Smoking and MS have a poor relationship. Smoking cigarettes affects the Central Nervous System, and for MSers, that system is already seriously struggling. Today I am writing about the unique and constant relationship of smoking and MS as I understand it.
We all know that smoking is not healthy, but that’s not enough to make people quit. It is no surprise that it affects such breathing conditions as asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, allergies, and even cancer, but what about multiple...
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