MS Treatment Options, Relapse, Adherence, MS101 and Symptom Management -This is Part 2 of 2 Part 2 of 2 - Videotaped on: August 6, 2013 - in Orlando, Fl. A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - Presented By: Patricia Pagnotta - MSN, ARNP-C To P... By: MSViewsandNews … Continue reading →

MS Treatment Options, Relapse, Adherence, MS101 and Symptom Management -This is Part 1 of 2 Emceed By Stuart Schlossman - President and Founder of MSVN ========================== This video is Part 1 of 2 an MS Views and News education program Video... By: MSViewsandNews … Continue reading →

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Multiple sclerosis, or MS, affects more than 2 million people worldwide, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. It affects the central nervous system, often causing numbness and mobility problems. One Cedar Rapids man, armed with only a couple musical instruments, has been performing on the street to help people with the disease. Four years ago, Mark Brown started strumming, singing, and humming to raise money for MS research and treatment. Or as he calls it, "Busking for Mobility." Brown has been a busker - or street performer - for a long time, so he makes it look easy. But playing became a challenge for him 13 years ago. "I had sensations coming down the side of my face, which I was hoping it wasn't an aneurysm, but then I was losing control of my fingers a little bit," Brown recalled. An MRI revealed he had MS. However, it doesn't keep him from carrying a tune. "I got quite a few here, I've got about 200 songs," Brown said. Like any good street performer, Brown takes requests. He knows lot of oldies. "The kids look at me kind of puzzled sometimes," said Brown. "I see a … Continue reading →

It's a disease that doesn't often find itself in the spotlight, but multiple sclerosis is quickly becoming an ailment that drugmakers are focusing their efforts on to make a quality-of-life difference for patients. MS is a disease in which the body's own autoimmune system attacks its central nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves, disabling it over time. Some of the symptoms of MS can be relatively minor, such as tingling of the limbs, but others can be considerably more severe, including loss of vision and/or paralysis. In recent years, the incidence rate of MS has been on the rise. However, one of the few tidbits of good news here is that this may be because of earlier and proper diagnosis rather than an actual increase in MS as a disease. In total, an estimated 400,000 people in the U.S. suffer from MS, with approximately 10,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Women are more susceptible than men to getting MS, with the diseases in both genders most often diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50. Researchers have also discovered a correlation between age and aggressiveness of the disease. The older a person is at the … Continue reading →