FRIDAY, March 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Proper treatment can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) contend with their disease, an expert says. “Patients get a predisposed feeling that their life is doomed. That it’s going to be a complicated life, which isn’t necessarily so,” said Dr. Cary Twyman, aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Fatigue can plague many people with multiple sclerosis (MS). But a small new study suggests a soothing cup of hot cocoa may bring some relief. Like dark chocolate, cocoa is rich in flavonoids, which are abundant in fruit and vegetables and have beenContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Fatigue occurs in more than 80 percent of people with MS, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society says. The society suggests including these approaches to managing fatigue: Regulate your sleep, which might involve treating other MS symptoms that interfere with sleep (ie., spasticity, urinary problems). Psychological interventions, suchContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they’ve identified a potential link between food allergies and flare-ups of multiple sclerosis. “Our findings suggest that MS patients with allergies have more active disease than those without, and that this effect is driven by food allergies,” said study author Dr.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Living with a potentially disabling condition like multiple sclerosis (MS) can be difficult, but new research suggests patients get better at dealing with it over time. “There’s an aging paradox in healthy adults. We expect people who are older to be more depressedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A new subtype of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified by researchers, and the discovery changes understanding of the disease. MS has long been considered a disease of the brain’s white matter, where immune cells destroy the fatty protective covering (myelin) on nerveContinue Reading
These regimens raised the risk for disease relapse, study foundContinue Reading
Scans revealed less brain shrinkage in exercise groupContinue Reading
Study might explain why some multiple sclerosis patients stop understanding what others are feelingContinue Reading
Review found younger patients fared better over 5 years, though some deaths reportedContinue Reading
Pot shown to help chronic pain, chemo-related nausea and muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis, but researchers cite risks, tooContinue Reading
Specialist hopes ocrelizumab will be available by springContinue Reading
Perhaps, but researchers aren’t ready to recommend routine supplementation during pregnancyContinue Reading
Perhaps, but researchers aren’t ready to recommend routine supplementation during pregnancyContinue Reading