MODEL RELEASED. Beta-interferon drug. Woman uses a syringe to draw up liquid beta-interferon from a glass vial. This drug,new in 1995,is described as a "breakthrough" in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is caused by a deterioration of the myelin sheaths around nerve fibres leading to symptoms such as unsteady gait,speech and vision defects. It is a progressive disease caused when the body's own immune system attacks the myelin nerve sheaths. Daily injections of beta-interferon help to halve the number of attacks in people in the early stages of MS. This treatment,although expensive,offers hope and relief to MS sufferers while scientists try to find a cure for MS | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / King-Holmes, James |
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