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Goals of MS Therapy
People with multiple sclerosis may eventually face problems walking and thinking. But a number of disease-altering drugs may increase the time it takes for these various disabilities to worsen.
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Navigating the Medicare Maze to Treat MS
The new Medicare plan goes into effect next year, making it more complex to pay for multiple sclerosis treatment. How do you navigate the maze to make sure your MS care is covered? Here's what experts have to say.
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Starting Interferon Therapy: What to Expect
For people with MS, life is made difficult by symptoms of their disease, which can come and go over time. Interferon therapy however has been shown to be effective in controlling the frequency and severity of these symptoms. Two women who are on interferon therapy talk about what the therapy has meant in their lives..
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Making a Plan for MS: Why Start Treatment?
People with the neurologic disease multiple sclerosis have a tough road. One reason is that their disease may still be progressing even when symptoms are quiet. Although many patients are ambivalent about beginning treatment when they are feeling good, doctors don't think waiting is a good approach. There are several different MS treatments, including the interferons Avonex, Betaseron and Rebif and another drug called Copaxone. Learn how patients can make informed decisions about treating MS.
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Treatment of Early MS: What Are Your Options?
In its early stages, multiple sclerosis comes and goes in a series of attacks that can be separated by months or years. But an actual diagnosis can't be made until after at least two attacks have occurred in different parts of the nervous system. This used to mean that treatment wouldn't start until long after the disease first appeared, but there's a new school of thought that calls for a different approach. Tune in as Dr. Steven Galetta talks about the treatment for early multiple sclerosis.
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How to Make Sense of Clinical Trials
New treatments for MS are constantly being tested in clinical trials, and many patients pay close attention their results, hoping to learn about the latest medication that will change their lives. But the data from these trials is easy to misinterpret, and this can lead to unnecessary fears or false hopes. Join our experts as they help clear up some common misconceptions.
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The Buzz About Bee Venom Therapy for MS
Despite their small size, bees can cause considerable pain-and occasionally severe allergic reactions. But many people with multiple sclerosis have taken an interest in bee venom, and some even arrange to be stung in an effort to treat their symptoms.
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MS Treatment: Is It Ever Too Soon?
Although people with MS are sometimes reluctant to embark on a life-long medication regimen, studies show that early treatment not only helps prevent and minimize MS attacks, but may also lessen the long-term impact of MS.
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