Biogen's New Multiple Sclerosis Drug to Test Recent Stock Gains

NASDAQ | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:02:47 -0700

Since becoming Biogen Idec Inc.'s ( BIIB ) chief executive three years ago, George Scangos has helped quadruple his company's market value as anticipation built for its latest multiple sclerosis drug. Now he must deliver on those expectations by ...

Woodlands man hopes to sting away effects of multiple sclerosis

Your Houston News | Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:09:08 -0700

Caretaker and sister Brenda Vozzo stings Alan Swor with bees at his home in The Woodlands. Swor, who has multiple sclerosis, receives 30 bee stings on his body every three days as part of his bee sting therapy to help relieve inflammation. Man hopes to ...

Mum diagnosed with multiple sclerosis discovers it was really parasitic tick bite

Mirror.co.uk | Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:08:59 -0700

A mum treated for multiple sclerosis for two years was actually infected with a parasitic tick bite and cured herself with antibiotics. Julia Marshall-Wessendorf, 37, was diagnosed with the potentially crippling disease after visiting her GP with a ...

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Testing method promising for spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis

Science Daily (press release) | Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:04:48 -0700

June 14, 2013 — A medical test previously developed to measure a toxin found in tobacco smokers has been adapted to measure the same toxin in people suffering from spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, offering a potential tool to reduce symptoms.