Treatment may offer MS turnaround: leukemia drug improves multiple sclerosis in some people.
A disease thought to be incurable is now a step closer to losing that dispiriting reputation. Multiple sclerosis, the disabling neuromuscular disease that has resisted effective drug therapy, eases off in some people given alemtuzumab, a drug normally prescribed for leukemia, researchers report in the Oct. 23 New England...

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America's Resource Detectives(SM) Program Marks One Year Anniversary.
60,000 Resources Have Been Identified and More Are Still to be Discovered! CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Resource Detectives program, developed by the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA), provides a virtual volunteer opportunity for anyone interested in giving back to the community but...

Brooks Kushman Stomps on Multiple Sclerosis: Local Law Firm Honored by Multiple Sclerosis Society for Fundraising Efforts.
Team earns Silver Award for raising nearly $7,000 and participating in Walk MS SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A team from Brooks Kushman P.C., a leading intellectual property and technology law firm, recently received a Silver Award for fundraising efforts on behalf of the National Multiple...

Integrated Medicine for Neurological Disorders Herbs and Nutrients for: Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Migraine, Seizures.
Integrated Medicine for Neurological Disorders Herbs and Nutrients for: Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Migraine, Seizures Sidney Kurn, MD, and Sheryl Shook, PhD [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The topic of integrative approaches to neurological conditions is a popular one. There is an increasing wealth of...

TOVAXIN REDUCES DISABILITY FOR MULTIPLE SCELEROSIS.
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXA), The Woodlands, Texas, a company dedicated to the development of patient-specific cellular therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and diabetes, has announced additional positive data from the company's Phase IIb TERMS clinical trial (Tovaxin for Early Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis)....

Micromet Added to NASDAQ Biotechnology Index.
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micromet, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases, today announced that it was added to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index(R) , effective November 24, 2008. The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index was launched...

AVIGEN REPORTS A NET LOSS OF $9.4 MIL FOR 3RD QTR 2008.
Avigen, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGN), Alameda, Calif. a biopharmaceutical company innovating therapeutics for neurological care, has reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008. At September 30, 2008, Avigen had approximately $56 million in financial assets, including cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale securities and restricted investments, compared with...

Henry H. Kessler Foundation Rebranded as Kessler Foundation.
With new naming structure, Kessler Foundation continues to improve the lives of people living with disabilities WEST ORANGE, N.J. Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the largest non-profits supporting people with physical disabilities, Henry H. Kessler Foundation, announced today the organization's new name -- Kessler Foundation. The...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Stem Cell Approaches in Neurology and Psychiatry.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 November 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: Stem Cell Approaches in Neurology and Psychiatry(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Stem Cell Approaches in Neurology and Psychiatry" report published by NeuroInsights to its offerings. In...

'Surviving General Motors': Former Employee Describes Her Claims of Abuse by GM and Michigan Courts, Chronicles a Life Renewed Through Judaism.
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans expect to receive the basic rights and equality granted by the Bill of Rights and protected by the U.S. legal system. In her new book, SURVIVING GENERAL MOTORS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND CORRUPTION IN THE MICHIGAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: A Life Renewed...