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 Topic: Immune system destroys Unwanted synapses |
OddDuck
Replies: 13
Views: 922
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 Forum: General Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:23 pm Subject: Immune system destroys Unwanted synapses |
Hi, there! I haven't posted here in ages, but I still lurk now and again. This thread on complement and C1q caught my eye. I did some research into this myself back in 2004. See the thread:
htt ... |
| Topic: Sad news |
OddDuck
Replies: 78
Views: 6328
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:47 am Subject: Sad news |
Harry,
I'm shocked..........I'm so sorry!!!
Deb |
| Topic: Rituxan Problems? |
OddDuck
Replies: 5
Views: 631
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:11 am Subject: Rituxan Problems? |
| I'm a little late chiming in here (as if anybody really wants me to anyway), but every time something like this (problem with Rituxan) comes up long after I expressed my doubts and why and been chasti ... |
| Topic: Scary experience with Tysabri |
OddDuck
Replies: 27
Views: 3773
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Forum: Tysabri (Antegren or Natalizumab) Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:24 am Subject: Scary experience with Tysabri |
| Hi, Harry and Ewizabeth! Well, as Harry knows (and you will, too, Ewizabeth if you go back and read some of our prior "warning" posts on here back in 2004 - or was it 2005 - about Tysabri), all I can ... |
| Topic: Interesting articles |
OddDuck
Replies: 2
Views: 400
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:30 am Subject: Interesting articles |
Hello there, Ian! 
Yes, I'm still lurking in the backgrounds.  I jump on and review the threads on this website every so often. I just don't post. And I guess you could definitely ... |
| Topic: Conditions under which Tysabri will come back to market |
OddDuck
Replies: 3
Views: 888
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Forum: Tysabri (Antegren or Natalizumab) Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:59 am Subject: Conditions under which Tysabri will come back to market |
Yep. Sure was, Harry! The one we were saying "Wait, wait! Slow down!"
Oh well, I'm used to not being listened to. Hence my last two divorces!  |
| Topic: Any SP MSer's take Tysabri? |
OddDuck
Replies: 10
Views: 1386
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Forum: Tysabri (Antegren or Natalizumab) Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:45 pm Subject: Any SP MSer's take Tysabri? |
The only thing that has actually been FDA approved for treatment of progressive types of MS is Novantrone (chemotherapy drug).
Neuros will try other things, but there isn't much of anything out the ... |
| Topic: Conditions under which Tysabri will come back to market |
OddDuck
Replies: 3
Views: 888
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Forum: Tysabri (Antegren or Natalizumab) Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:09 am Subject: Conditions under which Tysabri will come back to market |
I posted this in another thread just now, but figured it might need it's own thread. This is a March 27th update regarding the return of Tysabri:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/tysabri_march8.as ... |
| Topic: Testimony by Dr John Richert |
OddDuck
Replies: 4
Views: 1173
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Forum: Tysabri (Antegren or Natalizumab) Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:02 am Subject: Testimony by Dr John Richert |
Ok...UPDATE!
Anyone seen this yet? Apologies if it has already been posted, but note the criteria that will come along with prescribing Tysabri.
amelia........Note in this, also, where it say ... |
| Topic: Testimony by Dr John Richert |
OddDuck
Replies: 4
Views: 1173
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Forum: Tysabri (Antegren or Natalizumab) Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:56 am Subject: Testimony by Dr John Richert |
Determining the relative risks and benefits for Tysabri is a complicated matter. There are data that are being considered by the Advisory Panel that have not generally been in the public domain.
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| Topic: Any SP MSer's take Tysabri? |
OddDuck
Replies: 10
Views: 1386
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Forum: Tysabri (Antegren or Natalizumab) Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:48 am Subject: Any SP MSer's take Tysabri? |
That's correct, Harry. Only RRMS has an "inflammatory" process with it.
SPMS and PPMS do not include inflammation, so any drugs that work via mechanisms of decreasing or affecting inflammation wil ... |
| Topic: Treatments for Neuropathic Pain |
OddDuck
Replies: 6
Views: 922
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:35 am Subject: Treatments for Neuropathic Pain |
I suspect that one of the problems with helping neuropathy in MS is because of the interactions of the drugs.
Diabetic and fibromyalgia neuropathies are helped quite a lot by adding an anti-depress ... |
| Topic: An Eye opener for Trial drugs |
OddDuck
Replies: 9
Views: 1219
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:37 am Subject: An Eye opener for Trial drugs |
This whole thing makes me ill (again). Here is why:
Simply put: As I have unpopularly opined in the past, messing with mab's is a scary proposition (at least to me, it is).
To quote from the a ... |
| Topic: Not sure if this has been posted |
OddDuck
Replies: 6
Views: 755
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:57 am Subject: Not sure if this has been posted |
Ok............I also read very closely the actual study article.
What they did was test "sub-optimal" doses of the combination of the two drugs, just to see if it would be worth following up on.
... |
| Topic: Not sure if this has been posted |
OddDuck
Replies: 6
Views: 755
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:39 am Subject: Not sure if this has been posted |
NHE,
For what it is worth, here is what I am seeing lately with all of this newer data coming forth.
The key word in that sentence is "established" MS. If you watch and read closely, you will f ... |
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