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How is the Tovaxin trial going for your wife??? I originally wanted to be in the study but was talked out of it by family. I'm in a different study now. Tovaxin sounds very promising, I invested in Opexa.

Rachel (pharmacist)

Where can I get some worms??? I would seriously eat some to help my MS and asthma. I have been following the studies showing that Crohn's and MS symptoms are helped by parasite infestations. No seriously, I have been fascinated by the hygiene hypothesis since I heard of it in pharmacy school. It rea...

I have heard of the lower cancer risk. I guess our immune systems are over-active. If they attack our own bodies, can't they at least get rid of those cancer cells???

Rachel

Shared Soln's just called me - they check on me a lot since I'm in one of their studies. Anyhow, I expressed concerns about traveling and they told me about this. Copaxone can be at room temperature (less than 86F) and out of direct sunlight for 30 days!!! Yahoo.

Rachel (pharmacist)

I started Copaxone a month ago. Occasionally I find that it seeps out after the injection. When that happens, the site bleeds more than normal. I haven't withdrawn the needle early and I always do a 90 degree angle so I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong. Do you find that your thighs are the worst pai...

I asked the injection training nurse about this. She said liposuction affects deeper fat tissue than what is affected by Copaxone, so no, it wouldn't work.

Rachel

I just started Copaxone. I was told to do a 90 degree angle with the autoject. Has anybody had it seep out after injecting? This happened a couple times and then the site bled more than normal. I don't think I did anything wrong technique wise.

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Hello I have been lurking for a while and decided to finally post. I often post on the WebMD MS board. My name is Rachel, I just turned 39, and was recently diagnosed with MS. I'm married and have two sons, ages 7 and 10, plus a dog. We live in Orange County, CA. I'm a pharmacist and still work half...

GLUCOSAMINE-LIKE SUPPLEMENT INHIBITS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, TYPE 1 DIABETES Metabolic therapy shows promise for treating autoimmune diseases, UC Irvine study finds Irvine, Calif., May 14, 2007 — A glucosamine-like dietary supplement has been found to suppress the damaging autoimmune response seen in mu...