Multiple Sclerosis - News, Links & Research Archive

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News

This section lists some brief news articles related to MS and Nutrition from the Press & Media.

25.Nov.03 - Alternative therapies win NHS backing

Guidance published by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence today has endorsed complimentary treatments such as fish oils, reflexology and t'ai chi for easing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Another treatment endorsed by the NICE for the treatment of MS is magnetic field therapy, where the patient lies on a pad fixed behind the spine and linked by cable to a computer-controlled bedside unit. Neural therapy, involving local anaesthetics to clear up 'electrical interference', is another option that might work. So are massage and multi-modal therapy, but there is no endorsement for other non-orthodox treatments such as acupuncture, herbal remedies or yoga. Source: The Guardian

Research

These are just a few of the research articles related to this subject that I have found, which may be of interest. To find more, visit PubMed and search "multiple sclerosis"

Dec.02 - Omega-3 fatty acids in inflammation and autoimmune diseases.

Many of the placebo-controlled trials of fish oil in chronic inflammatory diseases reveal significant benefit, including decreased disease activity and a lowered use of anti-inflammatory drugs. More...

Dec.01 - Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune inflammatory disease: prospects for its integrative management.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is aptly named for the many scars it produces in the brain and spinal cord. A sometimes fatal, often debilitating disease, MS features autoimmune inflammatory attack against the myelin insulation of neurons. More...

Sep.00 - Fish Oils may be helpful in the early stages of Muscular Sclerosis

Recent research points to fish oil supplementation given together with vitamins and dietary advice can improve clinical outcome in patients with newly diagnosed MS. More...

Useful Links

	The MS Society is the UK's largest charity for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - about 85,000 people in the UK.
	All About Multiple Sclerosis aims to provide accurate and comprehensive medical information about multiple sclerosis (MS) written in plain English by people living with the disease and its symptoms. It contains a detailed description of multiple sclerosis, an archive of news stories about MS, an MS encyclopedia and a large links section containing hundreds of commented and rated links. It also has a list of famous people with multiple sclerosis, personal accounts, poems and essays by people with MS and some downloadable shareware programs to raise money for MS research.