<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>MultipleSclerosisCentral.com - Latest Multiple Sclerosis News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/</link><description>Latest Multiple Sclerosis News from MultipleSclerosisCentral.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>MultipleSclerosisCentral.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/</link></image><item><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:49:03 EDT</pubDate><title>FDA panel backs MS drug</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/news-407949-98.html</link><description>A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has recommended approval of the MS drug fampridine.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/news-407949-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 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