Hi All,

As far as I am aware there have been only 137 people who have
responded to the survey set up by The LDN Research Trust. Hundreds
of people worldwide take LDN, so why is there so few of you filling
out the form? The Trustees have put a lot of time and effort into
trying to get LDN into trial and responses like this make their work
even harder. Now,we would ALL like ...

Hello all,

I've been reading this site since I was diagnosed with MS in October 2004. I thought I would finally intoduce myself and try to find out some practical answers to my questions.

My symptoms were/are numbness/tingling from the abdomen down through both legs. My right knee was also fairly weak and unstable. I had painful cramping feelings in my feet as if my toes were tied in knots. Initially, the docs thought I ...

I am going to a dual therapy approach to my PPMS starting in 2/05. It is going to be a combination of Novantrone and a daily injection of Copaxone for 6 months (until I get stabilized). Of course, I realize there is a lifetime limit I can have of Novantrone.

Has anyone done a similiar combo therapy?

Hi there,
Just wanted to mention that there is an update to the previous message regarding the LDN Conference that was cancelled a few months back. It is now rescheduled for this June 11th. See the update info in the post labeled LDN Conference. Hope to see you all there....{{{hugs}}}.

This recent publication from the MS Trust in the UK entitled Exercises for people with MS by Liz Betts may be helpful to some people.

http://www.mstrust.org.uk/downloads/exercises.pdf

Novartis impresses with 2005 product pipeline

January 12, 2005 - One drug that is expected to make waves in the long term is transplant drug FTY720. The treatment works by a unique mechanism of action, directing T-cells away from the graft.

Despite its long-term importance, in the short and medium term only modest sales are expected due to the need to build clinical trial data and to the conservative nature of transplantation physicians. Transplantation is ...

Does anyone have any information on the Swank Diet?

I have a few questions for those of you taking antibiotics (I am on Amoxicillin and Doxycycline, adding Rifampin soon):

1. I take Bromelain and I see that it interacts with amoxicillin, making it more bio-available, supposedly. Good thing or bad thing?

2. I am having some GI difficulties despite taking loads of probiotics. How much is too much when it comes to that? I wonder if am taking too much.

3. Is the charcoal ...

Serono and IVAX to Initiate Phase III Clinical Trial of Mylinax(R) in Multiple Sclerosis

January 11, 2005 - PRNewswire-FirstCall - Serono and IVAX Corporation announced today that they will initiate a Phase III study with Mylinax(R) (a proprietary oral formulation of cladribine) in the first quarter of 2005. This multi-center, multi-national study is designed to assess the effectiveness of Mylinax(R) in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. Endpoints will include assessments of clinical relapses, ...

I check for news updates at least once a day on the main page of this site. It has been discouraging that so little news has been posted over the last several weeks. Maybe there is a lull in progress or hope for MS patients. Or, maybe the people who do the hard work of maintaining this fine site are bogged down with the holidays and things. I look forward to when we again start ...