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Related thread: http://www.thisisms.com/forum/general-discussion-f1/topic20777.html related website: http://davidsmsstemcelljourney.blogspot.ca/ recent article: http://www.ccsviclinic.ca/?p=1337 Dr. Holterman’s reference to being “prisoners in their own bodies” is not lost on MS patients who see obv...

Worm therapy: Why parasites may be good for you http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130422-feeling-ill-swallow-a-parasite ... When Turk arrived at the clinic, John Fleming, a professor of neurology, presented him with a vial of clear liquid. “It tasted a little bit salty but otherwise it was just wate...

Just came across a TEDTalk by Richard Weller: "Could the sun be good for your heart?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh9lDWPMWrM He is claiming it's true people with high levels of vitamin D have less heart disease/cancer, but that people given supplements don't seem to change the risk of ...

Thanks for the update cheer! Does this also mean pathology of the thalamus is related to bloodflow/hypoxia?

If patients that underwent the procedure had definite differing results(even if worse) from placebo patients, isn't that further evidence that CCSVI definitely is related to MS?

another related thread in /drug pipelines: http://www.thisisms.com/forum/drug-pipe ... 21614.html

Wow...brain fart.. sorry about that! I could've sworn I double-checked the dates...

Anyhow the pubmed study I posted in relation (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23365093) is from Jan-2013 and in the news recently as showing promise for PPMS patients. Continuation of the 2007 study I suppose

When my sister developed a sinus infection, she was afforded antibiotics even though no research has been done to prove relieving the sinus infection would alleviate her MS symptoms. When my sister developed nystagmus she was afforded gabapentin even though no research has been done to prove gabape...

thanks bromley, I've cross-posted this to the CCSVI forum as well: http://www.thisisms.com/forum/chronic-c ... 21670.html

thread by bromley: http://www.thisisms.com/forum/general-discussion-f1/topic4714.html NIH pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23365093 Blood pressure drug hope for Multiple Sclerosis 12 November 2007 A drug which has been used for decades to treat high blood pressure may turn out to be a key ...

I believe it's related to vitamin E intake (or maybe it IS vitamin E?)

Just checked wikipedia:

Vitamin E refers to a group of eight fat-soluble compounds that include both tocopherols and tocotrienols.
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_E

has anyone with ccsvi been treated for lyme? (before or after ccsvi diagnosis)

related: http://www.thisisms.com/forum/natural-a ... l?uid=4852

related recent paper on tocopherol levels and brain lesions:

http://www.thisisms.com/forum/chronic-c ... 21473.html

Low vitamin and carotenoid levels are related to cerebral white matter lesions Abstract: Objectives: Purpose: To determine the effects of vitamins and carotenoids on brain white matter lesions (WMLs), we examined the associations between WMLs with vitamin and carotenoid levels in Japanese middle-age...