Aubagio Receives Label Update from FDA
With more study results at their fingertips the FDA has news for multiple sclerosis patients taking Aubagio. Clinically Isolated Syndrome or CIS “is defined as…
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Tecifdera Receives New Warnings & Precaution
In December 2014 the FDA added warnings of PML, lymphopenia, anaphylaxis, and angioedema to Tecfidera’s drug label according to the ms-coalition.org. PML is a serious…
Resources for Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Perusing websites on multiple sclerosis I came across MS Awareness Foundation’s related sites page and found a number of interesting organizations – www.msawareness.org. Dig a…
Begging Saves Energy
Living in bush Alaska I am fortunate to know all of my neighbors and most of the people I see. One day I needed to…
iConquerMS.org Needs You!
Image researchers with access to big data on multiple sclerosis patients right at their fingertips, well at least 20,000 sets of data as per the…
Creating a World of My Own
Carnival of Bloggers posted the following article as their Blogger Post #161 in November 2014, “Creating a World of My Own” by Melissa Cook. Papers…
Preparing for Secondary-Progressive MS
Finding out 80% of RRMS patients progress into SPMS was shocking to me. I always knew there was a chance of such progression; I just…
Knowledge is Power – Be Prepared
Facts are facts and the fact is that 80% of those diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) will eventually become secondary-progressive MS patients. MS progression…
Sometimes
A blast from the past… Sometimes, I need a little help now and then, so I have learned to ask; Sometimes, I have pain, so…
Hurt, Hurt, Hurt – MS Pain
Fixing dinner tonight I felt pain throughout my body. What the heck? Don’t tell me I forgot to take my pain pill again. Darn! As…