I wasn’t addicted to coffee. But my body was. As someone living well with multiple sclerosis, how I fuel my body matters to me — more than I sometimes realize. I didn’t fully appreciate how caffeine was affecting me until, by chance, I skipped it for two days. That…
This March, organizations and advocates are marking Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month with fundraisers, educational events, and other activities to spotlight the disease and its impact on an estimated 1.8 million people worldwide. The annual campaign reaches beyond the general public to include researchers, lawmakers, industry leaders, policymakers, and…
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I don’t have any tattoos. I’ve never been opposed to the idea, but for most of my life, I’ve never found the perfect one to permanently put on my body. Since then, I’ve seen several things I consider tattoo-worthy, but two of them would be most appropriate on my back.
Having parents who have ever smoked cigarettes, or who smoked in the three months before pregnancy, is associated with a significantly increased likelihood of childhood-onset multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a small study in Italy. The findings suggest that early-life exposure to cigarette smoke, including around the time of…
Two of the most effective treatments for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) — Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) and Tysabri (natalizumab) — are essentially matched in their ability to control the disease, a new nationwide study from Denmark suggests. Researchers found no significant difference between the two therapies in preventing relapses, slowing…
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