Weiner, Howard L.
Curing MS : how science is solving the mysteries of multiple sclerosis / Curing multiple sclerosis Howard L. Weiner. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2004. - viii, 309 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
The monster -- The spinal fluid mystery -- Is MS two letters or three? -- The electricity is off -- Viral origins -- Plasma, placebos and clinical trials -- Jonas Salk tries to cure MS -- Chemotherapy for MS -- T cells and tolerance -- A drug for MS, finally -- Copolymer 1 -- Inflammation versus degeneration -- Twenty-one points -- Taming the monster -- Going for the cure.
Explores the medical community's past and present efforts to cure multiple sclerosis, explaining how the disease is caused, and sharing information on drug and treatment breakthroughs.
0609609009 : $24.95
2003023408
Multiple sclerosis--Treatment.
Multiple sclerosis--Psychological aspects.
Multiple sclerosis--Personal Narratives.
Neurology.
Research.
RC377 / .W446 2004
616.8/34
WL 360 / W423c 2004
Curing MS : how science is solving the mysteries of multiple sclerosis / Curing multiple sclerosis Howard L. Weiner. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2004. - viii, 309 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
The monster -- The spinal fluid mystery -- Is MS two letters or three? -- The electricity is off -- Viral origins -- Plasma, placebos and clinical trials -- Jonas Salk tries to cure MS -- Chemotherapy for MS -- T cells and tolerance -- A drug for MS, finally -- Copolymer 1 -- Inflammation versus degeneration -- Twenty-one points -- Taming the monster -- Going for the cure.
Explores the medical community's past and present efforts to cure multiple sclerosis, explaining how the disease is caused, and sharing information on drug and treatment breakthroughs.
0609609009 : $24.95
2003023408
Multiple sclerosis--Treatment.
Multiple sclerosis--Psychological aspects.
Multiple sclerosis--Personal Narratives.
Neurology.
Research.
RC377 / .W446 2004
616.8/34
WL 360 / W423c 2004