National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Having children may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, new research suggests. Belgian researchers followed 330 women who had experienced their first MS symptoms between the ages of 22 and 38. Women who had given birth to at least one child were 34 percent less likely to have the disease progress to a stage in which they needed walking assistance, such as a cane or brace, than women without children. While having a baby either before or after the onset of MS symptoms seemed to help, women who had a child after they began experiencing MS symptoms were even better off. During the study, ... Read Full Story

Next weekend is the MS Walk for our community and naturally during breakfast this morning the subject came up, “where does all that money exactly go that walkers raise for the event?” How much is eaten up my administration costs vs. money spent on research for finding a cure for multiple sclerosis? So off like a good little MS blogger I went to do some research and this is what I came up with. Below you’ll find the statistics from fiscal year 2007. Sorry 2008 was not available. Where Does National Multiple Sclerosis Society Get Their Money? Income for 2007 $241,307,179 · Income sources ... Read Full Story

Today the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, Michigan Chapter announced that Ford SYNC® is one its 2008 da Vinci Award winners. The National MS Society honors innovations annually that give people with disabilities the ability to participate and contribute in all aspects of society. SYNC is being honored because it features a voice-recognition interface that allows hands-free operation of a variety of Bluetooth enabled devices in a safe manner. “Ford is honored to be recognized by the National MS Society with the da Vinci Award for SYNC,” said Paul Mascarenas, Ford Motor Company vice president of Engineering. “We are committed to developing products and ... Read Full Story

Newsletter: August 2009 NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY Tell us what is needed most to keep moving toward a world free of multiple sclerosis Connect with others whose lives are affected by MS, like Cyclist and Life Coach, Maureen Manley. read her storyand many others Symptoms may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as paralysis or loss of vision. more facts Sponsor Reports Positive Results of Clinical Trial of Zenvia™ for Pseudobulbar Affect (Uncontrollable Laughing and/or Crying) more news View Momentum Donate Now MS Research Update: Challenges and Opportunities by John R. Richert, MD People are always asking 'What's going ... Read Full Story

Good question, isn’t it? Official medicine is speaking about it everyday. But still – what are they speaking about? I went to Google and asked for definition of Multiple Sclerosis. You can see the result of my inquiry in article On MS definition . All 26 definitions are more or less incorrect. In reality it’s a completely useless mess. Yeah. I’ve written another article MS – name ambiguity on the subject. It starts with MS description by National Multiple Sclerosis Society (USA). I analyzed it carefully and find it to be completely misleading. One more MS definition can be found in article of Wikipedia.org ... Read Full Story