Medscape Medical News > Conference News Pauline Anderson May 31, 2014 DALLAS ― A yoga program designed specifically for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) improves walking ability, balance, fatigue, and general health status, and might even help control inflammation, a new pilot study suggests. The results add weight to the importance of physical activity in […]
Full Story An integrative approach to healing chronic auto-immune conditions by a doctor, researcher, and sufferer of progressive multiple sclerosis whose TEDx talk is already a web sensation. Like many physicians, Dr. Terry Wahls focused on treating her patients’ ailments with drugs or surgical procedures—until she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000. Within three […]
Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology Vijayshree Yadav, MD, MCR ABSTRACT Objective: To develop evidence-based recommendations for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We searched the literature (1970–March 2011; March 2011−September 2013 MEDLINE search), classified articles, and linked recommendations to evidence. Results and recommendations: Clinicians […]
Sue Hughes March 06, 2014 Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) or clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) were more likely to have used oral contraceptives in the 3 years before their diagnosis than women who did not have MS or CIS, the results of a new case-control study show. “Independent of age, smoking status, parity and obesity, […]
The present review discusses the beneficial effects that vitamin A might have for controlling multiple sclerosis (MS), although it must be clearly stated that, at the present time, there is no clear indication for using vitamin A as a treatment for MS. Vitamin A is an essential nutrient with important roles in immunological responses and […]
Published: Jan 20, 2014 | Updated: Jan 21, 2014 By John Gever, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points Patients with relatively high vitamin D levels in the year after a first multiple sclerosis-like attack showed, over the next 4 years, markedly lower levels of MS disease activity and disability progression than those […]
Published: Jan 14, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Text Article Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/GeneralRheumatology/43797 Action Points Note that a relatively large evidence base suggests that Epstein-Barr virus infection, while not directly causing autoimmunity, may be an important co-factor in the development of autoimmunity. Be aware that a meta-analysis examining EBV serostatus in […]
A double blind, placebo, controlled randomized clinical trial In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving 48 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), supplementation with coenzyme Q10 (500 mg/d) for a period of 12 weeks was found to be associated with significant reductions in inflammatory markers – TNF-alpha, IL-6, and serum MMP-9 (matrix metalloproteinase), as compared […]
January 6, 2014 / Jeffrey Bland As a young woman, Dr. Terry Wahls ran marathons and competed in martial arts competitions. Like many young professionals, she led a full and busy life, balancing her education, her career, her family. She had one degree in fine arts and another in medicine, and then she reached even […]
12.27.2013 Lab Notes: Antioxidant Has Promise in MS An antioxidant to protect mitochondrial function stopped an MS-like syndrome in mice, researchers found. Also this week: getting closer to an insulin pill and a new approach to flu treatment. Antioxidant Protects Nerves in MS A commercially available antioxidant that targets mitochondria, MitoQ, may provide neuroprotection against […]
Kerr Grieve J, Flucker S, O’Riordan J. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Complementary therapies are often sought by patients with MS despite a lack of available efficacy data. Acupuncture is one such therapy provided in Tayside through a nurse led service. We sought to evaluate its utility as a cost effective and efficacious treatment for this patient group. […]
Published: Oct 4, 2013 | Updated: Oct 4, 2013 By John Gever Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ECTRIMS/42063 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. This study suggests that higher sodium intake is […]
Published: Oct 3, 2013 By Ed Susman Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ECTRIMS/42036 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Among patients with multiple sclerosis treated with interferon beta-1b, low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels […]
Sandro Mandolesi, MD, Giuseppe Marceca, MD, Stephen Conicello, DC, Eriece Harris, DC J. Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research – September 23, 2013 ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between Atlas vertebra misalignments identified via radiographs and patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI). Clinical Features: Four […]