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Weiner, Howard L.

Curing MS : how science is solving the mysteries of multiple sclerosis / Howard L. Weiner. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2004. - viii, 309 p. : 25cm.

Includes index.

The monster -- The spinal fluid mystery -- Is MS two letters or three? -- The electricity is off -- Viral origins -- Plasma, placebos and clinical trials -- Jonas Salk tries to cure MS -- Chemotherapy for MS -- T cells and tolerance -- A drug for MS, finally -- Copolymer 1 -- Inflammation versus degeneration -- Twenty-one points -- Taming the monster -- Going for the cure.

ISBN: 0609609009

LCCN: 2003023408

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Multiple sclerosis--Treatment.
Multiple sclerosis--Psychological aspects.
Multiple Sclerosis--therapy--Personal Narratives.
Multiple Sclerosis--psychology--Personal Narratives.
Neurology--Personal Narratives.
Research--Personal Narratives.

LC Class. No.: RC377 / .W446 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 616.8/34

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WL 360 / W423c 2004