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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Causes Of Multiple Sclerosis

Clinical trial: Cymbalta for MS-related pain

June 29, 2009
This is a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Cymbalta compared to a placebo in treating pain in people who have multiple sclerosis (MS). This national study is currently recruiting adults who have MS and who meet other study criteria. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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COGNITIVE PROBLEMS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: Part I
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

...increasingly explained by disorders of the brain.   Multiple Sclerosis is a very strong... Read more »

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Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month: What Do We Want the World to Know?
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert

March has been designated as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for good reason. It is a... Read more »

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Fatigue and Sleepiness in Multiple Sclerosis
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

Fatigue or tiredness is extremely common in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and is an important cause of... Read more »

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Radical New Theory on the Cause of MS sends some Patients to seek Endovascular Surgery
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...circulate in the MS world is that some folk believe that Multiple Sclerosis is not an... Read more »

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How to Manage MS-Related Dysarthria (Speech Dysfunction)
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

DYSARTHRIA in multiple sclerosis ranges in prevalence from 41% to 51% according to studies. ... Read more »

Health Guide

Headache and Migraine More Common Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients
...population, leading researchers to hypothesize a possible association between MS and headache disorders. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system marked by a wide... Read more »
Meet Gina Gunkel
Gina Gunkel is a photographer and author of Incidental Heroes: Disabling Myths about Multiple Sclerosis. Gina’s book is a collection of photographs of people living their everyday lives with... Read more »
Meet Joan Ohayon
... Joan is an associate investigator in multiple research studies involving treatments and imaging in multiple sclerosis (MS), along with a few studies involved with a rare chronic neurological... Read more »
How to Use this Site
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS is an autoimmune disease which impacts the nervous system. While there is not yet a cure available, the good news is that new medicines can treat the condition by slowing down the... Read more »
Meet Mandy Crest
...She writes her own blog at MSMaze.com where she chronicles the ups and downs of her daily life with multiple sclerosis. As a patient herself, Mandy knows the importance of having a supportive MS... Read more »

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Medications

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... Uses This medication is used to treat a type of multiple sclerosis that occurs when symptoms... Read more »

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...(glah-TEE-ruh-mer)Uses This medication is used to treat a type of multiple sclerosis that... Read more »

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...BAY-tuh)Uses This medication is used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). Interferon is not... Read more »

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...BAY-tuh) Uses This medication is used to treat multiple sclerosis. Interferon is not a cure... Read more »

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...leukemia and other cancers. It is also used to treat multiple sclerosis. It belongs to a... Read more »

Related News

Inexpensive Hypertension Drug Could Treat MS
September 10, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Turning serendipity into science, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that a safe, inexpensive... Read summary »

Neurological Disorders by the Numbers
February 06, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Neurological disorders like stroke and Alzheimer's disease are in the news all the time. But how many people are affected by... Read summary »

Vitamin D and MS
February 17, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers found evidence that a direct interaction between vitamin D and a common genetic variant alters the risk of... Read summary »

Caffeine Helps Prevent Multiple Sclerosis
July 07, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) When you enjoy your cup of coffee in the morning you may also be helping to prevent a central nervous disease. A new study in... Read summary »

Smoking Linked to Brain Damage in MS Patients
September 14, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who smoked for as little as six months during their lifetime exhibited more destruction of... Read summary »