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Afinitor (everolimus) has been approved by the FDA for renal angiomyolipomas (non-cancerous kidney tumors) that do not require urgent surgery in patients with TSC (tuberous sclerosis complex). Tuberous sclerosis complex is a very rare genetic condition in which non-cancerous tumors grow in the brain, kidney, skin, heart and other vital organs. It is estimated that about 40,000 people in the USA are affected by TSC. Between 70% and 80% of...  

Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is an inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system, in which the substance called myelin protecting the nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord is damaged, leading to scarring and the formation of lesions, or plaques, affecting the ability of the nerve cells to communicate with each other effectively.  

Neuro-steroids help build brain cells and maintain their function ... Treatments up until now have included drug, exercise and physiotherapy alongside diet and alternative therapies. MS is an inflammatory disease which damages the tissue around the ...  

MS is a chronic degenerative and unpredictable condition that randomly attacks the brain and spinal cord. The symptoms of the devastating disease vary greatly from person to person. There is currently no cure for MS, but treatments are available to modify ...  

Some researchers believe that CCSVI may cause multiple sclerosis or may contribute to the progression of the disease by impairing blood drainage from the brain and upper spinal cord. However, the link between CCVI and multiple sclerosis is yet to be established.  

WASHINGTON — An experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis has caused death, strokes, nerve damage and abdominal bleeding ... disease with a wide range of symptoms that include physical disability and chronic pain. Drugs can treat the symptoms ...  

CBS LocalDoctor Pleads Guilty to Health Care FraudPatch.comBy Andrea Bosco and Erin Faulk A McMurray doctor could face 11 years or more in prison after he pled guilty to health care fraud in court on Tuesday. Patch A McMurray doctor, who was accused of illegally prescribing narcotics, pleaded guilty to health ...Peters doctor pleads to health fraud, prescription abusePittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSouth Hills doctor admits prescribing addictive...  

Globe and MailPakistani doctor who helped US find bin Laden imprisonedUSA TODAYBy Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA locate Osama bin Laden has been sent to prison, the BBC and other news organizations are reporting. Shakil Afrid's jail term will be 33 years and he also must pay a fine of $3500, ...Doctor Who Helped Find Bin Laden Is Given Jail Term, Official SaysNew York TimesPakistani doctor who helped find...  

Doctor accused of $5.2 million in Medicaid fraudHouston ChronicleAt least one patient received benefits for 2½ years before he was seen by a doctor. Echols' signature was on hundreds of forms submitted to home health care companies who then requested Medicare reimbursement. The Houston Chronicle reports ...and more »  

Lodi doctor accused of using drugs, inappropriate behavior on the jobLodi News-SentinelA Lodi doctor may lose his license after admitting to state medical investigators that he was getting high and watching pornography while on the job. Dr. Peter Graff Hickox, 56, an obstetrician and gynecologist, admitted to officials with the Medical ...and more »  

The AgeAussie doctor to be tried over hepatitis C casesNECNMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian doctor accused of infecting 56 women with hepatitis C while trying to conceal his own drug use has been ordered to stand trial. Prosecutors allege anesthesiologist James Latham Peters knew he carried the ...'Concern' on doctor before hep C chargesThe AgeHepatitis C-infected doctor ordered to face Supreme CourtHerald SunDoctor to stand trial for...  

Book Review: Bleeding Out by Jes BattisSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)ORG Bleeding Out by Jes Battis is the fifth book in his OSI (Occult Special Investigator) Series which features Tess Corday, an Investigator working for Vancouver's Mystical Crime Lab. It's also, to judge by the way Battis opens the "Acknowlegement" ...and more »