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Managing Multiple Sclerosis by Therapy
Managing multiple sclerosis (MS) by therapy may essentially be divided into three areas of focus: treating the acute relapse, managing symptoms and targeting disease pathology. The gold standard for treating a MS exacerbation has remained unchanged over recent years. Generally, most clinicians recommend three to five days of intravenous methyhlprednisolone which may or may not be followed by a course of oral prednisone. The decision to use the addition of oral prednisone is usually dependent on ...
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MS and Like Diseases Get Short Shrift In “Health Care” Debate
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert...disease care that is involved in a disease such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) that, except in a... Read more »
What Is It Like to Take Oral Prednisone?
By Merely Me , Health Expert...by atheletes. Why is Prednisone prescribed for Multiple Sclerosis patients and what does it... Read more »
Take Me Out of the Steroid Game: Implications for MS and Healthcare
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert...different than the anti-inflammatory steroids used by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. What an... Read more »
How to Manage Multiple Sclerosis Relapse: The Use of Solumedrol
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...several weeks or even months,” states the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. But the... Read more »
Newer Medications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment: Are they appropriate for you?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...biologic agent that was approved for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in November 2004. It... Read more »
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Multiple Sclerosis: Drug Treatment
...natalizumab, alone or in combination with IFN1a (Avonex) can help prevent disability in patients with multiple sclerosis. Another study suggested that the risk of PML is very low if patients use... 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 »Ulcerative Colitis: Medications
...IBD.Interferon. Interferons suppress important inflammatory factors in the immune system. They are now used in multiple sclerosis, and research suggests that the drug interferon (IFN) beta-1a... Read more »Crohn's Disease: Medications
...antibody that blocks alpha4 integrin, a protein that binds to CAMs. This drug is approved to treat multiple sclerosis and is also being studied for Crohns disease. Some studies suggest that... 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 »Images
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