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Risk Of Getting Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
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Prevention
There is no way to prevent multiple sclerosis.
Treatment
There is no cure for multiple sclerosis. There are two types of treatments: those that modify the immune system to suppress the disease, and those that improve the symptoms.
The following treatments improve some of these symptoms of multiple sclerosis:
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Fatigue - Feelings of overwhelming exhaustion are common in people with multiple sclerosis, and can be improved with a variety of medications including ...
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From Our Experts
Why People with Multiple Sclerosis Resist Getting a Wheelchair
Plain and simple: Walking beyond our body's ability too often spells injury. We must get over an initial hesitation and turn to new ideas... Read more »
Treating Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis with Oral Medicines
We are getting closer the release of the first oral medicines in the treatment of Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS) with the goal of preventing... Read more »
What you need to Know about Osteoporosis if you have Multiple...
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... Read more »
Caregiving for Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
MS steals movement, thought, and understanding, until complete independence is no longer an option. We still have some abilities and, in... Read more »
MS Awareness Month: Getting Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
So you think you have MS? Getting a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis isn't an easy task as it's a diagnosis of elimination and requires... Read more »
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Multiple Sclerosis: Risk Factors
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis appear in a variety of ways. Most patients first have a single attack of symptoms, a neurological episode called a... Read more »
Teen Obesity Boosts Multiple Sclerosis Risk: Study
Harvard researchers have found that adolescent obesity appears to increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). In the study of... Read more »
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