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Managing Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
An unpredictable disease that affects the nervous system, multiple sclerosis can be debilitating. Learn about the disease process, the different multiple sclerosis symptoms and how it can be managed.
The myelin sheath is the part of the body that prov...
Neurofibromatosis: What's in a Name?
Neurofibromatosis is a genetic condition, often hereditary but occasionally occurring spontaneously, in which the myelin sheath and nerves of the Central Nervous System are susceptible to tumor growth. Often diagnosed and treated in children from three to...
Conditions That May Be Cause for a Denture Cream Lawsuit Settlement
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not directly mention the many people seeking denture cream lawsuit settlements in its recent notice to denture adhesive manufacturers. There is little doubt, however, that they were on the agency’s mind when...
Cobalt: What it Can Do For YOU
Cobalt is a trace mineral, which means that it is required by the body in minute amounts. However, it performs a number of very important functions. Cobalt helps to repair the myelin sheath, which surrounds the nerves. Autoimmune disorders damage this tis...
About Multiple Sclerosis
If you have questions about multiple sclerosis, read below. Answers to questions about multiple sclerosis include what the disease is, the causes, the common symptoms, who is typically affected, how a diagnosis is determined, and the treatment options.
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The Various Investigations and Examinations in Neurological Disorders
Neurological disorders are examined and/or investigated mostly by instrumental methods. Of the many are: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Evoked potentials and Ultrasonography.If you ever find yourself with any numbing sensations or lack of special funct...
Health Advantages of Lower Cholesterol
Health Advantages of Lower Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a compound that plays a vital role in the human body. Specifically, cholesterol performs five important functions. Cholesterol is used by the body in manufacturing steroids and other hormones includ...
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Symptoms
Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms can mimic other health issues, so it’s important that you do not self-diagnose and seek your doctor’s advice if you believe you have any of these symptoms. However, this article will provide some information regarding vitam...
Cyberknife treatment for Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia is a neurophatic disorder also known as tic doulourex or prosopalgia. This pain originates in one of the three trigeminal nerves, T1, T2, and T3 and possibly with cranial nerve V, a mixed cranial nerve responsible for sensory and mot...
Cobalt: The Trace Minera
Cobalt: The Trace Mineral
Cobalt is known as a trace mineral, which means that it is needed by the body in minute amounts. Nevertheless, it does many vital functions. Cobalt helps to fix the myelin sheath, which encompases the nerves. Autoimmune condit...
Food High in Vitamin B12
As an essential B vitamin, vitamin B12 is of special interest to vegetarians, not only because it is required by the body but because it is not found in any significant amounts in plant foods. In fact, the only food high in vitamin B12 appears to be mollu...
Vitamin B12 in Food
Vitamin B12 in food is often called cobalamin and considered as an important water soluble vitamin. However, it is different from other water soluble vitamins because it is not excreted quickly in the urine. Rather, vitamin B12 in food is accumulated and ...
Vitamin B12 Report
As a part of the vitamin B complex, vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin. However, vitamin B12 is unique among all the water-soluble vitamins in that it is not excreted quickly in the urine. Rather, vitamin B12 is accumulated and stored in the liver, ki...
Advancements in Stem Cell Research and Multiple Sclerosis Treatments
Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the immune system that affects the central nervous system, or brain and spinal cord. A form of auto-immune disease, the disease damages the nerves and may affect separate or multiple parts of the body, causing pain and s...
Natural remedies that help Multiple Sclerosis symptoms
Multiple Sclerosis or MS is a nerve cell disorder that affects the brain and the spinal cord, which controls all the physical activities of the human body. Almost 2.5 million people worldwide aged between 20 and 50 years are afflicted with this disorder.
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