About
I’m Vince and I personally suffer from multiple sclerosis. I put this blog up to try to help other multiple sclerosis sufferers and their families, friends and caregivers.
There is a wealth of information available on multiple sclerosis these days. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are fairly common and treatments are available to help ease the [...]
Plavitron for MS??? Not really!
Is a new drug called Plavitron in testing in the UK? Absolutely not!
According to an article that was posted in the Daily Mail newspaper in the UK, there is a popular show in the UK called The Bill. On this show, they made up a drug called Plavitron that was supposedly in testing to [...]
Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
Multiple Sclerosis is the most common of the demyelinating diseases, but the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) will vary from person to person.
At first there may only be an isolated symptom or a combination of several. The initial onset may only last for a short period of time and then be followed by a remission. [...]
Multiple Sclerosis and Anti Anxiety Medication
In the ever increasing fast paced world in which we live, more and more people are succumbing to the effects of what was once a little talked about subject – severe stress and uncontrollable anxiety. As technology makes the world move faster each and every day, more among us are beginning to feel the effects [...]
Is Your Multiple Sclerosis Benign?
I just read an interesting story that broke concerning so-called “benign” multiple sclerosis.
According to the American Academy of Neurology, this so-called benign MS may not be so benign after all. It was discovered that many of the people who are told that they have benign MS, because they have few disabling symptoms after 10 years, [...]
Could You be Caught Dead Taking Tysabri?
I’ve noticed quite a few hits coming into my site looking for information on Tysabri. Let me state, very clearly, that I have not taken Tysabri, I am NOT a doctor and what this article contains is ONLY MY OPINION and is not to be mistaken, in any way, for medical advice! With that said, [...]
Oral Cladribine on Track to Become First Oral Disease Modifying Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
Merck Serono Completes Patient Enrollment in CLARITY Phase III Pivotal Clinical Trial of Oral Cladribine
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Merck Serono (virt-x: SEO and NYSE: SRA) announced today that patient enrollment has been completed in the CLARITY (CLAdRIbine Tablets Treating MS OrallY) study, a Phase III pivotal clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety [...]
11 Important Multiple Sclerosis Questions Answered
1. What is Multiple Sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease, that attacks the central nervous system, and can often be disabling to the victim.
2. How bad will my multiple sclerosis get and how fast will it progress?
The speed of progression, symptoms and the severity of the disease cannot be predicted since the disease is [...]
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
When people find out that I have multiple sclerosis, many people have the question, “What is multiple sclerosis?”.
Multiple sclerosis is widely believed to be an autoimmune disease, and it impacts the central nervous system, which includes the spinal cord, optic nerves and brain. It is, according to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, “the [...]
Serono Announces Initiation of the Reflex Trial to Evaluate New Formulation of Rebif(R) in Patients at Risk of Developing Multiple Sclerosis
First Trial Assessing Therapeutic Benefit of Two Different Dosage Regimens
of Disease Modifying Therapy in People With First Clinical Symptoms
Suggesting Multiple Sclerosis
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Serono (virt-x: SEO and NYSE: SRA) announced today the initiation of a Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the effect of two dosage regimens of the new formulation of [...]