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Lisa Emrich

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posted 10/29/2009, comments (7)

Tysabri in the News with 24th Case of PML

Tysabri has been in the news again this week. Last Friday the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) announced that they would review the benefits and risks for Tysabri. The Committee started a review of the benefits and risks of Tysabri, in view of reports of 23 cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) worldwide since... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/28/2009, comments (4)

Marlene Has M/S!

On October 31, 2004, I woke up with a terrible headache. When I got up out of bed to take some aspirin; my entire left side went numb and I lost my eye sight in my left eye. After numerous tests, I was diagnosed with M/S. The day I was diagnosed was my 46th birthday. At first, my... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/27/2009, comments (2)

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I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Chris Cox. I had Tysabri infusion #4 today. I was on avonex then copaxone prior to tysabri. I feel much better on tysabri than the others. Looking forward to meeting new friends.

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posted 01/13/2009, comments (6)

The Debate over Digital Health Records

President-elect Obama has made health care reform a cornerstone of his economic recovery plan. Skyrocketing costs, it's argued, could be slowed if patients health records were kept in a centralized database, accessible over a network and easily read by authorized healthcare professionals. Cost-savings created by a reduction in the duplication of... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/09/2008, comments (18)

Suspected PML Cases For Biogen/Elan MS Drug (Tysabri) Not Alarming

(Dow Jones) - “Tysabri...caused 22 suspected cases of a rare brain infection through early October...a level deemed unalarming by physicians. Biogen didn't dispute the figures but has declined to disclose the number of suspected cases, arguing it doesn't help physicians and patients...” This comes from an investigative news piece... Read more Chevron

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