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People with MS often wonder if their MS is affected by what they eat. Articles about the reported benefits of various diets appear regularly. Now, researchers at the University of Iowa are going to study two of the most well know MS diets to see what impact they have on MS symptoms, specifically on the level of a patient’s MS-related fatigue. Both MS Diets Eliminate Meat The diets to be…Continue Reading
It’s no fun jabbing yourself once-a-day if you’re using the multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone. I, eventually, hit a brick wall self-injecting when I was using Avonex and that was just sticking myself once-a-week. But now Teva Pharmaceutical has what should be good news for Canadians using Copaxone. Health Canada has approved a three-times-a-week version of the drug. Three-times-a-week Copaxome 40 mg/mL is expected to become available to patients there, by…Continue Reading
(This post appeared as my regular column on www.multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com) Flight is freedom in its purest form, To dance with the clouds which follow a storm; To roll and glide, to wheel and spin, To feel the joy that swells within; To leave the earth with its troubles and fly, And know the warmth of a clear spring sky — Gary Claud Stokor I’ve been there. I’ve done that. I’ve climbed…Continue Reading
[This is an updated version of a post that first appeared in my weekly column on www.multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com] Do you remember when you first applied for a handicapped license plate? I put it off for quite a while after I was diagnosed. After all, I could easily walk several city blocks. I could still play tennis. Why did I need to park in a handicapped place? But, there were days…Continue Reading
I’m about to start a new adventure: Exercise. Well, it’s not really new. I swim some laps most days in the summer, weather permitting. In the cooler months I do some upper body strength exercises a couple of days a week, my spirit permitting. But, in all the years that I’ve had Multiple Sclerosis I’ve never really had a structured exercise program. Today I’m investigating a way to start down…Continue Reading