Minocycline shows promise in slowing down early MS symptoms. CTV

[applegrove]

News May 31, 2017 only costs $2 a day. Shhhhh. Don't let big pharma hear that. They'll jack the price.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/common-acne-drug-can-slow-progress-of-ms-in-people-with-early-symptoms-study-1.3437802

[greymattermom]

1. It's antiinflammatory

so that makes sense.

[still_one]

2. a tetracycline antibiotic. I wonder if they came across this purposefully or by accident

[shenmue]

3. Good

[hedda_foil]

4. Link please? My brother has MS.

[applegrove]

5. I don't know if it works if you have had MS for a while. Still a clue.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/common-acne-drug-can-slow-progress-of-ms-in-people-with-early-symptoms-study-1.3437802

[marybourg]

6. This drug seems to pop up periodically

as a possible cure for various autoimmune diseases, but it has a very serious side effect:

see e.g.: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/434359