2011 ECTRIMS Symposium

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ECTRIMS Kicks Off Its Largest Ever Meeting
AMSTERDAM?The European and Americas Committees for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS) opened its Fifth Triennial Joint Meeting in Amsterdam on October 19, 2011. According to meeting organizers, the 2011 meeting is the largest ever in their history.

Laquinimod: A Potential Novel Oral Agent for Relapsing-Remitting MS
AMSTERDAM?Both preclinical and clinical data suggest that the oral immunomodulator laquinimod holds promise for patients with relapsing-remitting MS, according to reports at a satellite symposium at the ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS 5th Joint Triennial Congress.

Teriflunomide: A Promising New Oral Therapy for Patients With Relapsing-Remitting MS
AMSTERDAM?Data from TEMSO, the first pivotal phase III trial of teriflunomide, were reported by Paul O?Connor, FRCPC, MSc, at a satellite symposium at the ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS 5th Joint Triennial Congress. The two-year, double-blind study found a significant reduction in annualized relapse rates, as well as a significant reduction in the risk of sustained disability progression in the higher dose group.

For more coverage from ECTRIMS, please visit www.neurologyreviews.com.

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My Blog for this forum in the boxing ring with
my overeating addiction/other

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well as everyone knows on here i have an overeating addiction i dont know if anyone knows what an OA intails but if not look it up alot people ...

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Vitamin D Testing Recommended by Experts During
Winter Months

post from Vital to Health and Wellness Blog on 20 October 2011 11:35:31 AM. © Vital to Health and Wellness Blog

Do you know what your Vitamin D levels are? You may be surprised!

With winter approaching many individuals may benefit from talking to their doctor about vitamin D testing, as experts say their levels of this important nutrient will soon begin dropping dramatically.

Vitamin D levels tend to plunge so low during the winter because the substance is actually a hormone that is produced in the skin following exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. When the days grow shorter and the sun's beams weaker, skin produces far less of the nutrient. The UV index must be a 3 or higher for the body to produce vitamin D. This just doesn't happen in most regions during the winter.

This is why experts say it is important for individuals to stay on top of their vitamin D levels during the winter if they want to avoid a potentially dangerous deficiency.

"In October, our levels of vitamin D should still be acceptable, assuming we have gone out in the sun during the summer," Dr. Elina Hypponen of the Medical Research Council’s Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health in London told the Daily Mail. "But vitamin D is stored for only between one and two months in the body."

However, if you did not get out in the sun much over the summer, you may not have any stored vitamin D. Wearing sunscreen can also block the body's ability to produce vitamin D from the sun. Contrary to belief, it is very difficult to get enough vitamin D from food. You would have to drink 10 glasses of milk per day to get 1000 IU. That's a lot of milk!

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 38 percent of the U.S. population has low levels of vitamin D.

Vitamin D levels should be between 35 and 75 nanograms per millileter.

To help keep your vitamin D levels up all winter long, start taking a liquid vitamin D supplement with 1000 IU per day. More may be needed if your levels are low or you at high risk.

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Weight Loss and Smart Nutrition

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When losing weight, you should make sure to not lose a lot of weight at one time. Losing a lot of weight at once is very unhealthy and can cause you to get very sick. Make sure to pace yourself so you feel better about losing the weight. Meditation is a great weight loss technique. [...]

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Lab Notes: Your Neighborhood Can Affect Your
Health; Steroids May Be Bad for Preemies’ Brains

post from CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog on 20 October 2011 06:07:43 AM. © CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog

On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (October 19, 2011) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.

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1 Month Post OP (RnY Bypass)..Pitfalls

Would like to ask about pitfalls to look for not discussed in doctors office? I am part of a group that meets once a month but most in group do not...

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