Re: Snake Oil Cure what ails ya
- From: William Wagner <No1SpamStill__B2wagner@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:38:59 -0400
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<No1SpamStill__B2wagner-8AB809.19330208042005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
William Wagner <No1SpamStill__B2wagner@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I¹m constantly amazed that medical folks design a drug for one
> symptom then after large populations try it claim it is good for
> something else. REAL SCIENCE
>
> http://www.msneighborhood.com/content/in_the_news/archive_2221.aspx
>
> More at the above site.
> Brevity below
> ................................
>
> Statin Medication to be Tested Against MS
>
>
> by John C. Martin
> Article Date: 04-08-05
>
> Armed with promising evidence of the potential of certain
> anti-cholesterol medications known as statins in the treatment of
> multiple sclerosis (MS), medical experts are launching a large clinical
> trial to further test the safety and efficacy of these drugs.
>
> Investigators at more than a dozen medical institutions are currently
> enrolling patients for this Phase 2 trial, which is planned to include
> 152 people at high risk for developing the illness. The drug being
> tested is atorvastatin (uh-TOR-vuh-stat-ihn), marketed as Lipitor by
> Pfizer.
>
> Promising Evidence Uncovered
> The trial is based on previous studies, both in animals and people, that
> have suggested that statins can alter immune responses and possibly
> reduce inflammation. It's believed the cause of MS lies in an abnormal
> immune response that attacks the body's own tissue as if it were
> foreign.1
Forgot to mention that they want to start these folks with MS out with
80 MG Lipitor ! So much for titration ! REAL SCIENCE
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