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2010

Your Interview: Experimental MS treatments and the ethical issues
CBCNews.ca
November 24, 2010

Quebec MDs warn against controversial MS treatment
Globe and Mail
November 9, 2010

Tory seeks to fund MS trials
Chronicle Herald
November 4, 2010

Saskatchewan puts up $5-million for clinical trials of controversial MS therapy
Globe and Mail
October 19, 2010

Manitoba sets aside funding for future MS 'liberation' treatment studies
Winnipeg Free Press
October 15, 2010

MS patients with a different message
Globe and Mail
September 30, 2010

MS doctors attacked for their skepticism
Toronto Star
September 24, 2010

MS Society of Canada to fund controversial procedure
Globe and Mail
September 16, 2010

Aglukkaq accuses media of misinformation on MS
Toronto Star
September 14, 2010

Sclérose en plaques, les malades s'impatientent
in French only.
Radio-Canada
August 31, 2010

Sask. to pitch MS trial to other provinces
CBC
July 29, 2010

Sclérose en plaques: Un traitement controversé à l'essai
in French only.
Radio-Canada
July 28, 2010

MS patients going in droves for unproven therapy
Toronto Star
June 28, 2010

Agency aims to fund research into angioplasty for MS
CTV
June 15, 2010

MS research projects test theory
CBC
June 11, 2010

MS patients rally for experimental treatment
CBC
May 5, 2010

MS research showing promise: Canadian study
April 29, 2010
Canada.com

MS patients want access to new surgery
CBC
April 12, 2010

W5: Why MS patients aren't waiting for proof
CTV
April 10, 2010

Research casts doubt on new MS theory
National Post
February 10, 2010


2009

La sclérose en plaques pourrait être d'origine vasculaire, suggère un chercheur
in French only.
November 25, 2009
PsychoMédia

Sclérose en plaques : Une maladie vasculaire?
in French only.
November 25, 2009
Radio-Canada (news and radio)

RadioL'entretien de Michel Désautels avec Louis Adam, directeur général de la division Québec de la Société canadienne de la sclérose en plaques (in French only.)

Radio(Dutrizac, l’après-midi) - Entrevue avec Yves Savoie
(Yves Savoie, president and chief executive officer of the MS Society of Canada and president, Ontario Division)
in French only.
November 24, 2009
98.5 FM

Experimental MS surgery draws Canadian interest
November 24, 2009
CBC News

Radio(Dutrizac, l’après-midi) - Entrevue avec Louis Adam
(Louis Adam, executive director, Quebec Division, MS Society of Canada)
in French only.
November 23, 2009
98.5 FM

The Liberation Treatment: A whole new approach to MS
CTV
November 21, 2009

EndMS aims to beat multiple sclerosis
November 16, 2009
The Montreal Gazette

Ill women at risk of abandonment
November 13, 2009
The Globe and Mail

Offering hope to MS patients
November 11, 2009
National Post

New drug therapies and promising research offer hope to MS sufferers
November 9, 2009
Canwest News Service, canada.com

MS Funding
May 16, 2009
Global National: Vital Signs

Announcing five new research and training centres across the country
May 14, 2009
CBC Radio national news

Network of multiple sclerosis research centres launches in Canada
May 14, 2009
CBCnews.ca

Meet Michael Augustine
May is Multiple Sclerosis Month in Canada. Understand MS through the eyes of someone living with the condition.
May 2009
Sympatico / MSN Health & Fitness

Vitamin D helps control gene implicated in MS
February 6, 2009
The Globe and Mail

Vitamin D helps lower risk of MS, says study
February 5, 2009
ctv.ca

A study has found evidence that people lacking vitamin D are at a greater risk of developing the mysterious illness multiple sclerosis.Play video (Video runs 01:51):
A study has found evidence that people lacking vitamin D are at a greater risk of developing the mysterious illness multiple sclerosis

February 5, 2009
CTV National News: Medical Specialist Avis Favaro explains the link

Genes, sun combine in origins of MS: Study
February 5, 2009
Vancouver Sun

Vitamin D interacts with genes in MS: study
February 5, 2009
cbc.ca

Vitamin D helps control MS gene
February 5, 2009
BBC


2008

Brain abnormalities may signal MS, study finds
December 10, 2008
ctv.ca

Experimental treatment may help control MS symptoms
November 16, 2008
ctv.ca

Multiple sclerosis symptoms and treatment explained
September 2008
Homemakers.com

Canadian researchers are hoping new drugs and risky bone marrow stem cell transplants will slow, or even reverse, the effects of multiple sclerosis
Play video

Monday, January 21, 2008
CBC.ca - MS Therapies (Video runs 12:38)


2007

MS study in the works
Friday, October 26, 2007
GlobeAndMail.com

Acne medicine clears up MS symptoms: University of Calgary study finds new use for pimple pills
Friday, October 26, 2007
Calgary Herald

Acne drug enlisted to battle MS
Friday, October 26, 2007
Toronto Star

Drug body's advice against provinces paying for MS drugs seen as unfair
Sunday, October 14, 2007
CBC.ca

DNA vaccine could help MS sufferers: study
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
CTV.ca

New DNA vaccine may help MS patients
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
GlobeAndMail.com

Genetic find raises hope for Canada's MS patients
Monday, July 30, 2007
GlobeAndMail.com

Risk genes for multiple sclerosis uncovered
Sunday, July 29, 2007
CTV.ca

Research teams identify first new genes in 30 years related to MS
Sunday, July 29, 2007
CBC.ca

Stem cell trial gets $2M shot in arm
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
OttawaSun.com

MS and the Canadian female connection
Friday, July 13, 2007
GlobeAndMail.com

Pregnancy hormone may reverse some MS damage
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
CTV.ca

Pregnancy hormone could help MS
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
TorontoSun.com

Pregnancy hormone may bring MS cure
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Canada.com - National Post

Une hormone de grossesse combattrait la sclérose en plaques
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Cyberpresse.ca
(only available in French)

Une nouvelle voie de recherche s'ouvre
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Radio-Canada.ca
(only available in French)

Pregnancy hormone may offer hope for MS patients
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Reuters.com

MS researchers find conception connection
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
GlobeAndMail.com - Canadian Press

Hormone repairs MS damage in mice
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
CBC.ca

Righting a world that 'flipped upside down'
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
GlobeAndMail.com

'Benign' MS patients should be warned, study says
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
CTV.ca - Canadian Press

Benign MS often not so benign: study
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
CBC News


2006

MS diagnosis rate soaring for Canadian women
Monday, October 30, 2006
CTV.ca News Staff

Canada AM: Stewart Wong, MS Society of Canada streaming video file
Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Puzzled Canadian researchers find women more at risk
Gender bias in multiple sclerosis leaves a mother fearing for her girl

Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Globe and Mail
Martin Mittelstaedt

Tetanus jab may curb multiple sclerosis risk
Aug 1, 2006, Reuters UK. Available free of charge.

Stewart Wong, National Manager of Media Relations discusses multiple sclerosis on an MS Podcast. Aired originally on June 26, 2006.

Tysabri FDA Approval Under Special Distribution Program For Multiple Sclerosis
June 5, 2006, Medical News Today. Available free of charge

Stewart Wong, National Manager of Media Relations discusses multiple sclerosis as a guest on NatRadio (.wma file).  Aired originally on May 26, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. on www.natradio.com

MS more than a genetic disease, researchers find
Paul Taylor, May 26, 2006, Globe and Mail. Subscription only

Genetics link to MS disputed
Kevin Connor, May 26, 2006, TORONTO SUN. Available free of charge

Early multiple sclerosis treatment has 'remarkable' benefits
May 24, 2006, Macleans. Available free of charge

BioMS set for advanced testing on MS drug
Impressive' results for a treatment in a market now valued at
$5-billion a year
Leonard Zehr, May 23, 2006, Globe and Mail. Available free of charge

FDA Panel Backs Return Of MS Drug
Associated Press via CBS News, March 8, 2006. Available free of charge.

MS drug's return supported
Associated Press via C-Health at canoe.ca, March 8, 2006. Available free of charge.

U.S. FDA official worried about MS drug return
Associated Press via CTV News, March 7, 2006. Available free of charge.

Controversial MS drug to undergo gov't hearings
CTV.ca News Staff, March 6, 2006. Available free of charge.

MS gives Regina mom a new perspective on life
Anne Kyle, The Regina Leader-Post; March 2, 2006. Available free of charge.

The New Face of Multiple Sclerosis: Doctors Increasingly Detect The Disorder in Children; Recognizing Early Signs
The Wall Street Journal; February 28, 2006. Subscription only, with fee, at www.wsj.com.

 

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