tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post568823970721565120..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: Proposal for New Diagnostic Critera for Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS)Lisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-14186938317856797642010-02-19T23:14:21.034-05:002010-02-19T23:14:21.034-05:00zoomdoggie, I will NOT forgive you. I will APPLAUD...zoomdoggie, I will NOT forgive you. I will APPLAUD you!!Diane J Standifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-56754212788479195932010-02-19T14:55:53.808-05:002010-02-19T14:55:53.808-05:00Forgive me for being cynical, but when I see that ...Forgive me for being cynical, but when I see that a doctor "has received support from Novartis, Teva, Merck, Biogen Idec, Bayer, Schering Pharma, Sanofi-Aventis, Almirall, Eli Lilly, Genentech, Genzyme, Wyeth, and Fundació Esclerosi Multiple" and is arguing for a lower bar for diagnosing clinically definite MS, I'm inclined to take his conclusions with a grain of salt.zoomdoggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11576886847864593216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-21869622933106643742010-02-19T08:38:56.005-05:002010-02-19T08:38:56.005-05:00Yeah, I kinda had the same reaction. Come on now,...Yeah, I kinda had the same reaction. Come on now, do we really need to keep changing it so much?<br /><br />Already there are many folks who I would put in the "you might never develop MS" category who are anxious about getting started on drugs. I'm kinda glad that my optic neuritis in 2000 was called just that - optic neuritis.Lisa Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-49315416569691354062010-02-19T00:46:53.927-05:002010-02-19T00:46:53.927-05:00Let me understand...Big Pharma is supporting, ie g...Let me understand...Big Pharma is supporting, ie giving money to a researcher who feels a faster, easier DX can and should be done, yeah...I wonder why? Oh, right, could put people on the BIG PHARMA drugs sooner! Catch those remitting stats! Woo Hoo! sigh.Diane J Standifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079noreply@blogger.com