Kathleen Costello

All eight disease-modifying medications that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat MS have been shown to be effective for people who experience relapses.So, as long as you continue to have relapses, you’re still a good candidate for most, if not all, of these medications. However, the evidence is pretty strong that these medications have their greatest impact early in the disease, primarily by reducing inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) and reducing the number and severity of relapses.

Whether you've recently been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) or you've been living with this chronic illness for years, you want to live your life as fully and comfortably as possible. The good news is that you can! The symptoms of MS are manageable with medications, and rehabilitation strategies and treatments can reduce disease activity and slow progression.

Depending on your multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, the kind of work you do, and the environment in which you work, you’re bound to run into challenges along the way. Some of these challenges may be related to your symptoms, and others may have more to do with attitudes (yours and other people’s) about your MS.

If you have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), you might be worried that is signals the end of life as you know it. There are a lot of rumors and misunderstandings about MS out there, and you might have heard some of the ones described here. But the truth is that life goes on. They might have to make some adjustments, but when people with MS are busy living their lives, other folks may not even know that they have MS.

When you have multiple sclerosis (MS), the most important thing to remember is that you can have fun just like everyone else. If you like to travel, why stop now? As long as you’re willing to plan ahead, take good care of yourself on the journey, and be flexible and creative once you’re there, the sky’s the limit!

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) travel all over the world — on business and on vacation. They sightsee, trek, snorkel, and go white-water rafting, and you can too. The following suggestions can help you go where you want to go and do what you want to do when you get there. The world is your oyster. MS and travel: Check in for a check up Have a frank talk with your neurologist about any concerns you have regarding your trip.

Researchers are busy studying every aspect of multiple sclerosis (MS) — searching for ways to treat the symptoms and slow the disease course more effectively, cure the disease so that function is restored in those who have lost it, and, ultimately, find a way to prevent it so that no one ever has to deal with the challenges of MS again.

Myths about multiple sclerosis (MS) abound, and chances are if you’ve heard them, you haven’t heard much that was good. In fact, you may have heard only about wheelchairs, nursing homes, or even death — not a pretty picture. You tend to hear more about the bad stuff because the good stuff isn’t as visible. MS myth: MS is fatal Maybe you’ve heard about someone who died from MS.