Weiner, Howard L. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0609609009 :  $24.95 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003023408 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Multiple sclerosis--Treatment.<br/>Multiple sclerosis--Psychological aspects.<br/>Multiple sclerosis--Personal Narratives.<br/>Neurology.<br/>Research.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC377  / .W446 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.8/34 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WL 360  / W423c 2004