This is quite interesting -- published 2 days ago.

http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuse...ow&pageid=1076

Maybe this is why the studies using minocycline (antibiotic) treatment for MS have hinted at some success.

Had to bookmark that site. What a bunch of seemingly wonderful studies!? Even if they don't pan out I love reading about advances and more understanding. Of course I really, really hope they pan out and if antibiotics turns out to be the answer WOW. My uncle went through all this in the 70's and got dx'd in the hot tub. I'm glad at least I'm dealing with it in a time that's got a little more hope.

i looked up those two big words, hmm ...........


....Chlamydia pneumoniae is a species of chlamydiae bacteria that infects humans and is a major cause of pneumonia. Chlamydia pneumoniae has a complex life cycle and must infect another cell in order to reproduce and thus is classified as an obligate intracellular pathogen. In addition to its role in pneumonia, there is evidence associating Chlamydia pneumoniae with atherosclerosis and with asthma. The full genome sequence for Chlamydia pneumoniae was published in 1999.

Chlamydia pneumoniae also infects and causes disease in Koalas, emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus), iguanas, chameleons, frogs, and turtles.

The first known case of infection with C. pneumoniae was a case of sinusitis in Taiwan.

This atypical bacterium commonly causes pharyngitis, bronchitis and atypical pneumonia[1] mainly in elderly and debilitated patients but in healthy adults also.[2]


hope our Koala is reading this

thanks Natalie

Sheesh, Frank, I had a rip snorting Sinus infection, about a year before I was DX with MS. I wonder if there is a connection.

yeah its got me a thinking too i get pneumonia once to twice a year and had it real bad(hospital visit in a big red noisy van thingy) before i was DX too

Frank and Sally: Very interesting that you had these huge infections (assuming bacterial) before you got diagnosed with MS! Frank, have you ever thought of asking the doc to prescribe 100 mg. of minocycline a day. It would be an interesting trial to see what happens if you take it daily. I know someone with MS whose doctor prescribes Avonex and the 100 mg. of minocycline a day. I'm actually on minocycline daily because I developed adult acne last year...yup, I feel like the teenager I never was (no acne as a kid). Sometimes I wonder if this MS thing just screws with all systems in the body and knocks everything out of whack.

There is an informal entirely non-authoritative way to get a hint about this. There hasn't been much discussion of antibotics at this site, how come? Ken

I take it you are an AB lover/user?? I do think that ABs help slow some types of MS, just not all types.

We need to learn more about what causes our individual MS, in order to find the proper treatment, don't you think?

Thanks for your input.