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Multiple Sclerosis: An Overview
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that may affect any area of the nervous system, thus causing a wide variety of symptoms such as visual problems, weakness, or numbness...
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Treatment for MS
We are at a very exciting juncture in the treatment of MS. For the first time we have medications available to us that can alter the natural course of the disease...
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Professional Advice for People with MS
For years, treatments for MS involved controlling specific symptoms, but a new generation of medications are aimed at treating the underlying disease and preventing further disability. But how can people cope with taking injections for the rest of their lives?
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Beyond Just Tired: Figuring Out MS-Related Fatigue
When people meet someone with multiple sclerosis, they often expect to see signs of muscle weakness or poor balance and coordination. But people living with the disease say that one of their most debilitating symptoms is not visible to others. It's fatigue.
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Pot-pourri: Cannabis Preparations for Pain
While little research is being done on the medical uses of marijuana, a new study suggests that a drug modeled on a cannabinoid chemical in marijuana may help ease the pain associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) and perhaps provide a safer alternative to smoked marijuana.
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A Quicker Predictor for MS
As with many chronic medical conditions, there is a lot of guesswork involved in making a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Although brain imaging is sometimes used after the first attack of neurological symptoms to try to predict a diagnosis by detecting lesions, a blood test might be a simpler way to identify people with the disease.
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Cognitive Impairment in MS
Cognition is another word for thinking. It includes many different functions, including our abilities to pay attention, learn and remember information, solve problems, and use language to express our ideas...
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Redefining Intimacy in People with Multiple Sclerosis
If you don't believe in the importance of a good sex within an intimate relationship, just check out the cover of any woman's magazine in the supermarket. For couples that are coping with multiple sclerosis, both physical symptoms and their emotional repercussions can make a healthy sex life challenging.
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Yoga Matters: Exercise for MS
Research shown that yoga may have specific health benefits for people with joint pain, insomnia and even those with certain lung diseases. A recent study examined its impact on cognition and fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis.
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"Laverne and Shirley" Turn Twenty, and Squiggy Breaks His Silence
It's been twenty years since television viewers were first introduced to the antics of Laverne and Shirley and their truck-driving sidekicks, Lenny and Squiggy. And as the anniversary of the classic sitcom brings back memories of good time years with the gang, it also marks the beginning of a difficult chapter for its goofiest member, Squiggy Squigmann.
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Unraveling the Mystery of Autoimmunity
Everybody wants to have a strong immune system. The immune system is the body's own personal Department of Defense, protecting its health and integrity from invading armies of harmful viruses and bacteria. Its specialized cells, called lymphocytes, normally do a fine job of keeping illness at bay, but sometimes they slip up, sending us home with the flu.
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Epstein-Barr Virus: Does It Increase the Risk for MS?
Viruses that linger in the body long after the symptoms of an infection have subsided have been linked to a number of different diseases and conditions. It's well known, for example, that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes infectious mononucleosis, a disease that is often acquired during adolescence. But few people realize that this common virus has also been linked to some cancers and, recently, multiple sclerosis (MS).
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The Ins and Outs of Interferon
Interferon has been demonstrating its versatility for years, and it is currently used to treat diseases as varied as cancer, hepatitis and multiple sclerosis. An expert explains how interferon works in different settings and how it might be used more effectively in the future.
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Let There Be Light
Sun worship has been discouraged for the last 30 years, but there's still a bright side to sunshine: Light therapy is used to treat medical conditions such as psoriasis and depression and may even prevent autoimmune disease such as multiple sclerosis.
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