Multiple sclerosis - Poisoning in slow motion - Multiple sclerosis (MS) often follows a highly individual and unpredictable course, sometimes leading to chronic and occasionally devastating disabili...

Multiple sclerosis - In orthodox medicine, the current fashion in combating multiple sclerosis (MS) is to administer immune modifiers: interferons 1b and 1a, copolymer 1 a...

Rights: one step forward - Patients' rights have taken a step forward in Europe. The Declaration on the Promotion of Patients' Rights in Europe has been unanimously endorsed by...

Treat depression to slow down multiple sclerosis - New evidence suggests that effective treatment of depression may also slow the progress of multiple sclerosis (MS) in these patients. ...

Als (lou gehrig’s disease) - This is a degenerative disease that weakens and eventually destroys the motor neurons, progressively damaging connections between the brain and spinal...

Multiple sclerosis - The cause of MS is still a mystery. Many viruses have been strongly suspected, particularly the measles virus (Arch Neurol, 1990; 47(7):743-6). If t...

Multiple sclerosis: stress is a key factor - Multiple sclerosis MS sufferers often suspect that their condition worsens if they ve been under stress In fact it s probably more an observation...

Days in the sun: can they help prevent multiple sclerosis? - As children we all liked to play outside during the long hot summer days but could we have also been building a natural resistance to multiple scl...