MS symptoms: Pain & Multiple Sclerosis
Pain is common for multiple sclerosis with 48% of patients experiencing chronic pain and 55% having experienced “clinically significant pain” according to the National MS…
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MS symptoms: Multiple Sclerosis Patients 85% More Likely to Develop Cancer
Before everyone passes out at the headline, let’s look closer at the topic. Most research indicates no increased risk of cancer for people with auto-immune…
MS symptoms: National MS Society Scholarship
The National MS Society offers a scholarship for first-time post secondary school attendees – college & trade schools. Scholarships range from $1,000 – $3,000. The…
MS symptoms: Plegridy, the New Interferon
After my experience on Avonex with weekly muscle injections and then Rebif three times per week subcutaneously, my interest was peaked when I saw…
MS symptoms: MS & Botox
In my weekend Twitter reading I discovered the article “MS & Botox” on http://multiplesclerosis.net/living-with-ms/ms-botox/. Though I do not suffer from the confused and overactive bladder…
MS symptoms: Your PLM Risk Might Be Higher than You Thought!
People with MS are often aware of the JCVirus and the risk it poses for PML, the brain infection that causes severe disabilities and death….
MS symptoms: Should FDA Approve Lemtrada?
In late December the FDA denied the immediately approval of the new MS treatment drug, Lemtrada, due to the design flaw of not including a…
MS symptoms: Swarming Bee Stings & Medical Marijuana: Does any of it really help MS?
Ever had anyone suggest or insist that medical marijuana is the cure all for MS? How about bee stings? If you have had MS for…
MS symptoms: 20 Years Later the Diet Advice Stays the Same for MS Patients
My doctor told me when I was diagnosed with MS in 1996 that there was no diet that could help. Simply eating healthy to maintain…
MS symptoms: Intellectual Activities May Protect MS Patients from Cognitive Decline
The Kessler Foundation compared the traumatic brain injured (MS is considered to be by some) with healthy people and found the cognitive status of individuals…