RE: transvers myelitis

Ann.Lindstrom(AT)octel.com
Thu, 24 Jul 1997 13:26:25 -0700

Act Up for TM/Myelitis??

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>I clipped an article a few years back on beta interferon. Is that the same
>thing?
>It was being used in auto accident victims to help prevent or lessen spinal
>cord
>damage - in lab tests it helped to re-myelinate. I was curious if it helped
>in
>demyelinating diseases like TM, Guillian-Barre and MS. I did a net search
>and as someone pointed out, the cases are so rare that no $$ for research
>are set aside. It looked like the Canadians are doing something, though.
>So geesh should we start a foundation and hold a telethon? Andy Griffin
>has Guillian-Barre, he could be the spokesperson. Yeah, in my dreams...
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