Coronavirus: Cruise ships in quarantine, symptoms, epidemic vs pandemic, vaccine research

One of the aspects of the coronavirus epidemic that has been latched onto by the Press is the fact that thousands of people are stranded aboard two quarantined cruise ships. As a cruise enthusiast, that piqued my interest. There are 3,711 passengers and crew on Diamond Princess anchored off the coast of Yokohama, near Tokyo, …

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MS Society calls for legalisation of medicinal cannabis and dispels 5 myths

Legalise medicinal cannabis is the call of the MS Society as it tries to persuade the UK government to act. And, as part of its campaign, the society is seeking to dispel some popular misconceptions. It has also produced its own report on the use of medicinal cannabis in treating MS.1 On its website, the …

Symptoms of MS can show years before disease itself

For once, I am pleased to know that I am not alone. Researchers in Canada report that people with multiple sclerosis can show symptoms of something wrong five years before disease onset. This is much earlier than previously thought, but just not as early as my own experience. Let me explain. My first indication that …

Let’s Compare MS Symptoms, and How We’re Handling Them

We all know, because we have heard it so many times, that MS is not the same for everyone -- that no two people have exactly the same combination of symptoms. That got me thinking the other day (pause for call-outs or derision) about the number of symptoms there are, and which ones I have …

Worry Less to Reduce Unnecessary Stress

Stress is like a light that turns on when you need it. But when you can’t turn it off, you run the risk of burnout, which can impact your health, according to the U.S. National MS Society. I often have said that I don’t suffer from stress. But, looking back at my life, there are …

MS, Combined with Flu, Had Me on the Floor Again

Those of us who live with multiple sclerosis know exactly how we, as individuals, are affected by the symptoms we experience. What we cannot know, however, is how others are affected, as no two people with MS have exactly the same symptoms. One thing we do know, though, is that influenza can make us feel …