MS in the News Stem Cell, Tysabri, Stress, Fatigue and much more

February 26, 2009

In this weeks' edition:

1. Having direct access to this e-newsletter;
2. The RSS feed so that you can receive immediate BLOG postings;
3. A video on a wheelchair excursion from an MS patient;
4. Information on Barrier Free Living;
5. Information on this weekend's Ft. Lauderdale MS walk;
6. A Streaming Video of a PBS MS Program;
7. Info for the next MS Foundation Cruise (to Alaska)
8. AND our weekly postings which includes: Stress and MS, Tysabri, Stem Cells, Fatigue, Cognitive Issues and so much more. Review the Titles to each topic category and then click to read items of interest

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WHERE YOU SEE this symbol: (an RSS feed) - on the MS BLOG address bar (also known as a URL), click the feed -to subscribe for immediate receipt of Blog postings, as they are posted
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THIS Week's Postings:

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• • Breastfeeding Helps New Moms with Multiple Scleros...
  • Understanding Fatigue - Knowledge for those affect...
  • An MS Patients' Questions of PML and Stem Cell The...
  • A Patient's Questions of PML and Stem Cell Therapy...
  • A Patient's Questions of PML and Stem Cell Therapy...
  • For BuZZ Members -
  • Stress and MS ? - from InforMS - Rocky Mountain M...
  • Biogen Idec talking with MS pill maker
  • Investigators worldwide are recruiting subjects fo...
  • Coping with Multiple Sclerosis is challenging enou...
  • Chooosing an MS Therapy that's right for you
  • Stem Cells in Costa Rica
  • Clinical Trial information from the NIH for Multip...
  • Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
  • The prognostic significance of cerebrospinal fluid...
  • Demyelinating events in early multiple sclerosis h...
  • Disconnection as a mechanism for cognitive dysfunc...
  • Multiple Sclerosis Facts
  • Wheelchair Kamikaze: Upper West Side of Manhattan
  • Can Breast Feeding Reduce Multiple Sclerosis Relap...
  • Is there such a thing as an "MS personality"?
  • Multiple Sclerosis (Stem Cell Research): Treatment...
  • New Weapons To Fight Multiple Sclerosis
  • Young Smokers Increase Risk for Multiple Sclerosis...
  • An Important Date is Soon Approaching

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  • MS Trial Alert: Clinical Trial of Sex Hormone Estr...
  • Understanding MS Research
  • 2010 MSF Cruise for a Cause: Destination Alaska

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Reminder - Catch up on previous 2009 e-Newsletter issues by visiting our e-newsletter blog-archives

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Information from an MS Patient:

Hello Stuart,

I just wanted to thank you for sending out these newsletters, which are an invaluable resource for very important MS information. You're really doing a great service to the MS community.

I've got a couple of links I thought you might like to post.

The first is of a video I made of a wheelchair excursion through the upper West side of Manhattan. It seems to be getting a very nice response, and fellow MSer's are telling me that it's not only entertaining but has helped them in their own struggles to come to grips with the increasing disabilities they face. I hope you'll include it in your newsletter. If the response continues to be good, I hope to be posting more of these videos in the future...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAupl7GLleA

I also came across a very interesting website that I think has a tremendous potential to be a very valuable resource for the worldwide MS community. It's a place were you can post info, both positive and negative, about MS neurologists you've had experiences with. Of course, you can also read what others have posted about a neuro you might be considering seeing.
It would be great if this could become a comprehensive database that could help MSer's weed through some of the terrible doctors out there, and find the great ones. New patients especially could benefit from the experiences of those of us that have been "around the block a few times", and old hands might find direction to doctors who could give a valuable second opinion... http://www.msneuroratings.com/ -

I hope you find these links suitable for inclusion in your newsletter, and maybe even worthy of appearing in your blog.

Keep up the great work, it's very much appreciated.

Best

Marc Stecker

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A Streaming Video of a PBS MS Program: http://www.itvisus.com/programs/hbhm/episode_1109_New_Weapons_Fight_Multiple_Sclerosis.asp

You might even recognize some of the medical professionals found in this video.

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