Injecting object
"A whole new dictionary was instantly added to my daily vocabulary. Injection needles became syringes. MS relapses, exacerbations. Under the skin, subcutaneous. Daily self-injecting in those early days, often a war with my head, a battle of the wills."
Fierce Friday
Ah yes, sometimes my nerves – not nervous system – sometimes my nerves get on my nerves as it were. I happen to coexist with a messed up central nervous system, overly active heartbeat, breathing problems and every now and then I find myself covered with a nice infection or two. If that wasn’t enough, I have a few pet peeves, which on occasion drive me crazy. Ψ Screeching kids in shopping centers. On buses, in cinemas, in my ear. Ψ Said kids kicking my seat in the cinema. How to solve this? ♫♫ Sitting in the back row of the movies ♫♫
MS News: January 2014
Primary Progressive, Relapse-Free Secondary Progressive Multiple … BioNews Texas – secondary progressive multiple sclerosis nerve While there have been a number of success stories for MS research in 2013, last year saw yet another … Gov candidates cool to more marijuana legalization Kansas City Star – Most Republicans said it was too early to decide, but a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor who suffers from multiple sclerosis said it should …
MS News: December 2013
With a bit of a delay, here is the good news in MS-world that found its way to the media in December 2013! Provincial MS strategy applauded Announced Nov. 25, Health Minister Fred Horne said the strategy – The Way Forward – “connects the dots” in the health care system so that Alberta’s almost 14,000 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients can access resources and find supports more easily. Teva and Takeda Announce Agreement for Glatiramer Acetate for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment in Japan Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TEVA) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) today announced the signing earlier this year of an agreement in which Teva licensed to Takeda the right to commercialize Teva’s innovative glatiramer acetate (active ingredient) formulation for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, in Japan. Teva and Takeda…
MS News: November 2013
Thirty pieces of positive MS news published in November to brighten your day! Multiple sclerosis appears to originate in different part of brain than long believed Steven Schutzer, a physician and scientist at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, has now found an important clue why progress has been slow – it appears that most research on the origins of MS has focused on the wrong part of the brain.
MS News: October 2013
Childhood Stress Not a Likely Trigger for MS Stressful life events in childhood did not appear to increase the subsequent risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers said. In large Danish cohort study, children who experienced stressful life events had a weak 1.11-fold risk (95% CI 1.02-1.20) of later developing MS compared with unexposed children, according to Nete Munk Nielsen, MD, PhD, from Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, and colleagues.
2014 Budget plea to the Irish government
"A heart transplant is easy enough these days, but brain transplants belong in the world of fantasy. Because of that, urgent reconfiguration of existing services should be done."