Chennai: One in a lakh Indians is thought to suffer from multiple sclerosis, a life-long disorder of the nervous system. Support groups are lobbying to bring the disease under the Disability Act, and are fighting for insurance cover. It was 18 years ago that Mariam Nisreen was struck by multiple sclerosis. She just woke up one day, feeling pain in her eyes, tingling in her feet and parts of her...
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London: A pill for multiple sclerosis (MS) could be available after regulators agree to grant a licence. MS is the most common disabling neurological condition, affecting almost 100,000 Britons. Every week 50 young people are diagnosed with it. The drug, fingolimod, has been found to slow down the progress of the disease and has been given preliminary approval by EU regulators, the New England Journal of Medicine reports. The once-a-day...05:39 PM, Jan 23, 2011
London: Damage caused by multiple sclerosis could be reversed by activating stem cells that can repair injury in the central nervous system, a study has shown. Researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh have identified a mechanism essential for regenerating insulating layers - known as myelin sheaths - that protect nerve fibres in the brain, a University of Cambridge release said. In additional studies in rodents, they showed how...04:19 PM, Dec 07, 2010
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Melbourne: India were bounced and bruised at the MCG, declared a gleeful Australian media which on Friday hailed their cricket team for their surprise humbling of the famed batting line-up of the visitors in the first Test here. The much vaunted Indian batting line-up came under attack from the Australian media as the visitors could post just 282 and 169 in the two innings against an inexperienced home side bowling...10:32 PM, Apr 04, 2008
People with higher levels of vitamin D have a reduced risk of developing multiple sclerosis, says study. ...12:27 PM, Dec 20, 2006
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