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Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but . . . There are many glaring typos on the Wikipedia page for CCSVI in the English version which makes me think there is a problem with translation. The info presented should also be checked for accuracy by someone more knowledgeable than I. The page ment...

Hi Needled, I thought about posting it there, too, but I couldn't find the right spot. The pipeline thread mentioned Phase I and II info only, so I put it here. Now, I have to go check out the link you so kindly gave me. Thanks so much. I thought no one here liked me because there were no replies --...

http://www.novartis.com/newsroom/med.../1344775.shtml Two-year Phase III study shows Novartis oral MS therapy FTY720 significantly reduces relapses and disability progression * FREEDOMS study shows FTY720 reduced relapse rates by 54-60% compared to placebo, and disability progression by 30-32%[1] * ...

Welcome Bluesky and Everyone else who's new!! I'm a CCSVI-newbie, too! These people here are, indeed, an amazing group of people who never seem to tire from answering questions about CCSVI (which has a very steep learning curve) . . . Why, Cheer, always amazing, just answered a question for me that ...

Talk about going back in time for theories of venous involvement in MS... over 125 years ago! I wish I could find/read the reference, but no luck so far. ~HappyPoet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lancet. 1982 Feb 13;1(8268):380-6. Evidence for subacute fat embolism as the cause of multiple sclerosis. James PB. The...

Hi Guys, for the record, the subject of MS lumbar lesions was discussed earlier in the thread. The spinal cord ends between L1 and L2. L3 - L5 and S1 - S5 nerves exit from the end of the spinal cord and continue downward (as the Cauda Equina) to exit at their respective Lumbar and Sacral vertebrae.....

Godspeed good fellow.

~HappyPoet

Saying, "Thanks for your replies!" has a rather nice ring to it :) Yes, this is such fun, made so in great part thanks to such welcoming, smart, determined, compassionate and hopeful people like yourselves! Once the terminology and general principal sunk in, it all suddenly seemed so intui...

Thank you both very much for your very thoughtful replies -- TIMS has the classiest people on the Internet! It seems I'm having a hard time keeping up with all the threads/posts and remembering which ones I've already read, what they said and where they were posted. But I will certainly endeavor to ...

EDIT: Cheerleader beat me to it: http://www.thisisms.com/ftopict-7582.html I don't know how I missed it. So sorry for the duplicate post. I'll try harder next time, promise. ~HappyPoet 2nd EDIT: Should I delete the post? I just saw this is an option. ~HappyPoet ~~~~~~~~~~ Hello Everyone, I hope you ...

Hello Everyone, I'd like for my first thread to be a valuable contribution to your wonderful forum. I have learned much, and my doctors and I (Albany, NY) are scheduling the necessary tests to see if I'm a potential candidate for CCSVI corrective measures. I hope the JNNP-published eLetters (below) ...