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DNA Vaccine May Treat Multiple Sclerosis

GSASoftware writes "Multiple sclerosis is a serious, as-yet incurable neurological disease which causes blindness, paralysis and other serious symptoms. In a new development, a neuroimmunology researcher in Montreal has developed a therapeutic DNA vaccine. The cause of the disease is not fully understood, but it appears to be auto-immune. If a DNA vaccine can be an effective therapy for this auto-immune disease, is it possible that DNA vaccines could treat other auto-immune diseases like Crohn's, eczema, and others?"

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  1. double entendre by User+956 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    DNA Vaccine May Treat Multiple Sclerosis

    The best vaccine against unwanted "DNA" is a condom. If it helps against Multiple Sclerosis too, that's fantastic.

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    1. Re:double entendre by janrinok · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Another brave AC who hasn't got balls. But I suppose that you think that jokes about other crippling diseases, such as cancer, motor-neurone disease etc, are also funny? It was not a bitch fest - but for those with small brains need to be reminded that what might appear funny to them can be quite painful for others. As I said, I don't begrudge you (or anyone in fact) having a laugh but if you need to hide behind an AC to have a joke at someone else's expense, then perhaps you have already realised that it wasn't as funny as you hoped it would be. I hope that you never suffer from any such illness but, if you do, you will hear my laughter wherever you are....

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