MS in the News: Vitamin D, CCSVI, Pediatric MS and more...

If you are having trouble viewing this message, please Click Here      Today is: March 3, 2011 THIS e-Newsletter is NOW reaching people in (82) Countries   TOPICS this week include: CCSVI, Vitamin D, Pediatric MS, Oral Cladribine, Bowlathon fundraiser, An MS Slideshow, Pathology of MS, MS Patient Stories, and more...   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~      TO READ, CLICK HERE "Providing You with 'MS Views and News', IS What We Do" _______________________________ CLICK BELOW TO DONATE  WE are a NOT for Profit MSV&N is a 501©(3) organization as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. 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Continue >> If in South Florida, Come Have Fun on April 3rd at "Strikes@BOCA" Mar 02, 2011 Public participation is welcomed for a BOWLATHON Fundraiser that will help to fund research for Myelin Restoration research and education for those affected by Multiple Sclerosis. Click... Continue >> Higher Vitamin D Content to Reduce Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis Risk Mar 02, 2011 Click our "LIKE" Button found near to top left of this pageAccording to a new study conducted by researchers from University of California at San Diego, more vitamin D can cut... Continue >> Living the CCSVI Experience - an MS Patient's story Mar 01, 2011 Andrea's PerspectiveI thought I was the luckiest girl in the world.  I had given up the rat race in 1999; chucked my corporate job as Director of Human Resources for a Manhattan advertising... Continue >> One-fifth of children with MS fail to respond to first-line treatment Mar 01, 2011 Researchers from the National Network of Pediatric MS Centers of Excellence, in the first retrospective study of the response of children with multiple sclerosis to standard, or first-line,... Continue >> MS Awareness Update Mar 01, 2011 Request Your Free Awareness Kit Today – The MS Foundation offers an informative, free kit packed with information you can share with others to educate them (and yourself) about MS. To... Continue >> MS study to test the safety and effectiveness of glatiramer acetate, administered 3x per week Mar 01, 2011 CLICK ABOVE TO READ of this Study 'MS Views and News' (MSVN), does not endorse any... Continue >> Study Results Provide More Clues to Understanding the Pathology of MS Mar 01, 2011 Source: MSFYi internet e-newsletterResearchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have shown for the first time that damage to a particular area of the brain and a consequent... Continue >> Researchers Publish Results Settling Multiple Sclerosis Debate: Findings Support Therapeutic Approach For Common Form Of MS Feb 25, 2011 In an effort to develop therapeutic remedies for multiple sclerosis, scientists debate two possible interventional approaches - but they're on opposite sides of the spectrum. Researchers at... Continue >> Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Multiple Sclerosis Feb 18, 2011 Learn more of Multiple Sclerosis when watching this Visual Guide which will help you to better understand the illness.Click here, sit back, watch and listenSource: WEBMD... 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