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• HOT off the CMSC Press: Fatigue often the first MS symptom

  MONTREAL — Months or even years before demyelinating events are recognized, patients later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis often turn up in their doctors’ offices complaining of fatigue, [...]

  • Caroline says: For anyone who experiences it, it's understand that MS fatigue is in a category all its own in terms of disabling side effects of MS. According to data presented at the annual meeting of the Consortium of MS Centers, 30% of patients receiving an MS diagnosis after 2005 indicated a physician visit for fatigue prior to being diagnosed with MS.
     
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  • http://www.medpagetoday.com/clinical-context/MultipleSclerosis/26848…
  
  

  • IF YOU CAN DREAM: Upcoming Documentary Highlights Living and Thriving with MS

    Over half a million Americans have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. The news can mean a life interrupted, and a dream dashed. Several films have highlighted a [...]

    • Caroline says: Today I am posting a fundraising video from filmmaker Emmett Williams. His upcoming documentary, “IF YOU CAN DREAM: Learning to Thrive with Multiple Sclerosis” will tell the complete story of living with MS by documenting three people at different stages of MS through an ordinary week in their lives. Please view the short video link (you can click on the image on the right side of your screen) and donate if you can. Every cent goes directly to raising public awareness and generating support for the film at various fall film festivals.
       
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    • http://www.indiegogo.com/ifyoucandream…
    
    

    • Warm Weather May Cloud Thinking in MS Patients

      THURSDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) — People with multiple sclerosis may have more problems remembering, learning and processing information in warm weather than in cooler months, a [...]

      • Caroline says: This article really resonated with me. For me personally, physical MS symptoms are totally, thankfully, under control. I exercise regularly and have no physical evidence of disability. Cognitive symptoms are a different story entirely, and I find myself struggling with them on a daily basis. I work full time at a very demanding job that requires me to use my brain (blogging at MSNewsToday unfortunately does not pay me a salary). I have adjusted my thinking schematic and thinking processing so that I can capitalize on my strengths -- and have taken organization to a whole new level. For me, these are my weaknesses, and I have found that significant adaptation is necessary. But the important thing is that I am ABLE to adapt, and I can recognize areas that I need rehabilitation. I think this is true for most MS patients as well. I am now curious to see how weather may or may not impact my cognitive fuzziness.
         
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      • Vitamin D may drop multiple sclerosis risk

        CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 9 (UPI) — People who have higher vitamin D levels may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis, researchers in Australia found. Study author [...]

        • Caroline says: This news comes a little too late for those of us who already have MS. I will be more excited about vitamin D when I read about its curative effects of MS...this Australian study looked at people who had a first clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), ie not full-blown MS. It found that the rate of conversion to clinically definite MS was lower in those patients who got their vitamin D through sunlight, diet, and supplement use than in those who had less vitamin D.
           
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        • http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/02/09/Vitamin-D-may-drop-multiple-sclerosis-…
        
        

        • Women With MS More Likely to Have Gene Mutation

          In the newly published study, researchers found that women with MS were more likely than men with MS to have a specific genetic mutation that has been [...]

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          • http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/news/20110105/women-with-ms-more-likely-…
          
          

          • Montel Williams Marijuana Pipe Bust: Talk Show Host, Advocate Cited At Milwaukee Airport

            The Milwaukee County sheriff’s office says the Transportation Security Administration found Williams had a pipe commonly used for marijuana as he passed through a security checkpoint Tuesday.

            • Caroline says: Montel Williams was diagnosed with MS in 1999, and since then he has been a strong advocate of medical marijuana, along with many, many MS and other chronic disease patients. This is silly that this is how our tax dollars and resources are spent. Aren't there more important things to take care in this country than this?
               
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            • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/montel-williams-marijuana_n_804546.html…
            
            

            • It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over: Koplowitz Runs on Tradition and Heart

              Zoe Koplowitz, who has lived with Multiple Sclerosis for the past 37 years, was still on the NY Marathon course Monday evening. She runs the 26.2 mile pilgrimage through [...]

              • Caroline says: I have been reading about this woman for as long as I can remember. Her stamina, courage and fortitude are absolutely amazing and we can all learn from this...cheers to you, Zoe Koplowitz.
                 
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              • http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/It-Aint-Over-til-Its-Over-106915123.ht…
              
              

              • HOT off the ECTRIMS Press…2010 ECTRIMS Meeting Coverage

                • Caroline says: Take a look at relevant ECTRIMS presentations in this link...all consolidated onto one handy page.
                   
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                • http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ECTRIMS/…
                
                

                • Mindfulness Meditation May Ease Fatigue, Depression in MS

                  Learning mindfulness meditation may help people who have multiple sclerosis (MS) with the fatigue, depression and other life challenges that commonly accompany the disease, according to a [...]

                  • Caroline says: This article has popped up on several health sites many times in the last couple of days. I haven't studies meditation, so I had to read up on exactly what mindfulness meditation is, and how it differs from "traditional" meditation. Read more about mindfulness meditation here.
                     
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                  • http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/11094-Mindfulness-Meditation-May-Ease-Fa…
                  
                  

                  • MS Patients: Do your Fitness!

                    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological illness that results in abnormal function of the central nervous system. Despite the seriousness of the diagnosis, exercise can be therapeutic [...]

                    • Caroline says: Even more evidence that MS is not an excuse for physical inactivity! Exercise is medicine and all MS patients should be engaging in regular activity (will the permission of your neurologist, of course). If you can't walk, there are plenty of other activities in which to participate. 30-minutes of aerobic exercise per week is the recommendation -- this isn't possible for everyone, but do what you can!
                       
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                    • http://www.norwichbulletin.com/sports/x560100374/Healthy-Sports-Exercise-helps-m…
                    
                    
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