The UK charity MS Society has created an online library of the thousands of books, journals, papers and magazines in its collection. It will give people affected by the debilitating neurological condition multiple sclerosis (MS) access   more »

It is believed to be "a brand new type of food-drug interaction," study leader Dr. David Bailey of the University of Western Ontario told CTV News. In the study, which was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society, researchers gave patients the   more »

The goal of this study is to determine if an investigational oral medication is safe and effective. This treatment with the investigational oral medication is compared to treatment with a placebo. A placebo is an inactive substance or preparation used   more »

Non-prescription vitamin D supplements are available in the United States as either Vitamin D2 Ergocalciferol or Vitamin D3 Cholecalciferol. Both are referred to as "vitamin D" although they are different in their origins, metabolism, and potential   more »

Researchers are putting together a more complete picture of how the body perceives and deals with pain. For example, we now know more about sodium channels, which are "gateways" between the inside and outside of nerve cells. Sodium channels are involved   more »

Everyone has a right to good pain control. Many people with MS live with pain that could be effectively relieved. Sometimes this is because their existing treatment is not working, because they or their health professionals are not aware of all treatment methods, or because   more »

Though strong emotions can trigger cravings for food, you can take steps to control those cravings. To help stop emotional eating, try these suggestions: Learn to recognize true hunger. Is your hunger physical or emotional? If you ate just a few hours ago and don't have a   more »

Everyone has a right to good pain control. Many people with MS live with pain that could be effectively relieved. Sometimes this is because their existing treatment is not working, because they or their health professionals are not aware of all treatment methods, or   more »

The spinal cord extends through hollow openings in each vertebra in your back. It contains various nerve cell bodies (gray matter) and nerve processes or axons (white matter) that run to and from the brain and outward to the body. The peripheral nerves enter and   more »

Doctors used to think that MS did not cause pain. Now we know that's not true! At least half of people with MS have pain because of the condition. Find out more about MS pain and how to get effective relief   more »

Consider this. You touch a hot object and immediately drop it or withdraw your hand from the heat source. You do this so quickly you don't even think about it. How does this happen? Your nervous system coordinated everything. It sensed the hot object   more »

Efficacy and Safety of MBP8298 in Subjects With Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MAESTRO-03) This study is currently recruiting participants. Verified by BioMS Technology Corp., June 2008   more »

BioMS Medical Corp. (TSX: MS), a leading developer in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), announced that the independent Drug Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the MAESTRO-01 trial has conducted the scheduled interim analysis of efficacy and safety and has recommended that the trial continue to completion. MAESTRO-01 is the pivotal phase II/III Canadian and European study of Dirucotide (MBP8298) in patients with secondary progressive MS. The interim analysis included   more »

A drug that Novartis AG is currently testing, in people with Multiple Sclerosis; also has the potential to treat certain viral infections, perhaps including the AIDS virus, U.S. researchers said. Low doses of the drug FTY720, also called Fingolimod, given to mice once   more »

Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that inadequate levels of vitamin D, obtained from milk, fortified cereals, and exposure to sunlight, lead to substantially   more »