MS in the News: Oral Med info, SSDI information and more

If you are having trouble viewing this message, please Click Here     WEEK OF: October 13, 2011    THIS e-Newsletter is being received in (88) Countries  PLEASE click this link which directs you to our blog. PLEASE BOOKMARK or get the RSS feed for this site as You will be amazed at all the information found there.   ===================================  In This Week's issue: Various Oral Medication information,  Social Security Disability Law, Patient Stories, MS Resources and more...       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Below, see a Listing of  Pharmaceutical-Patient Resources    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     CURRENT PODCAST SMOKING and Multiple Sclerosis To watch and listen CLICK HERE        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Find us on Facebook at our  primary page:  facebook.com/msviewsandnews   "Providing You with 'MS Views and News', IS What We Do" _______________________________ Please donate to assure that 'MS Views and News'  will  continue to provide educational resources for those affected by Multiple Sclerosis We are a 501©(3) organization as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service.   Your Donation IS Tax Deductible to the Fullest extent permitted by law.  .........................       "CLICK"   to see at our website  View the banners of our Sponsors      .....................................    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~      Over 116,000 have 'Liked'  our blog. 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Biogen Idec reports detailed data from trial of BG... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Immediate Use of an MS medication after initial di... Learn about Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalop...   Cleveland Clinic study discovers new targets for t... With a Harmonica in-hand, patient lives with his M... Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms - Causes - Diagnosis... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Update on BG-12 - another hopeful MS oral medicati... 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