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- Swedish snuff doesn’t increase MS risk
Washington, Sept 1 : Unlike cigarettes, Swedish snuff doesn’t increase a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), finds a new study.
“While tobacco cigarettes increased a person’’s risk of developing MS, our research found that using Swedish snuff was not associated with an elevated risk for MS,” said study author Dr Anna Hedstrom, of the [...]
- MS Patients Who Smoke Show More Brain Atrophy/Lesions Than MS Nonsmokers
ScienceDaily (Aug. 18, 2009) — Persons with multiple sclerosis who smoked for a little as six months during their lifetime had more destruction of brain tissue and more brain atrophy than MS patients who never smoked, a study by neuroimaging specialists at the University at Buffalo has shown.
Research published in the Aug. 18, 2009, issue [...]
- Cigarettes and MS: More Evidence of a Bad Combination
Rebecca Hoover
Unfortunately, cigarette smoking seems to be part of the multiple sclerosis (MS) picture for some patients. Studies have shown that cigarette smoking increases the chances of getting MS and seems to make MS worse. If you smoke, it is important to quit.
The amount by which cigarette smoking increases multiple sclerosis is not small. [...]
- AAN 2009: Early Exposure to Smoking Boosts Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Smoking cigarettes at a young age increases the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers warn. The study findings were released February 20 by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in advance of its presentation in April at the upcoming AAN 61st Annual Meeting, in Seattle, Washington.
