions for possibly preventing up to half ...

I don't mean to complain but my family could use a break. I'm a 44 year old male and I've been diagnosed with MS since '04. My twin brother has yet to be officiallly diagnosed but appears have MS too. I've an older brother, now deceased from lung cancer, who had MS too. My 44 year old wife has had severe RA since she was 26. My son who is 14 has Psoriasis, as I ...

Lyon,

You have an insatiable demand for MS knowledge. Attached is a video of a lecture from the end of last year from Professor Thompson of the UK which runs through current knowledge / current therapies / future therapies. This should keep you happy and give us all a break from you for a day or so. Enjoy.

Ian

http://www.mssociety.org.uk/go.rm?id=19331

http://www.jsumption.com/imssf/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=listarticles&secid=28

I like this its understandable

Because parasites often cause long-lasting infections, the researchers hypothesized that such infections could make persistent demands on the body and thereby reduce the likelihood that the immune system will attack healthy tissue.

Must be my lucky week,

At the end of last week a question I posted to the expert on the UK MS Society website was answered, on Monday I had a £1,000 win on the Premium Bonds, and today I see that my question has been answered on the Canadian MS Society website. And I work full-time!

Ian


http://www.mssociety.org.uk/application ... 9&id=14320

http://www.msanswers.ca/QuestionView.aspx?L=2&QID=218

Your doc just gives u a number and what do they really mean..
http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/expandeddisabilitystatusscale.html

Found this link on MSNews...

http://ldners.org/Articles/LDNers_Press_Release.htm

Slightly dissapointing results for Glatiramer Acetate...


URLPubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... hl=7&itool
=pubmed_docsum


Increased prevalence of varicella zoster virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with multiple sclerosis.

* Mancuso R,
* Delbue S,
* Borghi E,
* Pagani E,
* Calvo MG,
* Caputo D,
* Granieri E,
* Ferrante P.

Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, Don C. Gnocchi Foundation, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.

In order to investigate the possible involvement of viruses in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), ...