The main thing you need to know is that you are more at risk for Osteoporosis if you are a woman who also has MS. Osteoporosis is characterized by a lack of bone density which affects many women as they grow older. It seems that Multiple Sclerosis can accelerate this process of losing bone mass. An article in the International Journal of MS Care (Vol. 4, March 2002) reports that in one study less than half of the participants with MS had normal bone density. Women with MS are particularly...
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Health Care Plans Ignore Multiple Sclerosis and Like Conditions
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Treating the High Cost of Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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Vertigo and Eye Movements in Multiple Sclerosis
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Eye movement analysis is a complicated area in Neurology and multiple sclerosis (MS). We take eye movements for granted, placing them... Read more »
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Coming to Terms with Multiple Sclerosis Related Fatigue
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I sat with my accountant to file my taxes this week. UGH! I dread it every year. Partly for the number crunching and partly because of my... Read more »
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How to Manage Fear When You Have Multiple Sclerosis
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Fear is not listed as an MS symptom, but it could be. Many of the questions and posts submitted here on Health Central show degrees of... Read more »
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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Article updated and reviewed by Associate Professor of Medicine / Neurology, Cooper University Hospital & Robert Wood Johnson Medical School on... Read more »
Scientists Explore Ways to Reverse Damage from Multiple Sclero...
University of Central Florida researchers have been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore ways to reverse the nerve... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis: The Autoimmune Disease Process
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CausesAs with other autoimmune disorders, the exact cause of MS is unknown. A combination of environmental and genetic factors likely plays a... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis: Complications
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Most patients first seek medical help after an initial attack of symptoms called a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). Not all patients who have a... Read more »
Headache and Migraine More Common Among Multiple Sclerosis Pat...
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