TY - GEN AU - Weiner,Howard L. TI - Curing MS: how science is solving the mysteries of multiple sclerosis SN - 0609609009 : AV - RC377 .W446 2004 U1 - 616.8/34 22 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Crown Publishers KW - Multiple sclerosis KW - Treatment KW - sears KW - Psychological aspects KW - Personal Narratives KW - Neurology KW - Research N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003023408.html ER -