MS in the News: CCSVI MS Patient Stories, Vitamin D3, MRI and more

If you are having trouble viewing this message, please Click Here     WEEK OF: DECEMBER 1st, 2011   For the many who ask medical questions to Stuart, please know that Stuart is not a doctor of any degree. The only initials often placed aside his name are RRMS, which many of you can assimilate. If you have medically related questions, please speak with your doctor. If asking Stuart his opinion, he can only answer with regards to how something may have affected his life, with his MS.   We appreciate your continued support and interest in our goals. Best Wishes from All at MS Views and  News  ===================================  IN this week's edition:  CCSVI, Patient Stories, BG-12, Words 4 MS, Immflamation research study, Vitamin D3 update, MSVN News, Tysabri Co-Pay assistance, and much more  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MS Views and News is DEDICATED to the Global Collection & Distribution of Multiple Sclerosis Information  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~      EVER have the need to  Contact your MS  Pharmaceutical company and cannot remember where you stored the phone number?    No need to worry. 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Words 4 MS Launches Video Montage This week's Funny - a New "take" on Abbott & Coste... Antibody Cuts MRI Lesions in MS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New developments on vitamin D3 Canadian Feds to move ahead with trials of MS ther... Nothing but NET, rants an MS patient ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    LISTEN TO OUR New Podcast on Self Advocacy:  Click Here  Subscribe to our YouTube Channel - Visit: www.youtube.com/msviewsandnews    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MSVN News:   New on our website ( www.msviewsandnews.org ), see informational scrolling banners for: Neuroscience Ctrs, Infinity Clinical Research, YOUR Words 4 MS, MS Ctr of Vero Beach/ Geodyssey Research and Synergy Health on CCSVI.   These banner sponsors can also be found on our blog (http://wwwmsviewsandrelatednews.blogspot.com/) along with many other banners and videos. Many in the USA have been inquiring about a price hike for Tysabri users who are on Medicare. 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