Curing MS
Subtitle: how science is solving the mysteries of multiple sclerosis
By: Howard L. Weiner.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Multiple sclerosis -- Treatment; Multiple sclerosis -- Psychological aspects; Multiple Sclerosis -- therapy -- Personal Narratives; Multiple Sclerosis -- psychology -- Personal Narratives; Neurology -- Personal Narratives; Research -- Personal Narratives
Genres: Personal Narratives
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The monster; title: The spinal fluid mystery; title: Is MS two letters or three?; title: The electricity is off; title: Viral origins; title: Plasma, placebos and clinical trials; title: Jonas Salk tries to cure MS; title: Chemotherapy for MS; title: T cells and tolerance; title: A drug for MS, finally; title: Copolymer 1; title: Inflammation versus degeneration; title: Twenty-one points; title: Taming the monster; title: Going for the cure.