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The power of healthy habits for people living with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition affecting the brain and the spinal cord. Conventional pharmaceutical treatments slow the progression but rarely reverse or cure it. Patients living with MS often explore diet and lifestyle interventions as a means of managing their symptoms and reducing reliance on medication, yet these approaches are rarely discussed with or supported by their physicians. There is consistent evidence that a healthy diet and lifestyle may not only be protective against getting MS but can also play an important role in managing the condition. Programs such as ‘Overcoming MS’, which support people to adopt healthy lifestyle habits have been hugely valuable.

Atlas of MS – crowdsourcing global insights in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a lifelong autoimmune condition that affects your brain and spinal cord. In some countries such as the USA, Australia and Germany, it is the most common neurological cause of disability in young adults. Yet in others such as China, India and Peru, it is considered a rare disease. Despite this widespread variability in prevalence, the latest update of the Atlas of MS, published in MS Journal finds increasing prevalence of MS in all regions of the world.

ResearchKimberley SimpsonJanuary 13, 2021multiple sclerosis, epidemiology

World Health Organisation Essential Medicines List: multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapies application process

Multiple sclerosis rates are increasing globally and while the number of treatments for the disease within the global market are also growing, access to them continues to present a concerning challenge in the treatment and care of MS. While access to safe and effective MS treatments predominantly impacts low-middle resource countries, it is also a barrier to disease management in high-resource countries.