Planning The Unpredictable

How cool is that?
April 28, 2009 (Seattle) — High doses of vitamin D dramatically cut the relapse rate in people with multiple sclerosis, a study shows.
Sixteen percent of 25 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) given an average of 14,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day for a year suffered relapses, says [...]

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You get cancer and I don’t. NEENER NEENER NEENER…. or something. In case you missed it, those of us with MS have a reduced for most cancers.
The risk of cancer (overall and specifically including cancers of the stomach, pancreas, lung, ovary, prostate, and lymphoma) was reduced by about 10% in people with MS [...]

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The AAN found that breast feeding reduces relapse rate in women with MS!
Among the multiple sclerosis patients, the researchers found that the rate of postpartum relapse was significantly lower among those who breast-fed exclusively for at least two months compared to those who did not breast-feed or began regular supplemental feedings within two months postpartum [...]

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http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/05/ms-vitamin-d.html
Very interesting article out today on vitamin D! Just a snippet:
Vitamin D seems to help control a gene known to increase the risk of multiple sclerosis — a finding that suggests taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy and early in life may help prevent the disease.
“I think it’s the first time that the environment and [...]

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I am a bit of a childbirth nerd. I have been trained to be a doula and attended three births. I don’t know if I will ever have kids so my family reading this shouldn’t get the wrong idea or anything.
I decided to do some research on breastfeeding with Copaxone. [...]

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Gender has become a dominant factor in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) during the last decades. Already with a ratio of 3.2 to 1 MS is gradually changing into a disease predominantly among women. Since genetic factors can be ruled out as a cause of this gender related increase, scientific attention is on environmental factors that may [...]

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Well, drink all the diet coke you want. Drs. Mike Roizen and Mehmet Oz says the link to Diet Coke is debunked:
3. Diet Coke and MS: The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation has debunked the notion that Diet Coke can cause or worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms. Its verdict is backed up by the Food and Drug [...]

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If you caught Oprah the other day, she had the founders of 23andMe on her shot. 23andMe is a company that will look at your DNA to find out your risk and preferences for a number of things. It is done via spit that you send in the mail. 4-6 weeks later [...]

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It was reported today that Multiple Sclerosis can be cured (like bacon!) with the help of a known cancer medication. The problem is, this medications job is to stop your immune system. As you can imagine, this might cause some problems. In fact, one person has died during this trial. I wrote [...]

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I saw this come through the google: Veterans’ MS study awaits Bush sign-off
The Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, now awaiting President Bush’s signature, contains a provision to determine whether veterans of the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and of post-9/11 wars are at increased risk for multiple sclerosis.
Senate Bill 3023 passed the House last [...]

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