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Multiple sclerosis sufferer sues police for 'mistaking him for a drunk'
This takes the "I'm not drunk, I have MS" saying to another level.
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Multiple Sclerosis Research: poor recovery from relapses predict progression
This is exactly the sort of post neurologists and MS specialist nurses should read.
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Genetics' Contribution To Multiple Sclerosis Risk Among Ashkenazi Jews Investigated
Multiple sclerosis (MS) has a strong genetic component, with high MS prevalence in European populations including those of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, and low in African and Asian populations also including those of Jewish origin
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Why Did My Grandmother Try LSD For Multiple Sclerosis In The 1960s?
And why would it be so hard for someone like her to do that today?
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Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products > Gilenya (fingolimod) - FDA Warns About Cases of Rare Brain Infection
Heads-up from the FDA - Cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in two patients with no prior exposure to immunosuppressant drugs. ...and the stock price of Novartis is temporarily doomed.
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The Neurological Exam Explained
Stephanie explains what your neurologist is doing during the neurological exam.
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The struggle of being a parent with multiple sclerosis
Nicola Smith, who has multiple sclerosis, tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme she is worried that her condition will lead her son to miss out.
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MIT students, MS patient collaborate on app
At the Boston Home, one resident’s quest to help herself and the other people living there has led to an app that lets residents summon aid with a tap of a tablet computer’s screen.
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Second study from University of Queensland research pair retracted from journal after misconduct probe
The study, titled Cognitive Linguistic Deficits in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, had been published in the journal Aphasiology.
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Cleansing the waters - is there a role for plasma exchange in MS?
"As a clinician this paper challenges our current thinking of managing MS, at least in the early stages."
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Could Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers Benefit From Cannabis Chewing Gum?
Biotech company focused on chewing gum as a functional vehicle for uptake of cannabinoids via the oral mucosal membrane -- a superior, safer, and more socially accepted delivery method than smoking or vaporizing.
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What it feels like to have Multiple Sclerosis when the government takes your disability benefit away
The personal independence payment benefit is failing the sick and disabled.
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Oral Disease Modifying Agents for Multiple Sclerosis Are Now More Preferred by Neurologists
A survey of 97 neurologists conducted in June 2015 revealed specialists within the field of neurology are increasingly avoiding prescribing injectables to patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, as orally-available disease modifying-agents (DMAs) continue to gain in popularity.
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Florida Doctor Accused of Misdiagnosis Scheme Back in Business
Dr. Sean Orr agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a whistle-blower suit that alleged he misdiagnosed patients with multiple sclerosis for profit.
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Alcohol and smoking associated with anxiety and depression in multiple sclerosis
This is one of the first longitudinal studies to show that unhealthy lifestyle choices can also exacerbate mental illness in people with MS.
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17 Life Lessons Parents With Multiple Sclerosis Have Taught Their Children
I normally eschew lists like these, but the sentiment is quite endearing.
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MS and employment
"The elephant in the MS room is employment, or more importantly unemployment. In Europe approximately 50% of MSers are unemployed within 10 years of diagnosis; as the average age of MS disease onset is 30 years this mean that 50% of MSers are unemployed by the age of 40. "
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Novartis to Buy Multiple Sclerosis Drug From Glaxo
The experimental drug ofatumumab would bolster the Swiss pharmaceutical company’s portfolio of multiple sclerosis treatments.
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Low vitamin-D genes linked to MS
People genetically prone to low vitamin-D levels are at increased risk of multiple sclerosis, a large study suggests.
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Bringing Cool Relief to Multiple Sclerosis
Hackaday Prize Semifinalist whose goal is to create a cooling system for MS'ers.
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