Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases
Ann Romney is campaigning again only this time she is looking for donations for the newly established Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases. $50 million…
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Tecfidera Linked to PML Death
It seems a patient suffering from severe lymphopenia for 3.5 years has died of pneumonia recently and is believed to have been the first PML…
MSsymptoms: Meagan Freeman’s Fantastic MS Blog
I stumbled upon Meagan Freeman’s blog “Multiple Sclerosis, Motherhood, and other Traumatic Experiences, Beyond My Diagnosis: The Life of a Health Care Provider and Mother…
Lemtrada Receives FDA Approval for New MS Treatment
Genzyme’s Lemtrada is the latest medication to be approved by the FDA as a treatment plan for multiple sclerosis under a restricted distribution program. The…
MSsymptoms.me: Tecfidera Causing Hair Loss?
The official side effects list for Tecfidera is missing hair loss. My neurologist says it shouldn’t be the medication because hair loss is not a…
MSsymptoms.me: Double Donations for National MS Society
The National MS Society is excited to share that David and Eula Wintermann Foundation are matching donations until November 17th for a total of $100,000….
MSsymptoms.me: Losing Health to Achieve Success in a Career
What do we give up for success in our careers? David Sedaris discussed this topic in his short story, “Laugh, Kookaburra” from his new book,…
MSsymptoms.me: Alfacalcidol for Fatigue?
Alfacalcidol is man-made vitamin D used to treat deficiency. The researchers in Israel believed Alfacalcidol could help with MS fatigue and they were correct. The…
MSsymptoms: What was that again? Short-term Memory Issues
“What’s the green train’s name Grandma?” Gee, I just looked that up five minutes ago. Hm… “I don’t know. Let me look it up again.”…
MSsymptoms: Traveling with Multiple Sclerosis
Planning a trip can be a nail-bitting experience for me. Living in Alaska, it is so expensive to go anywhere. Adding to the cost is…