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FDA clears restricted return of multiple sclerosis drug to market

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Reno Gazette-Journal Fri, 09 Jun 2006 2:50 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- A multiple sclerosis drug pulled from the market last year

because of a rare but life-threatening side effect will return under a

restricted distribution program, health officials said Monday.

Managing Self-Injection Difficulties in Patients With Relapsing-

Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

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RedNova Fri, 09 Jun 2006 5:06 AM PDT

By , Darcy; Stone, Jerome Abstract: Difficulties with self-injection,

including inability to self-inject, are common for individuals taking

home-administered injectable medications.

Study tests whether virus triggers MS

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Deseret Morning News Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:19 PM PDT

The common cold inconvenient and annoying but generally considered

benign may cause attacks of multiple sclerosis. And it may provide a

clue about what causes MS in the first place.

Betaferon gets EU approval as first-line treatment for MS

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PharmaBiz Fri, 09 Jun 2006 4:43 AM PDT

Schering AG, Germany announced that Betaferon (interferon beta-1b) has

been granted marketing authorization by the European Commission for an

extension of its indication to include the treatment of patients with a

first clinical event suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS) in all 25

European member states, as well as Iceland and Norway.

Schering AG Gets EU Betaferon Label Extension

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RedNova Thu, 08 Jun 2006 8:05 PM PDT

Schering AG's Betaferon has been granted marketing authorization by the

European Commission for the first-line treatment of the earliest stages

of multiple sclerosis.

Expectations High For Novartis At ADA Meeting

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Forbes Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:45 AM PDT

S & P Equity Research upgraded ADRs of the drug maker to " strong buy " from

" buy. "

Medical marijuana debated

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Philly.com Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:44 AM PDT

TV-talk-show host Montel and the parents of a now-dead cancer

patient urged state senators yesterday to make New Jersey the 12th state

to enact a medical marijuana law.

Antiinflammatories - Where We Spend Our Money

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MedicineNet.com Fri, 09 Jun 2006 0:13 AM PDT

Title: Antiinflammatories - Where We Spend Our Money Category: Health

News Created: 6/8/2006 9:38:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/8/2006

A dose of bad medicine

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NorthJersey.com Fri, 09 Jun 2006 6:11 AM PDT

THE NEW JERSEY Legislature is considering a bill to permit the use of

smoked marijuana as " medicine. " The legislators who support this bill

are acting out of compassion, but they need to take a second look.

Disease slows down woman, doesn't stop her from being active

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Rhinelander Daily News Fri, 09 Jun 2006 9:38 AM PDT

Angie Lang of Rhinelander has scleroderma, a disease in which the body

attacks its own immune system, but it doesn't control her life.