The debate within the MS community centered around Tysabri, the FDA, and Big Pharma is thought provoking, to say the least. There are members of this forum who are far more knowledgeable than I will ever be on these topics, and I appreciate their opinions and the sharing of their research.

I believe, however, that there is a fundamental difference in how we are coping individually with MS that underlies the true basis for our ...

Hello,

What do you smart people think of this discovery? Something tells me that it is very important.
http://www.thisisms.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=210&mode=&order=0&thold=0

Hasn't CPn been implicated in these three diseases: cardiovascular disease, rheumatism, and multiple sclerosis. If so this would possibly explain why this bacteria can get a hold of our bodies. It would also support the antibiotics treatment, maybe followed by a long term statin treatment to avoid that the bacteria come back.

Let me know your ...

What does Love mean?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's ...

Well, I just couldn't resist this! :wink:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4496727.stm

'Alcohol makes your brain grow'

Last Updated: Friday, 29 April, 2005, 12:19 GMT 13:19 UK

Drinking alcohol boosts the growth of new nerve cells in the brain, research suggests.
But while this might sound good in theory, the Swedish team believe these new cells could contribute to the development of alcohol dependence.

Mice fed moderate quantities of alcohol grew ...

If you didn't see this from www.lowdosenaltrexone.org

As of April 2005

Dr. Bernard Bihari in Hospital. In the wake of a severe accidental hip fracture last year, the discoverer of the range of clinical effects of LDN has required recurrent hospitalization and may not be able to attend the June 11th LDN Conference. If he is unable to attend, it is his intention to communicate a keynote message to ...

I have always been skeptical of the information provided by the CRAB drug makers when it came to their clinical trials. Here is an example involving a recent trial of Copaxone but I'm not sure just what one it was.

On Monday April 25th, there was a PBS preview party in Washington State for the airing of a documentary on MS titled The Unwanted Companion, The Mystery of MS. The event was sponsored by the ...

I'm a great lover of theories, especially when faced with a complex topic like MS where the first thing the medical community and published articles say is "no one knows what causes..."

So I want to hear from you about your theories, in this case, regarding the concept of auto-immunity.

Do you believe the human body can and will mistakenly attack itself, i.e., be auto-immune?

Or do you believe there is a trigger involved, perhaps ...

My symptoms over the years have been relatively mild and infrequent so that I have never been able to identify factors which bring on new symptoms. I'm pretty sure that my current symptoms were initiated by some serious emotional stress from dealing with some problems at home.
I was just curious if anyone has been able to definitley identify events that trigger their own relapses. What are they? Febrile illness, immunizations, becoming over-heated, over-stressed, certain ...

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone experiences shortness of breath or have trouble breathing while having a tremor attack.

I experience this, and it frightens me of course. Yesterday I had an almost "full body" tremor attack, I get very short of breath and the rest of the day I have very weak legs with tremored walking.

Please note that I do still smoke, (i know, need to quit) , but, I am not short ...

Due to a basic lack of symptoms for a number of years I have not really kept up with all the latest MS news and research. With a recent return of symptoms I have again begun reading and trying to catch up somewhat.
I'm interested in prognosis which I realize is highly variable from one individual to the next. As with many other aspects of MS there seems to be a lot of conflicting reports ...