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October 28, 2015

Woman with MS acts as surrogate, carries granddaughter

After her daughter went into premature labor and lost the baby, a North Dakota woman volunteered to act as a surrogate, carrying her own granddaughter— with an unusual benefit for her own health.

October 28, 2015

One MS patient's 'starting line' for stem cell therapy

I am one of twenty struggling every day with multiple sclerosis to be included in an innovative, phase one stem cell clinical trial at the Tisch MS Research Center of New York.  

October 28, 2015

Novartis' Gilenya fails in study for a type of MS

Novartis AG said on Monday its drug Gilenya failed to meet its main goal in a late-stage study as a treatment for primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS).

October 27, 2015

MS patients’ symptom severity linked to gray matter myelin loss

The amount of myelin lost in the gray matter of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients’ brains may indicate a more debilitating form of the disease, according to a new study.

October 27, 2015

Social networking site connects multiple sclerosis patients

For patients suffering from any disease, feelings of isolation upon diagnosis can be immediate and discouraging.

October 27, 2015

4 things about MS you probably didn’t know

Multiple sclerosis affects about 2 million people worldwide. Here are 4 things you probably don't know about this often debilitating disease

October 27, 2015

Use of Wii Balance Board may help patients with MS

Nintendo's Wii Balance Board is making waves in the medical community as a new study has found that it can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) reduce the risk of accidental falls.

October 27, 2015

FDA approves Bayer's electronic autoinjector for MS therapy

The first electronic automatic injector to deliver a drug for the most common form of multiple sclerosis received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday.

October 27, 2015

New program improving quality of life for MS patients

There are about 400 thousand people living with multiple sclerosis in the United States.  Although modern medicine  is making big strides when it comes to treatment there are things that patients can do to live a happier life.  Dr. Manny sits down with bestselling author of “The Happiness Project,” Gretchen Rubin to learn how

October 27, 2015

Coping with MS: Richard M. Cohen’s 41-year journey

For the past 41 years, author and journalist Richard M. Cohen has lived with multiple sclerosis (MS). He talked with Dr. Manny Alvarez, Senior Managing Health Editor of FoxNews.com, about living with this chronic condition.