Researchers have developed a new method to separate between two different types of a common herpes virus (HHV-6) that has been linked to multiple sclerosis. By analyzing antibodies in the blood against the most divergent proteins of herpesvirus 6A and …
Industry executives: Profits drive rising prices for MS drugs
Pharmaceutical industry executives, speaking confidentially, paint a frank picture of the rationale behind the price of medication available to people with multiple sclerosis.
Slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis
Over 77,000 Canadians are living with multiple sclerosis, a disease whose causes still remain unknown. Presently, they have no hope for a cure. Researchers have now identified a molecule named ALCAM which, once blocked, delays the progression of the di…
Exercise is Everything!
I Had a ruptured colon in February so I ended up with a Colostomy. Knowing that I would have reattachment surgery, I went on a mission to get in the best shape of my life. It paid off! My fist surgery involved 6 days in the hospital then 10 days in the rehab hospital and […]