how much do you know about MS?
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Its a incurable disease affecting the nervous system. Its complicated because there are many variations, ranging from chronic to relapsing-remitting. Everyone who has it is likely to experience something different but it can affect anything and everything from power and co-ordination of the limbs, eyesight, hearing, taste, sensation in the hands and feet amongst many other things.\n\nIts not known what causes the illness, but many believe that climate has a big influence - Scotland has a very high incidence rate, which may be due to the damp and cold weather.
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Ok, not entirely sure I understood the question. I think you were trying to say that your fiance was diagnosed with MS, has numbness in her hands, is always tired and suffers from depression but medication isn't working. I hope that's right!\nAnyhow, how long has she been on meds, and how many different ones have they tried? Sometimes it takes a few tries to find the combination that works. She needs to be keeping her doctor informed of all of this in order for them to be able to successfully treat it.
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Hello,\n\nTo find out more info on your computer click Start - > Run and type in Msinfo32 \n\nThanks,\n\nV
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I think it all depends on whether you want to do research. If you do then getting the MS right now is a great idea, but if you want to just work then I say go for the course and get a job. If you want to have your cake and eat it too, then you might consider pursuing the MS part-time, taking the course, and getting a job. Think of what you want to accomplish in the long run and your choice will be easier to make.
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I do not have MS, but my first husband did and my sister-in-law has it.  There are a lot of support groups for MS and if you contact them, I'm sure you could get on line with other people.  Also, going to the group meetings are very helpful.  My brother ran a group years ago and people helped each other with ideas, medical info, and personal support, etc.  Your doctor or hospital can put you in touch with a contact person.  I wish you strength and I'll say a prayer for  you.  Keep a positive attitude and stay busy.
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I don't know where the first answer is coming from.  Anyway there is alot of pain with MS not just physical, but emotional too.  My father has ms, and there are going to be good days and bad days. He is on a perscription that he takes to try to lesson the results with MS.  So far they do not have a cure for MS, and if you or a family member has it, they can check with their doctor to see what is out there for it.  The medications are very expincive so i hope you do have an insurance plan. The emotional problems, can involve family members as well as the one who has it.  I find it painful to know the troubles my dad is dealing with, and I find prayer is the best way to over come that. There are alot of MS support groups, and programs out there for familys dealing with  ms.  Good luck to you, and your family.\n\nJust thinking about it, temperature and climate can effect MS as well, too warm, or too cold climates can effect how the person is feeling.  I know when my dad went swimming, he felt alot better that day, or the rest of the day.  Hope that helps as well.
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Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, disabling disease of the central nervous system.  I do not know where you get your facts, but you obviously don't know how to conduct proper research.
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many, many, many\nlargest are Infy and MS
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Treatments\n\nAlthough there is still no cure for MS, there are various strategies available to modify the disease course, treat exacerbations, manage symptoms, and improve function and safety. In combination, these treatments enhance the quality of life for people living with MS. \n\nBecause MS is so variable from one person to another, and for any one person over time, each individual's treatment needs are best identified in an ongoing collaboration with a knowledgeable physician and other members of the treatment team.\n\n\n\nModifying the Disease Course\nThe following agents can reduce future disease activity for many individuals with relapsing forms of MS, including those with secondary progressive disease who continue to have relapses.
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Symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary from person to person and from time to time in the same person. For example, one person may experience abnormal fatigue, while another might have severe vision problems. A person with MS could have loss of balance and muscle coordination making walking difficult; another person with MS could have slurred speech, tremors, stiffness, and bladder problems. While some symptoms will come and go over the course of the disease, others may be more lasting.\n\n\nI hope this helps...I placed the link below for more info.
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Check the msfoundation.org website (The Ms. Foundation in New York City).  I'm confident that they track that statistic.  Good luck on your research.
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NO.  Multiple Sclerosis is not an infectious disease at all.  There is no risk of getting MS from someone.
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The cause of multiple sclerosis remains a mystery.\n\n\nAccording to Health and Age, genetic factors certainly play a role in MS. No single gene, however, is likely to be responsible for causing MS. Rather, the most popular theory is that the disease occurs in people with a genetic susceptibility who are exposed to some virus or toxin causing an autoimmune attack on myelin and axons.\n\n\nThere seem to be a higher genetic susceptibility in white women in higher social economic classes who live far away from the equator.
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Symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary from person to person and from time to time in the same person. For example, one person may experience abnormal fatigue, while another might have severe vision problems. A person with MS could have loss of balance and muscle coordination making walking difficult; another person with MS could have slurred speech, tremors, stiffness, and bladder problems. While some symptoms will come and go over the course of the disease, others may be more lasting.\n\nAs a result of the inflammatory, demyelinating process in the central nervous system, people with MS can experience a wide variety of symptoms. The most common symptoms of MS include:\n\nFatigue (also called MS lassitude to differentiate it from tiredness resulting from other causes)\n\nProblems with walking\n\nBowel and or bladder disturbances\n\nVisual problems\n\nChanges in cognitive function, including problems with memory, attention, and problem-solving\n\nAbnormal sensations such as numbness or "pins and needles"\n\nChanges in sexual function\n\nPain\n\nDepression and/or mood swings\n\nLess common symptoms include:\n\nTremor\n\nIncoordination\n\nSpeech and swallowing problems\n\nImpaired hearing\n\nAll of these are considered primary symptoms of MS because they are a direct result of demyelination, the destruction of myelin—the fatty sheath that surrounds and insulates nerve fibers in the central nervous system—and of damage to the nerve fibers themselves. Demyelination and neuronal damage impair transmission of nerve impulses to muscles and other organs, resulting in impaired function. Many of these symptoms can be managed effectively with medication, rehabilitation, and other management strategies. \n\nIn addition to the primary symptoms caused by demyelination, there are other types of problems or complications that can occur as indirect results of the primary symptoms or the experience of having a chronic illness:\n\nSecondary symptoms of MS are complications that can arise as a result of the primary symptoms. For example, bladder dysfunction can cause repeated urinary tract infections. Inactivity can result in loss of muscle tone and disuse weakness (not related to demyelination), poor postural alignment and trunk control, decreased bone density (and resulting increased risk of fracture), and shallow, inefficient breathing. Immobility can lead to pressure sores. While secondary symptoms can be treated, the optimal goal is to avoid them by treating the primary symptoms.\n\n\nTertiary symptoms of MS are the social, vocational and emotional complications associated with the primary and secondary symptoms. The diagnosis of a chronic illness can be damaging to self-esteem and self-image. A person who becomes unable to walk or drive may lose his or her livelihood. The strain of dealing with a chronic neurologic illness may disrupt personal relationships. People with MS frequently experience emotional changes as well, but it is important to note that mood swings and depression can occur as primary, secondary, or tertiary symptoms of the disease. Professional assistance from psychologists, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, and public health agencies is indicated for managing many of these psychosocial and vocational issues.\n\nIt is important to remember that not every person with MS experiences all of these symptoms. Some people may experience only one or two of them over the course of the disease, while others experience quite a few. Symptoms can come and go quite unpredictably, and no two people experience them in exactly the same way. Most of the symptoms of MS can be effectively managed, and complications avoided, with regular care by a neurologist and allied health professionals.\nMS is thought to be an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS consists of the brain, spinal cord, and the optic nerves. Surrounding and protecting the nerve fibers of the CNS is a fatt
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The Multiple Sclerosis society considers hyperbaric oxygen to fall into the category of "treatments" that are implausible AND are known to have a significant risk of side effects.  In other words, it is probably quackery that might actually harm you.  \n\nSorry, I wish I could say it has a good prospect of helping, but the very best that could be said is that it is "unproven," and that's pretty generous.  If it were merely unproven but weren't harmful, it might be worth taking a chance on.  As it stands, that doesn't appear to be the case.  If you decide you want to try it anyway, make *sure* that you use it only as a supplement to the drugs and other therapies you are taking.  Even its supporters (I mean its responsble supporters) do not suggest that you use hyperbaric oxygen as the sole therapy.\n\nGood luck.  MS is a tough disease.
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Seems like they don't know much about MS.  The cause of progression in MS is unknown.  A relapse can occur if you become over-heated, overly stressed, overly fatigued...or it can just happen.  No lifestyles that I'm aware of make a difference in the progression.  No foods, either.  Supplements that boost your immune system should be avoided, because MS is a disease caused by an "over active" immune stem in the first place.  Anything that stimulates your immune system could lead to a new attack or an exacerbation.  \n\n     The National Multiple Sclerosis Society recommends that people diagnosed with MS begin treating with the "ABC" drugs (Avonex, Betaseron, or Copaxone) as soon as possible.  While they do not "cure" MS, they do slow down the progression of the disease and prolong the progression of disability.  I provided a link to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society below, as well as the makers of Copaxone's website.\n\n*Diagnosed May 2005
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I already totally support stem cell research, but I was really impressed by that news. I really hope a cure for MS and other spinal afflictions is in the very near future.\n\n\nGod Bless You