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Gina Gunkel

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posted 07/28/2008, comments (0)

Life Lessons Learned

This past week was tough for me. I had to reveal my MS to a friend. I’ve known this person for about a year, have been over her house, shared meals, and laughed many times together. I just never mentioned that I had a chronic illness. I don’t exactly know why. Maybe I feel like, when people know,... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 05/01/2008, comment (1)

The Prozac Story: Don't Swallow It (Yet)

The recent report that Prozac may slow the development of brain lesions is the sort of news that maybe shouldn't be reported at all. It's so preliminary that it's of value almost exclusively to researchers. It appears to invite people with MS to consider taking Prozac to slow the disease. It shouldn't. Three things you need to... Read more Chevron

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Joan Ohayon, CRNP

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posted 10/11/2007, comment (1)

Managing Multiple Sclerosis by Therapy

Managing multiple sclerosis (MS) by therapy may essentially be divided into three areas of focus: treating the acute relapse, managing symptoms and targeting disease pathology. The gold standard for treating a MS exacerbation has remained unchanged over recent years. Generally, most clinicians recommend three to five days of intravenous... Read more Chevron

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