A new study has found that medical marijuana can help in easing multiple sclerosis to a larger extent when taken in pill or oral-spray form. According to the researchers, the medical marijuana can help in reducing stiffness and involuntary spasms. Moreover, it can also help in easing the pain that can come with those symptoms. Problem of frequent urination can also be checked with the help … [Read more...]
Launch of Biogen’s multiple sclerosis drug awaits FDA nod
Drug maker Biogen Idec Inc needs to wait more on bringing its multiple sclerosis drug in the market as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the review process by three months. Biogen was expecting to launch the drug, Plegridy, by mid-2014. Plegridy is an injectable drug designed to reduce the dosing schedule of standard interferon drugs such as Biogen's own Avonex. According to … [Read more...]
Toxins released by food-borne bacteria may trigger Multiple Sclerosis
The US researchers have found a link between food bug and multiple sclerosis, suggesting that food poisoning may trigger MS in people who are susceptible to the disease. They carried a test on mice where they found that a food poisoning bacterium may have implicated in MS. A team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College carried a study in which they found that the toxins released by … [Read more...]
