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NJM 300 Tips for Making Living with MS Easier.
Shelley P. Schwarz. Demos Medical Publishing, 1999. This book is filled with tips, techniques, and shortcuts for conserving time and energy to be able to do more of the things you want to do. Tips will help you increase the number of good days you have and encourage you to develop your own techniques . . . .
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NJM A Guide for Caregivers
Tanya Radford Last updated February 2005 Practical issues faced by caregivers. Includes resource list.
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NJM A Guide to Independence for the Visually Impaired and their Families.
Vivian Younger & Jill Sardegna. Demos Vermande, 1994. Covers a wide variety of topics including dealing with emotions and changing family roles once one has become visually impaired.
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NJM A House for All Children: Planning a Supportive Home Environment for Children with Disabilities
A House for All Children: Planning a Supportive Home Environment for Children with Disabilities
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NJM A Man's Guide to Coping With Disability, 2nd Edition
Resources for Rehabilitation, 1999.
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NJM A Place in the Workforce
Last updated February 2005 A reprint from InsideMS on employment strategies and options. Photos. Large format reprint.
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NJM A Woman's Guide to Coping With Disability, 3rd Edition,
Resources for Rehabilitation, 1999.
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NJM Abuse
Teleconference from January 29, 2003.
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NJM ADA and People with MS
Laura Cooper, Esq., Nancy Law, LSW, with Jane Sarnoff Last updated June 2005 What the Americans with Disabilities Act means in employment, public accommodations, and more.
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NJM Addiction - Understanding Alcohol and Drug Dependence
NMSS Teleconference on January 18, 2005.
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NJM All of a Piece
Barbara D. Webster. This book describes the gradual and never-ending process of accepting life with a chronic, potentially disabling disease.
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NJM Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Guide to Patient Care
James T. Caroscio. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The disease, the motor unit, respiratory failure in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, pulmonary function and respiratory failure, ethical issues in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, nursing care, nutritional management, exercise.
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NJM Avoiding Attendants From Hell
June Price. Science & Humanities Press, 1998. A practical guide to finding, hiring, and keeping personal care attendants for those who require life-long assistance with personal care and daily living tasks due to a physical disability.
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AVONEX
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NJM AVONEX Direct Delivery
AVONEX Direct Delivery
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NJM Barrier Awareness: Attitude Towards People with Disabilities.
Debra A. Cornelius. Defines attitudinal barriers. Discusses the disabled community, wheelchair users, people with hearing impairments, visual impairments, mental retardation, hidden disabilities, and suggests what can be done about each.
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NJM Barrier Awareness: Attitude Towards People with Disabilities.
Debra A. Cornelius. Regional Rehabilitation Research Institute on Attitudinal, Legal & Leisure Barriers, 1981. Defines attitudinal barriers. Discusses the disabled community, wheelchair users, people with hearing impairments, visual impairments, mental retardation, hidden disabilities, and suggests what can be done about each.
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NJM Beyond Sympathy: What to Say and Do for Someone Suffering an Injury, Illness or Loss
Janice Harris Lord. Pathfinder Publishing of California, 1990. Explains uneasiness and understanding the needs of people in specific situations, helping principles, and special issues.
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NJM Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness
Richard Cohen.
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NJM Bowel and Bladder Problems
Teleconference from November 19, 2003.
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NJM Bowel Problems: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2004 Ways to manage common bowel problems in MS.
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NJM Building a New Dream: A Family Guide to Coping with Chronic Illness and Disability
Janet R. Maurer, MD & Patricia D. Strasber, Ed.D. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Inc., 1989. Working with health professionals in the community, emotional stress placed on the individual and family, as well as the social consequences of the illness.
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NJM But You Look So Good
Last updated March 2006 Coping with invisible MS symptoms.
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NJM Chiropractic Dr. D. : Channel 12 (10/00)
Chiropractic Dr. D. : Channel 12 (10/00)
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NJM Chiropractic Dr. L.P. Nantista
Chiropractic Dr. L.P. Nantista
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NJM Choices: A Guide to Sex Counseling with Physically Disabled Adults
Maureen E. Newstadt & Maureen Freda. Robert E. Krieger Publishing Co., 1987. Discusses communications and counseling, sexual adaptation, and options for adult life.
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NJM Choosing the Right Health-Care Provider
Developed with the National Council of Clinical Advisory Committee Chairs Last updated February 2005 Outlines some steps people with MS should take when choosing a health-care provider---and it explains how professionals come to be listed on chapters' referral lists.
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NJM Chronic Pain: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Prevention and Management
Hooshang Hooshmand. History, role of sympathetic nervous system in temperature regulation, motor function, anatomy of RSD, path physiology of the sympathetic system manifestations origins, etiology, diagnostic prevention and management of RSD, referred pain and trigger point.
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NJM Claude Msing Around "Meeting the Challenge of MS."
John Mythen. A lighthearted book written by a cartoonist, discusses his own problems and experiences with MS.
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NJM Clear Thinking About Alternative Therapies
Virginia Foster, with a contribution by Ellen Burstein MacFarlane Last updated June 2004 Facts and common misconceptions, plus practical ways to evaluate benefits and risks.
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NJM Clinical Trials: What you Should Know Before Volunteering to be a Research Subject
J. Joseph Giffels. Covers clinical trials, definitions of research and control subjects, risks and benefits of being in a study, rights as subject and the role of the doctor.
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NJM Colossians / Bible Messages
Dr. Mariano DiGangi.
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NJM Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
Teleconference from January 29, 2004.
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NJM Comprehensive Nursing Care in MS
June Halper & Nancy Holland. A comprehensive nursing text written by clinicians who have a unique expertise in the management of MS -- it addresses physical, emotional, social, and environmental problems resulting from the disease. Based on clinical experience and current research.
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NJM Controlling Bladder Problems in Multiple Sclerosis
Nancy J. Holland, RN, EdD Last updated March 2005 Managing common MS bladder problems with self-help and medications.
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NJM Controlling Spasticity in MS
Nancy Holland, EdD, with Serena Stockwell Last updated June 2005 Managing this common, sometimes disabling, MS symptom --- roles of self-help, medications, physical therapists, nurses, and physicians.
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NJM Copaxone: Effective MS Therapy That Is Easy to Live With
Copaxone: Effective MS therapy that is easy to live with
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NJM Coping When a Parent Has Multiple Sclerosis
B. Cristall. The Rosen Publishing Company, 1992. Explains what MS is like in children's terms. Provides children with basic understanding of the disease and how to manage having a parent with MS.
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NJM Depression and Multiple Sclerosis
Last updated June 2005 Symptoms of depression, the relationship between MS and depression, available therapies, and where to find help.
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NJM Diagnosis: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2006 Explains usual steps and tests. Includes information on how to prepare for an MRI.
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NJM Dirty Details: The Days and Nights of a Well Spouse
Marion Cohen, University Press, 1996. This is a powerful and stirring book. It is unsparing in its honesty, its bluntness, its directness. Marion Cohen pulls us, willingly or not, into the daily life experiences of being the well spouse of a person with a debilitating and messy disability.
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NJM Disability and Health Today: "Living with MS"
With Ellen Burnstein Macfarland & Dr. Nancy Holland.
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NJM Disclosure: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2004 Discusses whom, when, and how to tell in both personal and work situations; includes personal vignettes.
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NJM Don't Leave Me Hanging: The Family Care Organizer
Steve Edwards, Texas Family Concerns, 1996. In-depth workbook for families covering a variety of topics including: family resources, community resources, listing of national organizations and much more. A great family tool to use.
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NJM Easy Access to National Parks: The Sierra Club for People with Disabilities -- Also Useful for Seniors and Families with Young Children
Wendy Roth and Michael Tompane . Easy access essentials, best visits, the country's best regions at a glance.
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NJM Education Day
Teleconference from September 21, 2003.
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NJM Employment
Teleconference from July 30, 2003.
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NJM Employment Issues and Multiple Sclerosis.
Philip D. Rumrill, Jr. Demos Vermande, 1996. Intended for those interested in the employment implications of MS. A good resource guide to matters of research, public policy, and service delivery. The current trends in health care and rehabilitation are discussed.
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NJM Enabling Romance: A Guide to Love, Sex, And Relationships For People With Disabilities ( And The People Who care About Them)
Ken Kroll and Erica Levy Klein, No Limits Communications, 1992. An illustrated guide to intimacy and sexual expression for the more than 56 million Americans with disabilites. Written by a husband and wife team, one of whom has a disability, this book celebrates the desire for love and intimacy. Contains graphic illustrations.
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NJM Esclerosis Multiple: Guia Practica para el Recien Diagnosticado.
Dra Teresa Corona Vasquez and Patricia F. De Thomas, 2002. Capitulo. Que es la Esclerosis Multiple y Como es Diagnosticada?; Cual is la Causa de la Esclerosis Multiple?; Que Tratamientos estan Disponible?; Consejos Pacticos; Afrontando la Esclerosis Multiple; El Trabajo y la Esclerosis Multiple; La Investigacion .
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NJM Exercise as Part of Everyday Life
Mary Harmon Last updated May 2005 Physical activity can be a regular part of staying healthy if you have MS. Includes tips on handling MS symptoms.
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NJM Fall Down Seven Times: Get Up Eight
John K. Wolf, MD. How to live with MS, stress management, fatigue management, prognosis, memory loss & MS, adult home and nursing home life, preparing for death, legal issues of chronic illness.
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NJM Fatigue: What You Should Know
Last updated February 2005 MS fatigue can be reduced with treatments and self-help.
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NJM Feeling Good About Yourself
Teleconference from February 19, 2003.
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NJM Fodor's Great American Vacations for Travelers with Disabilities
The first and only guide to America's best loved cities, parks and regions for the 35 million North Americans with disabilities and the people who travel with them.
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NJM Food for Thought: MS and Nutrition
by Denise M. Nowack, RD, with Jane Sarnoff Last updated 8/03 A guide to healthy eating, which includes managing symptoms, changing eating habits, and the effects of diet on MS. Illustrations.
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NJM Gait or Walking Problems: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2003 Walking problems and how they can be addressed. 7-page fact sheet.
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NJM Genetics: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2003 Basic facts about MS and heredity.
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NJM Get Fit While You Sit.
Charlene Torkelson, Hunter House Publishers, 1999. Easy workouts from your chair. Low impact & fun. A one-hour chair program including excercises for special conditions. Bonus 10-minute workout for computer users and the truly rushed.
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NJM Get Fit While You Sit: Easy Workouts from Your Chair
Charlene Torkelson.
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NJM Going the Distance: An Inspirational Account of Living a Full Life with Multiple Sclerosis
Moira Griffin. Inspirational account of the struggle to live a rich, full life with MS.
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NJM Handbook of Multiple Sclerosis.
Stuart D. Cook, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1990. Epidemiology and genetics of multiple sclerosis, immunologic basis of MS, cerebrospinal fluid, symptomatic treatment and rehabilitation in MS, along with various treatments and therapies.
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NJM Health Insurance: How to Get It, Keep It, or Improve What You've Got
Robert Enteen, PhD. Provides an introduction to health insurance, private health insurance options, government health insurance options, getting your rights, and maximizing your claims.
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NJM Health Talk Interactive -- Patient Information Network
"New Perspectives on Living with MS"
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NJM Hidden Symptoms
Teleconference from August 14, 2003.
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NJM Hiring Help at Home: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2005 Checklists and worksheets for people who need help at home. Forms for a needs assessment, job description, and employment contract.
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NJM History of MS: The Basic Facts
Dr. Loren Rolak Last updated 2003 Overview of MS from the Middle Ages to the present, highlights role of the Society since 1946. 13 pages.
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NJM Holiday Coping - Teleconference
NMSS Teleconference on December 14, 2004.
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NJM Hormones: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2005 Frequently asked questions about MS and hormones.
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NJM How to Travel: A Guidebook for Persons with a Disability.
Fred Rosen. This guidebook is written to cover such considerations as the mode of transportation you've selected as well as other aspects of travel such as destinations and dining.
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NJM I'll Take Care of You, A Practical Guide for Family Care Givers
J. Llardo & C. Rothman, New Harbinger Publishing, 1999. An essential guide for all caregivers. It leads you through the process of recognizing, first, that they are caregivers as well as family members, and second, they have rights as well as responsibilities.
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NJM If You Can't Stand to Cook: Easy to Fix Recipes for the Handicapped Homemaker
Lorraine Gifford, Zondervan Publishing House, 1973. Along with 300 recipes, this book offers countless tips and suggestions to eliminate wasted and repetitive effort in the kitchen.
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NJM Information for Employers
Last updated December 2006 For people to give their employers when they are ready to disclose their multiple sclerosis.
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NJM Inspiration for Peace & Strength
David Leonardo.
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NJM Intimacy & MS
Teleconference from August 12, 2003.
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NJM Job Raising: It's Working
NJM Learning to Use Betaseron.
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NJM Just the Facts: 2006-2007
Last updated August 2006 Frequently asked questions about MS and the National MS Society.
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NJM Learning to Use Betaseron
Learning to use Betaseron.
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NJM Legal Rights of the Catastrophically Ill and Injured, 2nd Edition.
Joseph Romano.
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NJM Legwork: An Inspiring Journey Through a Chronic Illness
Ellen Burstein McFarlane & Patricia Burnstein.
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NJM Life Before ... And Now
Life Before ... And Now
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NJM Living Well with MS: A Guide for Patient, Caregiver, & Family
David L. Carroll & Jon Dudley Dorman, MD, Harper Collins, 1993. A comprehensive book that aims to comfort and inform the patient, family and caregiver.
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NJM Living with Low Vision: A Resource Guide for People with Sight Loss, 6th Edition
Resources For Rehabilitation, 1999.
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NJM Living with MS
Debra Frankel, MS, OTR with Hettie Jones Last updated April 2004 Addresses questions frequently asked after diagnosis of MS is received--from possible causes to advice on coping.
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NJM Living With MS: A Wellness Approach
George H. Kraft, MD & Marci Catanzaro, RN PhD. Covers: cause and course of MS, symptom management, wellness management of interpersonal relationships, and medical aspects of MS.
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NJM Long Term Care: Every Family's Concern
Long Term Care: Every Family's Concern
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NJM Love, Medicine, and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients
Bernie S. Siegel MD. This book takes the position that unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant of the immune system and that love can heal.
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NJM MAINSTAY -- For the Well Spouse of the Chronically Ill
Maggie Strong, Little Brown & Co., 1997.
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NJM Managing MS in the Era of Immuno-Therapy
Managing MS in the Era of Immuno-Therapy.
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NJM Managing MS Through Rehabilitation
Lisa J. Bain and Randall T. Schapiro, MD Last updated October 2004 What rehabilitation can do for mobility, fatigue, driving, speech, memory, bowel or bladder problems, sexuality, and more.
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NJM Managing MS: The Betaseron Experience
Managing MS: The Betaseron Experience
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NJM Mealtime Manual for People with Disabilities and the Aging
Judith Lannefeld Klinger, Campbell Soup Co., 1978. Hints for the homemaker including; planning, storage, tools, clean up, and shopping.
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NJM Medical Management of MS
Teleconference from January 16, 2003.
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NJM Montel Williams - Dateline
Montel Williams -- Dateline
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NJM Mother to Be: A Guide to Pregnancy and Birth for Women with Disabilities
Judith Rogers & Molleen Matsumura. Includes expert opinions, experiences and advice for other women, deciding whether to have a child, getting the health care you need, nutrition in pregnancy, exercises for pregnancy, labor and delivery, cesarean, and postpartum.
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NJM MS & Fatigue
Teleconference from April 20, 2004.
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NJM MS - Your Legal Rights
Lenny and Sarah Perkins, Demos Medical Publishing, 1999.
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NJM MS A Rehabilitation Approach to Management
Randall T. Schapiro MD. Discusses symptoms, helps person to understand all of the following aspects of the disease: medical, drug, and rehabilitative management in order to lead a more normal life.
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NJM MS and Intimacy
Tanya Radford Last updated October 2005 MS can affect sexuality, both directly and indirectly, but problems can be resolved or minimized.
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NJM MS and Pregnancy
Last updated May 2006 Covers pregnancy, delivery, nursing, hormones, and questions about using the disease-modifying drugs during pregnancy. Photos.
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NJM MS and the Family
Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD. & Labe C. Scheinberg, MD. Family, effects on parenting and children, physician's relationship with the family, legal implications, pregnancy, childbirth, sexuality and MS, and multifamily group therapy.
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NJM MS and the Mind
Last updated May 2006 A reprint from the Society's national magazine, InsideMS. Covers depression, cognitive functions, mood swings, coping tips and medications. Illustrations. 24-page large format reprint.
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NJM MS Center: The Keys to Wellness
MS Center: The Keys to Wellness
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NJM MS in Clinical Practice
Noort & Holland.
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NJM MS Research 2000 and Beyond
MS Research 2000 and Beyond.
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NJM MS Updated Edition: New Hope and Practical Advice for People with MS and their Families
Louis J. Rosnen MD & Shelley Ross. How to control symptoms, and analysis of current treatments, diagnosis, various symptoms, and emotional problems and how to cope.
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NJM MS: A Glossary of Terms
Demos Vermande, 1996. Reprinted with permission from Rosalind C. Kalb.
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NJM MS: A Guide for Newly Diagnosed
Nancy Holland, T. Jock Murray, & Stephen C. Reingold, Demos Vermande, 1996. Serves as a guide to learning about the disease, its potential impact on your life, and the medical treatments now available for managing it successfully.
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NJM MS: A Personal Exploration
Alexander Burnfield. Disease, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, fatigue and psychological problems, marriage, sex, pregnancy, children, therapy, and self-respect.
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NJM MS: Experimental & Clinical Aspects
L. Scheinberg & C. Rain.
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NJM MS: Managing the Symptoms, A Symposium
MS: Managing the Symptoms, A Symposium
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NJM MS: The Kinder Side: Management Techniques
Lyn Risidore, Chadwick MacDonald Publications, 1989. Easy to read and understand with an upbeat attitude -- appropriate for anyone with MS -- especially the newly diagnosed and mild cases.
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NJM MS: Current Study of Research & Treatment
R. Herndon MD. & F. Seil MD.
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NJM MS: Questions and Answers
David Barnes, Publishing International, 2000. A practical approach to answering questions about the disease and how it will affect them in the future; whether other family members will develop it, whether the form and manifestations of the illness that they have are amenable to treatment, and what is . . . .
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NJM Multiple Sclerosis and Your Emotions
Mary Eve Sanford, PhD, and Jack H. Petajan, MD Last updated February 2005 How to manage some of the emotional challenges created by MS.
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NJM Multiple Sclerosis Fact Book
Richard Lechtenberg, MD, F.A. Davis Company, 1988. Provides background information on this disease's causes and course, as well as practical advice for managing symptoms and their consequences.
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NJM Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide For Families
Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD. Targeted for families to learn more about strengthening their coping skills, to receive information about MS and its ramifications, and to facilitate important life decisions.
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NJM Multiple Sclerosis: Psychosocial and Vocational Interventions
Robert T. Fraser, Ph.D., David C. Clemens, Ph.D., Francie Bennett, MSW. Demos Medical Publishing, 2002. This book contains a broad-based medical overview, provides a basic discussion of the MS disease process, neuropsychological concerns, review of vocational rehabilitation interventions, and a review of psychosocial issues and interventions.
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NJM Multiple Sclerosis: A Self-Care Guide to Wellness
Edited by Nancy Holland and June Halper. Provides information on numerous topics, including: fatigue, pain management, cognitive problems, bladder and bowel management, skin care, exercise, nutrition, sexual changes, driving, accessible home design and recreation.
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NJM Multiple Sclerosis: Key Issues in Nursing Management
J.F. Fischer, D. Miller, & N. LaRocca. Three key nurses review key issues including: promoting adherence to complex protocols, adapting nursing care to compensate for cognitive impairment, and facilitating quality of life despite uncertainty or disability.
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NJM Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have, The Answers You Need
Rosalind Kalb, PhD. Covers a wide range of topics in question and answer format. The definitive who is concerned about MS including those who have the disease, and those who share their lives with someone who has it.
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NJM New Directions in Wellness
New Directions in Wellness
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NJM New Hope, Real Help for Those Who Have MS
John Pageler, 1987. Exploring diet and nutritional food supplements as the controlling factor in MS.
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NJM NMSS 1999 Teleconference -- It's Your Call: Making Treatment Decisions
NJM NMSS 1999 Teleconference -- It's your Call: Making Treatment Decisions
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NJM NMSS Teleconference Video "A Model of Psychosocial Support" (2000)
NMSS Teleconference Video "A Model of Psychosocial Support" (2000).
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NJM NMSS Teleconference Video "Taking Control: Options to Maximize Your Health" (1994)
NMSS Teleconference Video "Taking Control: Options to Maximize your Health" (1994).
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NJM No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement
Joseph P. Shapiro. A chronicle of disabled people's struggle for inclusion.
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NJM North American Education Conference 2004
North American Education Conference 2004.
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NJM On the Move Again: Step-by-step Process for Getting Hand Controls
On the Move Again: Step-by-step Process for Getting Hand Controls.
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NJM One Step More, Lord!
Opha Bingham. A book about living triumphantly, even in the face of adversity.
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NJM One Trip More, Lord
Robert E. Bingham. A humorous, anecdotal account of 100 trips including 44 countries, 8 Protectorates, and the 50 United States of America.
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NJM Out of the Blue
Sally Mandel.
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NJM Out of the Darkness: Coping With Disability
Robert Lovering. Covers the following issues: newly diagnosed, parents of handicapped children, family and friends, disabled and the world, removing limits to our independence, managing stress and anger, married couples, tools for emotional coping, suicide concerns and . . . .
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NJM Pain and Spasticity
Teleconference from June 26, 2003.
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NJM Pain: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2004 An overview of treatments and strategies for managing MS-related pain.
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NJM Pathways: Exercise Video for People with Limited Mobility
Pathways: Exercise video for people with limited mobility.
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NJM Peace and Happiness
Teleconference from January 30, 2003.
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NJM Personal Advocacy in the Medical Setting
Teleconference from March 19, 2004.
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NJM Plain Text: Essays by Nancy Mairs
Nancy Mairs, 1986.
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NJM PLAINTALK: A Booklet About MS for Families
Sarah Minden, MD, and Debra Frankel, MS, OTR Last updated June 2004 Discusses some of the more difficult physical and emotional problems many families face.
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NJM Plaintext: Essays by Nancy Mairs
Nancy Mairs, 1986.
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NJM Pregnancy and MS
Teleconference from January 21, 2004.
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NJM Preventing Caregiver Burnout
James R. Sherman, PhD. This book will prove useful and invaluable to caregivers. Providing practical advice and clearly defined steps for caregivers to follow.
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NJM Putting the Brakes on MS
Lorna Smedman Last updated June 2004 Relapsing forms of MS can be treated but none of the available therapies stop or cure it. A realistic explanation which includes a condensed version of the National Medical Board's Consensus Statement.
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NJM Reaching For New Frontiers in MS Research
National Multiple Sclerosis Society North American Education Conference on May 14, 2002.
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NJM Reproductive Issues for Persons with Physical Disabilities
Florence P. Haseltine, Sandra S. Cole, David B. Gray, Paul H. Brookes Publishing, 1993.
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NJM Research Directions in Multiple Sclerosis
Stephen C. Reingold, PhD Last updated July 2004 Explains current research in key areas of immunology, genetics, virology, myelin repair, and more. For nonscientists. Illustrations.
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NJM Research on MS
Waksman MD, Reingold MD, Reynolds MD.
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NJM Reversing Multiple Sclerosis
Celeste Pepe, D.C., Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2001. Dr. Pepe explains the nine steps that can help the MS patient turn the corner on this disease: detailed nutrient testing and fortification, bee venom treatment, allergy testing, dietary changes, personally tailored nutritional plans, the use of specialized . . . .
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NJM Risking Hope: Fragile Faith in the Healing Process
Kathleen O'Connell Chesto. This is a story about healing and hope. It is an honest and compelling personal journal as the author fights her illness.
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NJM Sarcoidosis: A Medical Mystery Uncovered -- A Resource Guide and Directory
Sandra Conroy. Symptoms, diagnostic tools, the patient, the eye, arthritis, the heart, starting a self-help group, and the government.
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NJM Savitri's Way to Perfect Fitness Through Hatha Yoga: Health, Beauty, Tranquility, and Peace Through a Unique Approach to Ancient Art
Savitri Ahuja, Simon & Schuster, 1979. Includes the yoga experience, yoga breathing, daily yoga program, and yoga as a way of life, special problems helped by yoga, women and the beauty regime.
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NJM Should I Work? Information for Employees
Last updated September 2005 General overview of the employment issues that might concern people newly diagnosed.
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NJM Silver Lining, Triumphs of the Chronically Ill and Physically Challenged
Shaena Engle. This book is a compilation of many stories told by people suffering from chronic illness. They have decided to fight their respective disabilities and dedicate their lives to making the world better for those around them.
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NJM So You Have Progressive MS?
Sharon M. Brown Last updated July 2004 A veteran of 11 years writes frankly about life, family, work, dating, and pursuing your dreams when the diagnosis is "progressive" MS. Cartoons.
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NJM Social Security
Teleconference from September 11, 2003.
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NJM Solving Cognitive Problems
Nick LaRocca, PhD with Martha King Last updated June 2005 Discusses mental functions most likely to be affected by MS. Self-help and and information on cognitive rehabilitation.
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NJM Someone You Know Has MS: A Book for Families
Adapted by Martha King from original material by Cyrisse Jaffee, Debra Frankel, Barbara LaRoche, and Patricia Dick Last updated July 2005 For children, 5-12. A story about Michael and his family explains MS and explores children's fears and concerns.
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NJM Spasticity: Disordered Motor Control
Robert G. Feldman MD, Robert R. Young MD & Werner P. Koella MD. Historical aspects of the relation of spasticity to movement. Answers: Spasticity -- what is it? What is it not? Clinical assessment of disability of patients with MS, how spasticity affects bowel and bladder function, motor control, and pharmacological . . .
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NJM Speech and Swallowing: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2004 Speech and swallowing problems can be helped with exercises, medications, or technological aids.
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NJM Spinal Cord Injury Care Manual for Nurses
Florence Ireland, RN. Interpersonal relationships in patient care, anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, trauma and treatment, the effects of a spinal cord injury on the body, the injured patient and rehabilitation and educating the patient and family.
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NJM Step-by-Step Intramuscular Injection with AVONEX
NJM Step-by-Step Intramuscular Injection with AVONEX
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NJM Stretching for People with MS
Beth E. Gibson, PT Last updated 1/03 An illustrated manual showing range of motion, stretching, and balance exercises for a basic at-home program. 24-page large format booklet.
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NJM Stretching with a Helper for People with MS
Beth E. Gibson, PT Last updated 4/03 An illustrated manual showing most of the same exercises contained in Stretching for People with MS (range of motion, stretching, and balance). For individuals who need a helper. 28-page large format booklet.
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NJM Symptom Management in MS, 3rd Edition
Randall Schapiro MD.
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NJM Taming Stress in Multiple Sclerosis
Frederick Foley, PhD, and Jane Sarnoff Last updated June 2005 Simplifying daily life. Instructions on muscle relaxation, deep breathing, visualization, and more.
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NJM Tax Options & Strategies for People with Disabilities
Steven B. Mendelsohn. Overview of tax systems, medical expenses, education, employment, business provisions, state and local taxes, a program for reform.
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NJM Teen InsideMS
While supplies last. A colorful mini-magazine written by and for teenagers who live in a household where someone has MSl. 16 pages.
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NJM Telesession
June Halper, Patient Education Conferences, 8/17/99.
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NJM The Comfort of Home
Maria M. Meyer with Paula Derr, RN . An illustrated step-by-step guide for caregivers.
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NJM The Disease-Modifying Drugs
Last updated November 2006 Information on the disease-modifying drugs (Betaseron, Avonex, Copaxone, Novantrone, Rebif, and Tysabri). Includes how each is taken, side effects, benefits, and available help.
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NJM The Educated Caregiver Series
Offers a wealth of information, strategies, and support for those who are caregivers.
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NJM The Handicapped Driver's Mobility Guide.
NJM The Handicapped Driver's Mobility Guide.
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NJM The Health Robbers
S. Barret & W. Jaruis.
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NJM The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery In America
S. Barret, & W. Jaruis, Prometheus Books, 1993. Features more than twenty hightly respected authorities, explains the dangers of quack medicine and health fads.
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NJM The Holy Bible -- English New Testament
New King James Version. Narrated by Cliff Barrows.
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NJM The Holy Bible -- English Old Testament (Portions)
New King James Version. Narrated by Cliff Barrows.
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NJM The Resourceful Caregiver: Helping Family Caregivers Help Themselves
Stacey Wildenberg. Caregiver's organizations, respite services, hotlines, help lines, database and directories, educational materials, home shopping.
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NJM The Stress of Life
Hans Selye, MD, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1978. How to overcome the harmful effects of stress and how to use it to your advantage, biochemical and environmental facets of stress, stress and interpersonal relations, and a better understanding of our bodies.
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NJM The Win-Win Approach to Reasonable Accommodations: Enhancing Productivity on Your Job
Richard T. Roessler, PhD and Phillip Rumrill, PhD Last updated April 2004 A practical guide to obtaining workplace accommodations.
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NJM Therapeutic Recreation Service: Principles and Practices
Richard Kraus, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1983. Explains therapeutic recreation service, both past and present, the rationale for therapeutic recreation service, professional development in therapeutic recreation service, patient/client assessment and the selection and modification of program activities.
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NJM Toward Acceptance: Prayers for Dealing with Chronic Illness and Disability
Beverly S. Gordon. Book of 40 prayers for people with chronic illness or disability.
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NJM Tremor: The Basic Facts
Lorna Smedman Last updated December 2004 A troubling MS symptom described. Coping strategies and research horizons.
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NJM Understanding AVONEX
Understanding AVONEX.
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NJM Understanding Betaseron
Understanding Betaseron.
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NJM Understanding the Needs of the Care Partner
Teleconference from May 13, 2004.
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NJM Urinary Dysfunction and MS
Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD Last updated August 2002 Sophisticated explanation of treatments for MS-related urinary problems. Detailed descriptions of diagnostic testing, management strategies, and commonly prescribed drugs. Photos. 24-page large format booklet.
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NJM Vision
Teleconference from May 7, 2003.
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NJM Vision Problems: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2002 Current therapy for MS-related eye disorders. Discusses low-vision aids. 7-page fact sheet.
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NJM Vitamins, Minerals, and Herbs in MS: An Introduction
Allen Bowling, MD, PhD, and Thomas Stewart, JD, PA-C Last updated May 2006 A practical guide to diet supplements for people with MS. Outlines what is and what is not known about supplementation, with references for further study. Illustrations. 32-page booklet.
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NJM Waist High in the World
Nancy Mairs.
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NJM Welcome to My World
Anne Shuell.
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NJM What Everyone Should Know About Multiple Sclerosis
Last updated 2003 Overview of MS suitable for the whole family. Illustrations. 16-page booklet.
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NJM What Is Multiple Sclerosis?
Last updated November 2006 Symptoms, disease patterns, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and research efforts.
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NJM When a Parent Has MS: A Teenager's Guide
Diane O'Connell, with the Programs Staff of the National MS Society Last updated June 2005 For older children and teenagers who have a parent with MS. Discusses real issues brought up by real teenagers.
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NJM Who to Call: The Parent's Source Book
Daniel Starer. An invaluable resource guide to every 800 number, hotline, and organization that can help you raise a happier, healthier child.
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NJM Women Living with MS
Judith Nichols.
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NJM Women with Physical Disabilities: Achieving and Maintaining Health and Well-Being
Dantua Krotoski, Margaret Nosek and Margaret Turk. Examines the issues relevant to women with physical disabilities, including sexuality and reproduction, stress, bowel and bladder management and physical fitness.
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NJM Yes, You Can
Janis Dietz, PhD.
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NJM Yoga for MS and Related Conditions
Yoga For MS and Related Conditions
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NJM Yoga with Eric Small
Yoga with Eric Small
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NJM Yoga: Breathing and Relaxation with Richard Freeman
Yoga: Breathing and Relaxation with Richard Freeman
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NJM You Can Make the Difference. Your MS Patients and their Subcutaneously Self Injected Therapy
You Can Make the Difference. Your MS Patients and their Subcutaneously Self Injected Therapy
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NJM You Can't Stand to Cook: Easy to Fix Recipes for the Handicapped Homemaker
Lorraine Gifford. Along with 300 recipes, this book offers countless tips and suggestions to eliminate wasted and repetitive effort in the kitchen.
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