Researchers Publish Results Settling Multiple Sclerosis Debate: Findings Support Therapeutic Approach For Common Form Of MS

In an effort to develop therapeutic remedies for multiple sclerosis, scientists debate two possible interventional approaches - but they're on opposite sides of the spectrum. Researchers at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, however, have reached a definitive conclusion as to which approach is correct, putting an end to a long-disputed issue.

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MS Views and News seeking Sponsors for our First Bowlathon

              1^st Annual ‘MS Views and News’          

Bowl-a-thon at ‘Strikes’ @ Boca

April 3^rd 2011 from 1:30-4pm

Dear Sponsor or Contributor,

Plans are underway for our 1^st Annual Bowl-a-thon to benefit ‘MS Views and News’, a not for profit organization. ‘MS Views and News’ provides information, education and resources for those affected by Multiple Sclerosis.  A portion of the proceeds from this fundraiser will be earmarked for Myelin restoration research.

Many know of a friend or family member who has MS, so you may know of this debilitating, chronic illness.   Here is how you can help.

MS Views and News, Inc., seeks businesses or services to sponsor our event.  This can be in the way of a raffle prize or direct sponsorship.  A financial sponsorship will give you the opportunity to have an exhibit table at our Bowl-a-thon, where you can display and provide information or gift certificates to promote your business.

Below, please find various levels of sponsorship that are available for this event.

For $ 150.00 – Your company logo/name or family name can/will appear on our bowler t-shirts.

For $ 250.00 – As above, your company logo/name or family name can/will appear on our bowler t-shirts.

Once your sponsorship donation is received your company logo/name or a family name will appear in our sponsorship section on all future documentation distributed, including on the day of the event. For your sponsorship, you are entitled to one bowling lane for up to six bowlers.

For $ 500.00 - As above, your company logo/name or family name can/will appear on our bowler t-shirts, and once your sponsorship donation is received your company logo/name or a family name will appear in our sponsorship section on all future documentation distributed, including on the day of the event. As mentioned above, your sponsorship will permit you to have a display table at this event, where you can display information about your company. And additionally, this $500.00 sponsorship level is entitled to two bowling lanes with a maximum of 12 bowlers.

Please note that your sponsorship of this event is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, as

‘MS Views and News’ is a Not for Profit

We sincerely hope that you will be able to assist in our efforts by contributing goods or services for this worthwhile cause.  We extend our heartfelt thanks, in advance, for your generosity and enthusiastic support.

Sincerely,

Stuart Schlossman

Stuart Schlossman - President

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"MS Views and News" (MSV&N) is a 501©(3) organization as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service

It Appears that A program to help people with illness and disabilities to stay in their homes is too costly

Long-Term Care Needs Changes, Officials Say
By Robert Pear - February 21, 2011


WASHINGTON — One of Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s legacies in the new health care law, intended to allow the chronically ill and people with disabilities to continue living in their homes, is too costly to survive without major changes, Obama administration officials now say.

Republican lawmakers, who have vowed to repeal the health care law, cite the administration’s acknowledgment as yet another reason to do so. But the health and human services secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, says the law gives her plenty of authority to make the necessary changes to the program without Congressional action.

To make the program viable, Ms. Sebelius said, she is considering changes in the eligibility criteria, including employment and earnings requirements, to ensure that only active workers may enroll. She also said she favored adjusting premiums to rise with inflation.

Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa and chairman of the Senate health committee, encouraged the administration to make any changes that might be required to keep the program fiscally sound, so “no one with a disability will be forced to live in an institution.”

Under the current law, the program will allow workers 18 and older to buy insurance from the government to cover the costs of long-term care. After paying premiums for at least five years, they are then eligible for benefits if they become unable to perform basic activities of daily living because of chronic illness or crippling injury. The program is meant for people with severe disabilities who want to live in the community, though benefits can also be used to help pay for nursing home care or assisted living.

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Multiple sclerosis, CCSVI and Balloon angioplasty

With the eagerly anticipated research studies on the role of CCSVI in Multiple Sclerosis, andclinical trials evaluating balloon angioplasty as a treatment for CCSVI and Multiple Sclerosisunderway, there finally seems to be a positive step in the direction of this controversial therapy. One which many Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients and caregivers have anxiously been waiting for a medical verdict on.

Indeed the technique has started to be called “Liberation Therapy” by many in the Multiple Sclerosis community.

Multiple Sclerosis, widely thought to be an autoimmune disease, although it hasn’t been proven as such, is a chronic disabling neurological disease that attacks the Central Nervous System which is made up of brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Multiple Sclerosis

1. What Is Multiple Sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, whereby the body's own immune system, which normally targets and destroys substances foreign to the body such as bacteria, mistakenly attacks normal tissues. In MS, the immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system).

2. What Causes Multiple Sclerosis?

Doctors still don't understand what causes multiple sclerosis, but there are interesting data that suggest that genetics, a person's environment, and possibly even a virus may play a role.

Researchers believe that MS may be inherited (passed on from parents to children). First, second and third degree relatives of people with MS are at increased risk of developing the disease. Siblings of an affected person have a 2%-5% risk of developing MS.

Some scientists theorize that MS develops because a person is born with a genetic predisposition to react to some environmental agent, which, upon exposure, triggers an autoimmune response.

In addition, some studies have suggested that many viruses such as measles, herpes, and the flu viruses may be associated with MS. To date, however, this belief has not been proven.

3. What Are the Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?

The onset of multiple sclerosis may be dramatic or so mild that a person doesn't even notice any symptoms.

The most common early symptoms of MS include:

• Tingling
• Numbness
• Loss of balance
• Weakness in one or more limbs
• Blurred or double vision

Less common symptoms may include:

• Slurred speech
• Sudden onset of paralysis
• Lack of coordination
• Problems with thinking and processing information

As the disease progresses, other symptoms may include heat sensitivity, fatigue, changes in thinking or perception, and sexual disturbances.

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