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85 STORIES & STUDIES HAVE BEEN POSTED IN MARCH'S NEWS SO FAR

  • "It takes about 2 x as long for someone with MS to absorb and process information as someone who does not have MS: Back to School With MS? Here's How"
  • Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Options: Breakdown of Associated Risks
  • Study: Tysabri (Natalizumab) to fingolimod washout in patients at risk of PMLFingolimod, Tysabri
  • Neil Cavuto on Feeling Moved to Tell His Viewers: ‘It’s Not Me, It’s The Multiple Sclerosis’
  • Merck KGaA shores up Rebif defenses to fend off new MS rivalsRebif
  • Play the MS Matching Game: brain games can help exercise your mind
  • Survey showed strong uptake of the new 40-milligram, thrice-weekly version of Teva's Copaxone, estimating that about 40% of MSers will have switched to it after two yearsCopaxone
  • New warning suggested for Ambien...the same sleeping pill that landed a Kennedy before a jury: says patients shouldn't drive for 8 hours after they take meds like Ambien
  • $15 Million awarded to former Newark teacher with MS who says district retaliated against her
  • A Glittering Rock Reunion of 14,300 Fans Becomes the Best of Get-Well Gifts for Guitarist Ronnie Lane
  • Study: 2014 Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutic Update, UCSF MS Department of Neurology, San Francisco, CA
  • Study: High prevalence and no latitude gradient of multiple sclerosis in Norway
  • Study: Supervised exercise training has substantial benefits for MSers, yet 80% of those with MS do not meet recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)
  • "British Health Minister Edwin Poots witnessed first-hand how oxygen therapy can help MSers enjoy a better quality of life"
  • Illinois lottery game fund multiple sclerosis research
  • BREAKING NEWS! WARNING: Pfizer Issues Nationwide Recall of Antidepressant Effexor
  • For Runner With M.S., No Pain While Racing, No Feeling at the Finish (New York Times)
  • A MSer's story of how she & her Neuro both had problems with Anthem BlueCross getting her MS treatment refilled:10 BEST
  • Doctors’ #1 Source for Healthcare Information: Wikipedia
  • Merck KGaA shores up Rebif defenses to fend off new MS rivals
  • Novartis, Sanofi, Biogen tout new MS drug researchAubagio, Copaxone, Gilenya, Tysabri
  • My recent struggles made me realize, you only live life one time
  • "Innate Immunotherapeutics delivered results from animal studies which further support its novel MIS416 therapy as a candidate to treat Secondary Progressive Multiple "Sclerosis (SPMS)
  • Oregon Health & Science University today announced the creation of the OHSU Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., a world-renowned leader in embryonic stem cell and gene therapy research
  • Study: Neglecting data from individuals with MS who exhibit head movement during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning may bias sampling away from individuals with lower cognitive ability
  • Study: MiR-126: a novel route for Tysabri (natalizumab) action?Tysabri
  • "Dr. Monson has developed a validated method for pre-testing people living with MS to determine if they are a carrier of a unique antibody gene that leads to the disease, thus mitigating the long-standing challenge of diagnosis"
  • MS trial to explore vitamin D links
  • Study: Oxygen Cost of Walking in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Disability Matters, but Why?
  • A SAD BUT IMPORTANT LESSON FOR ALL MSers: "Inquest hears how MSer dropped match or cigarette onto her bed that engulfed her in flames and burnt down her home
  • This MSer believes marijuana helped put his MS in remission: soon however, Davidson will be forced to destroy the medicine he credits with saving his life
  • Biogen Idec finished 2013 on a high note, with its highly touted oral multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera producing nearly $400 million in sales during the fourth
  • Study Findings from Biogen Idec, Inc. Provide New Insights into Multiple Sclerosis
  • Slightest change makes myelin come unglued: One common characteristic of diseased myelin is swelling due to MS
  • OMG of the week: Doctors flee homes after declaring strike
  • What Do Healthcare Providers Advise Women with Multiple Sclerosis Regarding Pregnancy?
  • How Inactivity Change MSer's Brains
  • One-liners may hint at feelings about health care
  • RUNNING HELPS ME MANAGE MY MS: Jeanine Parson
  • I'm a mother of 3 young children and here's my horror story of my MS & the new health care law
  • TAKEDA ADMITS TO IMPROPERLY MARKETING BLOCKBUSTER DRUG a AFTER DOCTOR POINTS OUT DATA IN AD DIDNT MATCH RESULTS OF CLINICAL STUDY
  • Study: “Bright spotty lesions” on spinal magnetic resonance imaging differentiate neuromyelitis optica from multiple sclerosis
  • Clues To Causes Of Nerve Cell Degeneration in MS Provided By Spasticity Gene Finding
  • Minn. physicians ponder medical pot: Is marijuana an effective treatment for pain, illness and disease?
  • Study: MRI evaluation of grey matter atrophy and disease course in multiple sclerosis: an overview of current knowledge
  • Variables associated with patient activation in persons with multiple sclerosis
  • What Vitamin D Dosage Do I need? How Much Sun Do I Need?
  • Optical coherence tomography and visual evoked potentials: which is more sensitive in multiple sclerosis?
  • Express Scripts stops covering older, commonly used treatments such as Bayer's multiple sclerosis drug Betaseron on clinical, cost-effectiveness grounds
  • Study: Antiviral drug Ganciclovir Inhibits Neuroinflammation in Mouse Model of MS
  • Myelin basic protein-diverse conformational states of an intrinsically unstructured protein and its roles in myelin assembly and multiple sclerosis
  • Study: Constraint-induced movement therapy increased neuroplasticity in MS patients according to MRI findings, whereas massage, yoga, and other "complementary/alternative medicine" treatments did not.
  • Arshiya’s special talent: I used to jump all the way down the steps in Hodge Lee in one leap. I felt like Superman, or rather, Superwoman. That was before I got MS
  • TEVA'S COPAXONE PATENT IS UP AND ITS DESPERATE TO KEEP PATIENTS & INSURERS
  • DOES THIS NEW STUDY MEAN ANYTHING FOR MS PATIENTS?: "Medical Marijuana: Studies Find No Benefit for RA: Rheumatologists should not currently be recommending the use of medical marijuana to their patients for relief of chronic pain, researchers stated
  • 4 Things All Doctors Need To Know About Health IT Security
  • Video: THE SCANDAL THAT ROCKED THE PATIENT SAFETY MOVEMENT BREAK...
  • CAN CAFFEINE HELP AN MSers MEMORY: Caffeine’s little memory jolt garners a lot of excitement
  • Air Force Academy's future rests in Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson steady hands: the institution's first female superintendent, has been tearing down barriers all her life including MS
  • Senate Passes Casey MS Resolution Ahead of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
  • "MS doesn't define us - it's just there"
  • 7 women are suing Doctor & health network for medical negligence, claiming the doctor misdiagnosed them with multiple sclerosis
  • "My 1st experience as an immunologist diagnosed with MS" by Griselda Zuccarino-Catina, PH.D.
  • DOCTORS BEDSIDE MANNER: written by a doctor
  • Immunophenotyping Separates MS Subtypes by Neuroinflammation
  • What's new in the fight against MS? USA Today
  • Another big beast joins the MS Drug fray: ofatumumab phase 2 trial results
  • MSnewsChanel.com.com
  • Study may provide future insights into causes and mechanisms of MS
  • 30% of the 16,651 people who died of an opioid overdose also had taken a benzodiazepine
  • Working as a full time police officer & living with MS
  • Here's 5 ways to help ease the pain of winter months
  • Obamacare Hikes Cost to Patients of Specialty Drugs for MS
  • The battle of a 6th grader recently diagnosed with MS
  • Study: Stethoscopes carry more bacteria, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), than a physician’s hand
  • Merck's Rebif is a 3rd major MS drug to be discovered in Israel: The Israeli Connection
  • Kristen discovers running as way to combat her MS
  • Cara Therapeutics has exciting new MS drugs in their pipeline
  • Study: See One, Do One: Watching Action Boosts Brain Volume, Ability
  • Study: Graph theoretical analysis indicates cognitive impairment in MS stems from neural disconnection
  • We've posted 314 Studies & Stories for you so far this week
  • FOR DOCTORS ONLY: 15 Smartphone Apps to Improve Your PracticeDocs Only
  • WEEKEND LOL REPORT: Medical School Limiting the Number of Creepy Applicants to Cut Down on Creepy Doctors
  • Video: 'Dallas Buyers Club' connects with MSers
  • FOR DOCTORS ONLY: Study Companion: Mastering Clinical Concepts in MS Management