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October 27, 2017October 27, 2017

#MSParis2017 – MS Therapy Aubagio Does Not Appear to Cause Birth Defects, Study Reports

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Sanofi Genzyme’s multiple sclerosis therapy Aubagio (teriflunomide) does not appear to cause birth defects in humans as it does in laboratory animals, researchers concluded after studying more than ... Read more

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017

#MSParis2017 – Researchers Suggest Best Time to Stop Tysabri During Pregnancy

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Babies born to women who are treated with Tysabri (natalizumab) during pregnancy are more likely to develop abnormal blood cell counts if the treatment continues beyond ... Read more

September 19, 2017September 21, 2017

9 Ways Multiple Sclerosis Affects Your Body From Head to Toe

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic illness that presents many different symptoms since it can affect any part of the human body. While no two people living ... Read more

July 21, 2017July 24, 2017

9 Ways Multiple Sclerosis Affects Your Body From Head to Toe

Multiple sclerosis has many different symptoms, as it can affect any part of your body. No two people living with MS experience the same symptoms, but ... Read more

July 14, 2017July 18, 2017

Breastfeeding May Be Linked to Reduced Risk of MS, Study Suggests

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Women who breastfeed for 15 months or longer may have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than those who breastfeed for shorter periods or ... Read more

May 18, 2017

Does Multiple Sclerosis Affect Fertility and Pregnancy?

For women, multiple sclerosis is often diagnosed during their childbearing years, so fertility and pregnancy are hot topics for those living with the disease. According to the National Multiple ... Read more

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017

Exposure to Sunlight During Pregnancy Has No Influence on MS Risk in Children, Polish Study Finds

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The risk of children developing multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life has no link to how much sunlight their mothers were exposed to during pregnancy, a Polish study ... Read more

May 8, 2017May 8, 2017

Pregnant Women with Relapsing MS Can Use Copaxone Without Harming Baby, Study Indicates

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Babies of women with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) who receive daily injections of Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) while pregnant carry the same risk of developing birth defects as ... Read more

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017

What Every MS Patient Should Know About Ocrevus and Its Use

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With the recent approval of Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) for both primary progressive and relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), interest in the medication is peaking. To help readers of Multiple Sclerosis ... Read more

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016

Copaxone Use During Pregnancy by RMS Patients Now Possible in EU

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European users of Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection, Teva Pharmaceutical) to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) will no longer see a warning that the drug should not ... Read more

July 5, 2016

Effects of Vitamin D During Pregnancy: An Observational Study on MS

Vitamin D and its effects on the human body has been a hot topic in the multiple sclerosis community for a while. But how does vitamin ... Read more

April 25, 2016May 16, 2016

#CMSC16 – MS Experts Agree on Benefits of Vitamin D Supplements, Despite Mostly Circumstantial Evidence

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A roundtable discussion, provided as a webinar activity organized by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) in advance of its June conference, considered the role of vitamin D ... Read more

March 16, 2016

Vitamin D During Pregnancy: An Observational Study on Multiple Sclerosis in Offspring

In this video from The Methods Man, watch F. Perry Wilson, MD, discuss a study featured in JAMA Neurology, which focuses on links between “low vitamin D status during ... Read more

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016

MS Risk Linked to Mothers with Vitamin D Deficiency in First Trimester of Pregnancy

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Children whose mothers were vitamin D deficient during the early stages of pregnancy are at an elevated risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in adulthood, according ... Read more

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016

MS Progression Apparently Not Affected by Number of Pregnancies, Study Reports

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New long-term research indicates that having multiple children does not lessen or otherwise impact disability in women with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study, titled “Offspring Number Does ... Read more

February 22, 2016

Multiple Sclerosis and Pregancy

A study published in the European Journal of Neurology reviewed some of the issues associated with pregnancy in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The study is entitled “An ... Read more

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015

Pregnancy-Associated Issues in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Highlighted in New Review

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A study recently published in the European Journal of Neurology reviewed some of the issues associated with pregnancy in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The study is ... Read more

June 22, 2015June 22, 2015

Study Shows Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnant Women With MS Positively Impacts Disease Severity

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In women of childbearing age, low vitamin D levels are a common issue often resulting from low intake of vitamin D (in food) and/or inadequate sunlight ... Read more