Myasthenia Gravis News

GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. has obtained exclusive worldwide rights to the development and commercialization of recombinant human alpha-fetoprotein , including the recombinant, non-glycosylated version of rhAFP known as MM-093, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases from Merrimack Pharmaceuticals.

In Health Watch: A living nightmare...That's how one woman describes her experience with a rare disease.The condition called myasthenia gravis caused her to become so weak she couldn't walk, talk or swallow.Vivien Williams tells us how medication and minimally invasive surgery helped her regain her strength... and her life.

You have spare shirts stashed in your purse , you drive with the AC blowing at your pits, and you'd never dream of wearing brightly colored silk.

Annales de readaptation et de medecine physique : revue scientifique de la Societe francaise de reeducation fonctionnelle de readaptation et de medecine physique , Vol.

In 75 words or less, tell us the highlights of your last meeting, who your guest speaker was, the officers you elected, any donations you made to worthy causes, etc.

A Peterborough boy is recovering at home after surgery in Toronto to try and put his rare form of muscular dystrophy into remission.

Dry eye syndrome occurs when there is a decreased production of tears that moisten, protect and cleanse the eyes.

Second edition. Edited by Henry J. Kaminski. 310 pp., illustrated. Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2009.

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. Through writing, Linda Beck wants to inspire people to overcome certain obstacles that might cross their path.

Jun 10, 2009 - Amarin Corporation plc today announced encouraging top line results from an exploratory Phase 2a multi-centre, dose-ranging, cross-over clinical study of EN101 in patients with myasthenia gravis, a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by muscle weakness which can be life-threatening. Thomas Lynch, Chairman and Chief Executive ...

The concept is terrifying: Diseases where the body's own natural defense cells begin attacking other cells within their own body.

Elyse Bruce says she has tried every other option for her 13-year-old son, who has a rare and complex form of muscular dystrophy, but is now preparing for the "last resort." Doctors were to perform surgery on young Lewis Schofield this morning at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children to remove his thymus gland - a small gland behind his heart.

June is Myasthenia Gravis awareness month. This disorder continues to be underdiagnosed due to the main symptom which is weakness.

HE was dealt an unexpected and devastating blow when he was attacked by a rare muscle-weakening disease.

A living nightmare. Thata s how Samantha Monkemeier describes her experience with a rare disease called Myasthenia Gravis.

Objective To describe a patient with intractable myasthenia gravis who was treated with a matched sibling peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

Swealtering heat Quench your thirst with clean water The soaring mercury means that one needs to take cover and also see that the exhaustion of heat stroke does not touch us.

For one area soldier the battle has not ended. Medically discharged from the Army, this soldier is now dealing with a rare disease that some studies show could be linked to his time overseas.

The Mexican toddler had a chronic muscle weakness called myasthenia gravis, a heart defect, a swallowing problem and lack of oxygen.

America's two swine flu deaths - a toddler and a pregnant woman - each suffered from several other illnesses when they were infected with the virus, according to a study released Thursday.