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Multiple sclerosis patients taking daclizumab high yield process

Study of Daclizumab Yields Mixed Results in Multiple Sclerosis

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Relapse rates with daclizumab were lower than with a standard therapy, but side effects were greater
Higher levels of melatonin are linked to a lower incidence of multiple sclerosis relapses during the darker months of fall and winter

Melatonin May Play a Role in Seasonal MS Relapses

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Melatonin improves symptoms in mice and reduces levels of specific T cells
Multiple sclerosis progresses faster in people who continue to smoke compared to smokers who quit after their diagnosis

MS Disease Progression May Be Delayed by Smoking Cessation

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Each additional year of smoking accelerates time to secondary progressive disease by 5 percent
Breastfeeding exclusively for at least two months may help new mothers with multiple sclerosis lower their risk of relapse

Breastfeeding Tied to Reduced Risk of MS Relapse Postpartum

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Protective effect seems to last only about as long as exclusive nursing does
For children with multiple sclerosis

Up’d Physical Activity Tied to Fewer Symptoms in Kids With MS

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Children with MS less physically active than those with monophasic acquired demyelinating syndrome
Rates of ganglion cell + inner plexiform layer atrophy mirrors that of whole brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis

Optical Coherence Tomography IDs Brain Atrophy in MS

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Retinal atrophy mirrors whole-brain atrophy over time, as measured by optical coherence tomography
Medical marijuana may be useful in treating chronic pain and spasticity

Moderate-Quality Evidence for Marijuana Rx for Pain, Spasticity

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Review of 79 studies indicates only low-quality evidence for other conditions
Pain is prevalent in more than half of patients with multiple sclerosis

Anxiety Independently Predicts Pain in Patients With MS

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Research confirms high prevalence of pain, affecting more than half of those with multiple sclerosis
The cost of multiple sclerosis medications in the United States is rising five to seven times faster than the normal rate of drug inflation

Cost of Multiple Sclerosis Rx Soaring, Even for Older Meds

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No meds available for MS for less than $50,000 a year in U.S., researchers say
The first U.S. generic version of Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat multiple sclerosis.

FDA: Generic Copaxone Approved for Multiple Sclerosis

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FDA reviewed additional information to ensure generic is as safe and effective as brand-name drug