Concerts! Family! Vacation! Festivals!
What do you do if all these things just don't carry the same
excitement for you as they used to and as they do for those around you?
No longer finding enjoyment in things that used to excite you and
not feeling like being around those close to you, may be signs of
depression. Depression affects millions... Read more
Hot … hot … hot!!!
The summer brings with it the 4th of July, hot dogs, fireworks … and sweltering heat. People who have MS know all too well that summer can be a difficult time because of the heat and its effects on the symptoms of MS.
So what is going on and is there anything to do about it?
Just like you can take... Read more
The Consortium of MS Centers is an organization dedicated to
bringing together the various MS Centers from around the country (and
increasingly the rest of the world) to discuss scientific and practice issues
facing our patients and to figure out how to improve the quality of care we
deliver. We tackled issues such as Primary Progressive MS... Read more
At our latest monthly MS Town Hall meeting, our excellent nurse practitioner discussed health insurance and how to get it and to remember to not leave a lapse. We had a visitor from England who related to us the different issues facing patients in England and she dispelled the myth that things are exponentially better across the... Read more
I was asked to comment on Modafinil (Provigil®). It was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998 for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, and since then has gained FDA-approval for the treatment of excessive sleepiness associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypoventilation... Read more