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Curing MS: How Science Is Solving the Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis

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I just finished reading, Curing MS, and truly enjoyed it. I rarely read anything about science and have never taken a biology course, but Weiner made the subject very understandable. One of the best things is the way he would periodically repeat certain facts and concepts so I didn't have to go back and look them up. I felt like I was learning things as I went, and when I got to the chapter on the twenty-one points, I realized that I knew quite a bit. For me, the most interesting part (along with the extraordinarily complex and diverse way that MS manifests itself in individuals) was the discussion of the "business" of medicine -- the intense competition somehow coupled with amazing amounts of cooperation. This is quite a journey Weiner has undertaken and he let's us see both the rewards and the frustrations. Because the book is written from a personal point of view, it gives a human face to medicine that I found both reassuring and moving.

After living with MS for eighteen years, I have learned more about the desease I am fighting from reading this book than from any other source of information I have read over the years.

Dr. Weiner's writing style was informative, as well as personal and humane. Dr. Weiner pointed out the reality of the desease yet made the reader aware of progress that has been made in MS research during the last thirty years. His optomistic, yet reality based writing allowed me to enter his personal life , to catch a sense of how driven he is to find the cure for MS.

I encourage anyone who has MS or family and friends of a person with MS to read this book from cover to cover.

The book reads like a detective novel, I couldn't put it down and read it in two nights.I read it because my daughter has MS and I learned more about MS from this book than from all my reading on the internet which in the end was very confusing. Dr. Weiner writes in such a clear and easily understandable way and yet does not scrimp on the science. He writes in a warm and accessible manner. Everyone that knows someone with MS and anyone that has an interest in medicine and science should read this book.

I read this book and feel I have learned much about the disease MS. I understood what I was reading as it is written so that a person with no medical background can understand the disease and it's treatments. What I enjoyed most from this read was it had a very human side. It has a story format and introduces you to patients, and you get to know them and their struggles with the disease, their apporaches to new and experimental treatments and you follow through with them and find yourself rooting for them.

Thank you, Dr. Weiner for writing a book that combines both learning and emotion.

My husband has MS and I have read several books now on the subject. This book is great at taking the reader through the process of drug trials and telling them exactly what did not work. The author packs it full of extraneous details like what people were wearing and how often they stopped to take a sip of water. There is no mention of alternate therapies that might be beneficial in the treatment of MS, just drug trials. The author repeats details frequently like he expects people to pick up the book and to begin reading it at some chapter in the middle rather than reading it from cover to cover. If you are looking for a book that offers hope I suggest you skip this one and check out Reversing Multiple Sclerosis by Celeste PePe, D.C., N.D.

As someone living with MS, this is one of the most important books I've read. The author is on the front lines of MS research, and he gives frank and detailed explanations of exactly what is being done to find a "cure" (and what can be considered a "cure"). He helps you understand the real truth behind the two-minute sound bites the national media occasionally hypes regarding MS research. This book is an excellent and important read for anyone interested in the science behind the research.

dr. weiner writes in an entertaining, story-telling format. being one of the premier physicians in this field, it is interesting to read the stories in his book. it is not the typical format for ms coping books, that examines topically symptoms, treatments, coping, etc. the reader interested in the most up-to-date information on drug trials should probably visit internet sites such as the national multiple sclerosis society. in order to get a better understanding of the processes behind the research, this is an excellent book! worth the price, new.

Having had MS for fifteen years, I was glad to read something a little more informing than the usual "stuff" I was able to learn things that I was not aware of. This book can be quite clinical and boring for the newly diagnosed. Very interesting case studies on actual patients... shows the large range of difference in this disease with each person!

In a way, you could read this book as a biography of an illness, as told by a foot soldier in the battle against it. Dr. Weiner's observations, not only in clinics and labs, but in the lives of those he sees who are affected by MS are endearing, thought-provoking and eye opening. This book really lays bare the frustrations of patients and doctors dealing with this illness. A must-read for anyone who is or knows someone living with MS.
I look forward to an update on this book.

Trustable cientific information, written in a clear and easy-reading way, altogether with the history of the writer's own professional career, make this book a must for patients and all people interested in the fundamentals of the disease, mainly its therapies.
I just found that the part regarding stem cell transplantation was a bit too short.