MS in the News: Exercise, Bladder, Prescription Assistance, Myelin info, white vs. gray matter & more

If you are having trouble viewing this message, please Click Here Stu's Views and MS News e-Newsletter    WEEK OF: DECEMBER 15th, 2011 For the many who ask medical questions to Stuart, please know that Stuart is not a medical doctor of any degree. The only initials often placed next-to his name are RRMS, which many of you can relate-to. If you have medical questions, please speak with your medical 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.   ===================================  IN this week's edition we have Articles on: Exercise, Bladder, Prescription (Rx) Assistance, Myelin info, White vs. Gray matter, Patient stories, Oral News and more..........      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MS Views and News is DEDICATED to the Global Collection, Dessemination & 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. Just look at any of our e-Newsletters. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the information for each of the Disease Modifying Medications (DMD's)       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   LOGOS for Questcor and Pfizer soon to be added to our website, blog, e-newsletter and podcast series, so that you can click  their banners to see their MS related products    "Providing You with 'MS Views and News', IS What We Do" _______________________________ PLEASE Donate for Education  MS Views and News is  a 501©(3) NOT-for-Profit  organization as recognized by  the Internal Revenue Service.  Your Donation IS Tax Deductible to  the Fullest extent permitted by law.                  .........................   "CLICK"   to  Sponsor banners       .....................................   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Over 129,000 have 'Liked'  - our blog. 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Molecular diagnostics firm Lineagen and Fast Forwa... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even with Limited European Access, Gilenya Trial a... Gilenya MS Drug Linked to Patient Death Woman with MS hopes for Hand-Held Driving device t... Multiple Sclerosis Unplugged Exposing the myths about MS and exercise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOPPING MS IN ITS TRACKS, RESTORING LOST FUNCTION...   A rare genetic variant which causes reduced levels... A Patient Assistance Program to Help You Receive E... The maker of a commonly used drug treatment for pe... 'Multiple Sclerosis News: "Outside-in' disease . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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