By: Javed Anwar | 2010-04-02 | Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease diagnosed primarily in young adults, who often start to feel symptoms between 20 and 40 years. Multiple sclerosis (from the Greek 'hardening') is a disease of the central nervous system that affects the brain, brain stem and spinal cord. Myelin, the substance that coats nerve fibers, is damaged, and then the ability of nerves to lead the orders of the brain is interrupted. read more
By: Gary P Owen | 2010-04-22 | Multiple Sclerosis One of the early symptoms of multiple sclerosis is vision loss; it is usually only temporary and only seems to occur in one eye. Over 80 % of all MS patients report that they have vision problems that may come and go over time. In rare instances these can lead to permanent blindness, but the percentages of this happening are extremely low. read more
By: TomMack | 2010-10-26 | Health & Fitness If you are experiencing numbness and/or tingling in parts of your body it is important to see your doctor to discuss these symptoms. read more
By: Hicks Ernie | 2011-03-28 | Health & Fitness What is multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease that is non-contagious. It predominantly affects the brain and the spinal cord. It is mainly characterized by a wide variety of neuro... read more
By: Dick Aronson | 2010-05-20 | Multiple Sclerosis First discovered in 1868 by French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893), Multiple sclerosis or MS is an autoimmune state in which the immune system negatively affects the central nervous system, causing the degeneration of the myelin sheath which guards the nerves of the brain and spinal cord. read more
By: Ernie | 2010-12-03 | Eyes Individuals that suffer from multiple sclerosis often suffer from vision complications. Most patients that are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis are expected to expertise a vision connected complication at some purpose in their life. Many doctors agree that one in all the primary symptoms that occur when multiple sclerosis develops could be a problem with the vision. read more
By: Serhat Palali | 2011-01-19 | Health & Fitness People with Multiple Sclerosis are generally told to blow and not overdo. At the aforementioned time, the abhorrence of fatigue can become unbearable. read more
By: Washington Mary | 2011-03-30 | Health & Fitness Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive, degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, including the brain, the optic nerve, and the spinal cord. It affects people mainly over the age of 30 and app... read more
By: Gary P Owen | 2010-04-20 | Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the Myelin which is the covering that surrounds the spinal cord. The myelin provides insulation for the nerves coming from the spinal cord, and it helps the conduction of impulses along the nerves. In MS inflammation destroys the myelin causing the nerve impulses to slow down and degenerate. read more
By: Willis jeff | 2010-10-01 | Cooking MS is a disease that affects the central nervous system, which is made up by the brain and the spinal cord. As you probably know, the brain and spinal cord have a lot to do with how the body moves. So, MS will alter the way that someone moves. read more
By: Emiley David | 2010-12-13 | Wellness Hope and healing are the two things that help to overcome multiple sclerosis. Understand your body well and act according to it. Deep breathing exercise before retiring in the evening and after waking up in the morning rejuvenates the body and soul. read more
By: bruce bud | 2010-12-11 | Alternative Medicine Multiple sclerosis (MS) can be thought of as an inflammatory process involving different areas of the central nervous system (CNS) read more
By: mikehussey | 2011-12-30 | Health & Fitness Multiple sclerosis, a chronic disease of the central nervous system with an unpredictable, often with a progressive course. In multiple sclerosis, affects brain, optic nerves, spinal cord, this leads to disruption of the body functions. The disease is characterized by the formation of randomly scattered foci of demyelization - loss of myelin, a white fatty substance that covers the axons (nerve fi read more
By: Gary P Owen | 2010-04-22 | Multiple Sclerosis Visual impairment is quite common in MS and double vision is one of the most common types of visual problems seen with multiple sclerosis. Double vision or diplopia is the result of lesions on the brain stem where the nerves that connect to the eyes originate. This symptom is often a very early sign of MS and can cause a loss of balance and nausea as a direct result of the double vision. read more