Colchester charity welcomes new drug for multiple sclerosis
A Colchester charity
...has described a new pill which can be handed out by GPs as a major breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Helen Yates, chief executive of the Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre, believes the drug, fingolimod, would make a huge difference to the quality of life of many of the 100,000 people nationwide with MS.
In trials, fingolimod reduced relapses by more than half and slowed progression of the disease by 30 per cent.... [Read More] - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseaction/show/pageid/1309/See More