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  Topic: Autopsy
Shayk

Replies: 34
Views: 1362
 PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:57 pm   Subject: Spinal and Cervical Cord Atrophy in MS
Harry

Thanks so much for letting us know the results of Marge’s autopsy. I hope that if you’ve given permission, that some neurologist will find a way to use it to move MS research forward in this ...
  Topic: rr vs spms and ppms
Shayk

Replies: 84
Views: 3528
 PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:40 pm   Subject: rr vs spms and ppms
Robbie wrote:
Who gives a shit Chicken or the Egg... why won't they give these drugs to spms, there are people here who are border line rr/spms getting accepted or not being accepted and it feels lik ...
  Topic: rr vs spms and ppms
Shayk

Replies: 84
Views: 3528
 PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:43 pm   Subject: rr vs spms and ppms
Bob

Agreed--we are just left with a guess.

Your focus and emphasis, if I understand correctly, seems to be on eliminating visible and invisible inflammation. My focus is on stopping neurode ...
  Topic: rr vs spms and ppms
Shayk

Replies: 84
Views: 3528
 PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:42 pm   Subject: rr vs spms and ppms
Bob

Responding to your "afterthought"--sorry, didn't see it before.
there are those who question whether inflammation is responsible for neurodegeneration

there are those who take the lac ...
  Topic: rr vs spms and ppms
Shayk

Replies: 84
Views: 3528
 PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:07 pm   Subject: rr vs spms and ppms
Bob
big meanie who likes to pick on Bob wrote:
I've never understood that to be the major question in the inflammation vs. neurodegeneration debate.
You've never understood WHAT to be the big que ...
  Topic: rr vs spms and ppms
Shayk

Replies: 84
Views: 3528
 PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:14 pm   Subject: rr vs spms and ppms
Bob

That's the first nail in the "neurodegeneration in the absence of inflammation theory.
I'm curious and hope you're not offended, but whose theory is that besides yours Bob? Rolling Eyes I've neve ...
  Topic: To Copaxone or not to Copaxone
Shayk

Replies: 8
Views: 637
 PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:17 pm   Subject: Relapses Age and Time-Dependent
Dreddk

One thought I had was that you might be interested in this research if you haven't already seen it.

Relapses in MS are Age and Time-Dependent The relapse rate decreased by 17% every 5 yea ...
  Topic: Inflammation vs. neurodegeneration
Shayk

Replies: 260
Views: 19779
 PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:04 pm   Subject: MS: Immune or Neurodegenerative Disease?
Hi Finn (and all)

I've been remiss in posting info that probably belongs in this thread but the simple title of this one definitely belongs here.

Yet another noted MS researcher, Bruce Trapp f ...
  Topic: Estriol
Shayk

Replies: 30
Views: 2673
 PostForum: Regimens   Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:44 pm   Subject: Hormones and MS
DIM

I think if your wife is supplementing with DHEA that it would be wise to consider having her hormone levels tested again in about 3 months to verify that they are all still within the normal ra ...
  Topic: Estriol
Shayk

Replies: 30
Views: 2673
 PostForum: Regimens   Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:16 pm   Subject: Estriol
DIM

I think you're probably right about the liver issues.

Bummer that your wife is feeling worse since starting the progesterone and if you think it's affecting her adversely it makes sense t ...
  Topic: Estriol
Shayk

Replies: 30
Views: 2673
 PostForum: Regimens   Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:06 am   Subject: Estriol
Hi DIM

I took a look at the article and the list and I would believe that Utrogestan is bioidentical. Bio-identicals do have multiple routes of administration, including capsules, creams, gels and ...
  Topic: Estriol
Shayk

Replies: 30
Views: 2673
 PostForum: Regimens   Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:15 pm   Subject: Progesterone and Neuroprotection
DIM

Unfortunately I have no idea if "Utrogestan" would have the same negative effects as MPA. Although I do know that several years ago fertility specialists in the US would only use "bio-identica ...
  Topic: Estriol
Shayk

Replies: 30
Views: 2673
 PostForum: Regimens   Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:29 am   Subject: Progesterone and Neuroprotection
Hi dg

I don't know what kind of progesterone they used in the UCLA trial either.

I take "bio-identical" progesterone that is compounded, in two forms, capsule and cream. I had no progesterone w ...
  Topic: European Neurological Society Meeting
Shayk

Replies: 1
Views: 219
 PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:40 pm   Subject: European Neurological Society Meeting
The European Neurological Society is in the midst of their annual meeting and it looks like there are numerous presentations on a variety of MS topics.

This is a link scientific programme . I just ...
  Topic: Copaxone--Mechanism of Neuroprotection
Shayk

Replies: 0
Views: 295
 PostForum: Copaxone   Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:46 pm   Subject: Copaxone--Mechanism of Neuroprotection
Hi again

This is old news but I thought I'd post it anyway.

T cell independent mechanism for copolymer-1-induced neuroprotection Despite active investigation of copolymer-1 (Cop-1) for nearly ...
 
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