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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

What Causes 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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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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What Should MS Research Really Be Focusing On?
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

...neurological condition. Neil Cavuto indicated he has Multiple Sclerosis.   A public person with... Read more »

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Neuromyelitis Optica - A Sister to Multiple Sclerosis
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) include multiple sclerosis (MS), transverse... Read more »

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MS and the Mind/Body Disconnect
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert

...thousand and one long and complicated ways to describe multiple sclerosis, but I like to keep... Read more »

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An Introduction to Multiple Sclerosis
By Joan Ohayon, CRNP , Health Expert

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most commonly diagnosed neurological disorders among young... Read more »

Health Guide

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 »
Meet Dr. Kantor
Daniel Kantor, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center at the University of Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. He also serves on the... 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 »