News tagged with secondary progressive ms
What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS?
ST. PAUL, Minn. -People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according ...
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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Risk of leukemia with multiple sclerosis drug higher than thought
The risk of developing leukemia as a side effect of a drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) is higher than previously reported, according to a study to be presented as part of the Late-breaking Science Program at the American ...
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Apr 30, 2009 |
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AAN guideline: Plasma exchange effective in treating severe MS relapses, neuropathies
A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology recommends using plasma exchange to treat people with severe relapses in multiple sclerosis (MS) and related diseases, as well as those with certain kinds of nerve disorders ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 17, 2011 |
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New guideline from ASH and ASCO recommends caution regarding ESA use in cancer patients
An updated joint guideline by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) advises physicians about the appropriate use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), a class ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Vanishing bile duct syndrome secondary to anti-retroviral therapy in HIV
Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is an important cause of jaundice, and results from destruction of bile ducts in the liver. However, this syndrome is rare in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Nevirapine, ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Low Vitamin D Levels Are Related to MS Brain Atrophy, Cognitive Function, Studies Show
(PhysOrg.com) -- Low vitamin D levels may be associated with more advanced physical disability and cognitive impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis, studies conducted by neurologists at the University at Buffalo have ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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MS is more aggressive in children but slower to cause disability than in adults
Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in childhood show that pediatric onset multiple sclerosis is more aggressive, and causes more brain lesions, than MS diagnosed in adulthood, researchers ...
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Children 'increasingly unlikely' to learn a modern language
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children are increasingly unlikely to leave school with even the most basic knowledge of modern languages despite Government claims to the contrary, an independent study has found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Smoking associated with more rapid progression of multiple sclerosis
Patients with multiple sclerosis who smoke appear to experience a more rapid progression of their disease, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Neurology.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Stem cell transplant reverses early-stage multiple sclerosis
Researchers from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine appear to have reversed the neurological dysfunction of early-stage multiple sclerosis patients by transplanting their own immune stem cells into their ...
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Jan 30, 2009 |
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Relapses more frequent in patients diagnosed with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis
Patients who develop multiple sclerosis before age 18 appear to experience more relapses of symptoms than those diagnosed with the disease as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Neurology.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Simple eye scan opens window to multiple sclerosis
A five-minute eye exam might prove to be an inexpensive and effective way to gauge and track the debilitating neurological disease multiple sclerosis, potentially complementing costly magnetic resonance imaging to detect ...
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Oct 15, 2007 |
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