Jeff Krasner from the Boston Globe is a reporter who has been covering the Tysabri story. He would like to get the patient side of the story and has asked if I know anyone who was on the drug who would be willing to talk to him. I thought I'd check with the folks at ThisIsMS.

He wrote a letter to patients that you can find here:
http://www.bostoncure.org/Globe/

He ...

http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/Ar ... 9/wpot0419
Globeinvestor.com: Cannabis spray gets go-ahead
From the wow,man what a buzz dept.

anyone tried it?

Dear all,


The following article from the UK MS Trust (a charity) website provides further details about the optic neurosis trial with Aimspro.


Aimspro trial results presented

Doctors in Oxford who conducted a small trial of Aimspro as a treatment for optic neuritis presented their results at a meeting of the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) in Belfast on 1 April.

This is the first randomised double blind placebo controlled trial of the drug. The ...

I have been taking Avonex for over a year now. My boyfriend gives me my injections every Saturday night (usually in my upper thighs). He did the same this past weekend and the next morning I woke up with an enormous bruise at the injection site - this is the first time this ever happened. The injection did not hurt at all. Does anyone know what would cause this? Did I hit a vein or ...

A New Version of an Old Drug Successfully Treats Deadly Diseases Like HIV/AIDS, Cancer and MS in an Entirely New Way, by Strengthening the Immune System

Summary: A very low dose of the FDA-approved drug naltrexone has been discovered to be an effective up-regulator of the immune system. The new therapy, called low dose naltrexone (LDN), has shown remarkable effects on an array of illnesses including HIV/AIDS, cancer, and autoimmune diseases such as MS. ...

Well, the Marathon is over and I did it! :O)

Came in at 6:32:52 so was just under three minutes outside my target time!

To prove it, see my medal here : http://www.btinternet.com/~squiffyshous ... obdone.jpg

To say I am sore and stiff today would be an understatement! think my crutches will need another "retread" now :O)

The money is still rolling in to my justgiving page and the current ...

I saw a program on TV today, and they showed the brain of a Alzheimers victom. The plaque and lesions showed in the Alzheimers patient seemed to resemble what showed up in my MRI. And of course, I was diagonosed with MS. I realize the diagnoses is based on the Dr's findings in the many office visits, as well as the MRI. Yet, it was scary to hear the same type of MRI key words ...

I'm undx but probable. Just saw Neuro for 6 month check and I was the best since starting all this in June 2003. Was beginning to think maybe not MS because walking close to normal for a month and not much need of a stick. Still does not say anything but neurological and looks to be slow progressing. He would be very surprised if it started to progress more quickly and no need to look ...

and the butterflies have started! :O)

My £10,000 mark blue hair went down a treat on the train up to London this am, even got a seat, guess they all thought I was a nutter :O)

On the way home it proved useful in extracting sponsor money off a very nice businessman who made the mistake of asking me why I had blue hair......I explained that I was doing the marathon blah blah, and at ...

Posted on MSRC (The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre) www.msrc.co.uk

Aimspro Latest Update 14th April 2005

Over the past few weeks the subject of Aimspro has been at the forefront of many people's thoughts. There is a great deal of speculation and conjecture about what is happening with this therapy, the company involved and the MHRA.

Proventus, the support group for Aimspro users and those attempting to receive this treatment, ...