One of the most difficult aspects of living with an autoimmune disease is figuring out what treatment option works best for a particular individual. With no cure, most people find themselves trying a variety of therapies to find one that works best. What is more is that sometimes a medication will be working well, and then it suddenly stops becoming as effective. Individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis, which is an autoimmune disease impacting millions of people around the world, also have to deal with occasional flare ups. These flare ups mean that the disorder could go into remission for a bit and then suddenly, and without warning, reappear. This makes it even more difficult to find out if a medication is actually working. In an effort to reduce these difficulties, researchers at Stanford University believe that it may be possible to predict which multiple sclerosis patients will respond favorably to a popular multiple sclerosis medication and which ones will not.
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The Apple i-Phone has revolutionized the way people do business, stay in touch, and manage their daily lives. With thousands of i-Phone applications available for things like social networking, fitness tracking, sleep study, music, GPS, news, and video games, people can now get lost in the excitement of keeping connected to everyone and everything. There are some applications, however, that are doing more than allowing you to play a virtual guitar on your phone. A Pennsylvania-based company recently released an i-Phone healthcare management application called i-inject.
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A recent national survey reveals that people with multiple sclerosis are concerned about the disease’s impact on their relationships and careers.
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals recently launched Mastering MS, a public awareness campaign that provides tools and expert advice that can help those facing Multiple Sclerosis deal with its effects on their life at home and at work.
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For patients with Multiple Sclerosis, the disease affects more and more of their everyday lives as it progresses. The progression can be traumatic and disempowering. A new series in the New York Times called “LENS” is a photojournalistic blog. Recently, Patricia Lay-Dorsey’s work is featured. She is a photographer who has chronic progressive multiple sclerosis. The pictures are self-portraits that reflect her day-to-day struggle and coexistence with the disease.
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