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PAC: 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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PAC: Genetics: The Basic Facts
Last updated 2003, Basic facts about MS and heredity.
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PAC: 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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PAC: 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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PAC: Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
Holland, Nancy., Murray T. Jock and Reingold, Stephen, Demos vermande, 1996 Addresses the specific issues of those newly diagnosed in a sensitive and insightful way.
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PAC: Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed - 3rd Edition
Holland, Nancy J., Murray, T. Jock and Reingold, Stephen C. Demos Medical Publishing, 2007. The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) poses potential concerns related to all aspects of life and plans for the future. Family members and other loved ones are similarly concerned, and everyone involved struggles to make sense of life with this permanent intruder. One of the first responses is usually an active search for information about the disease itself and its potential long-term effects. Chapters discuss the nature of MS, its management, and guidelines for dealing with all aspects of the disease and its impact on your life. A chapter on services available from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a glossary, a list of resources, and additional reading suggestions make this the place to begin your education about MS. With education and proper care, most people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis will lead full and productive lives. Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed, Third Edition is an essential resource for everything you need to know about MS, and includes new or updated sections on: The most current medical treatments for the management of MS Complementary and alternative medicine and MS Financial and life planning Children with MS Updated diagnostic criteria Additional chapters discuss the nature of MS, its management, and guidelines for dealing with all aspects of the disease and its impact on your life. A chapter on services available from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, a glossary, a list of resources, and additional reading suggestions make this the place to begin your education about MS.

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PAC: Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed - Second Edition
Holland, Nancy., Murray T. Jock and Reingold, Stephen, Demos Medical Publishing, 2001 Addresses the specific issues of those newly diagnosed in a sensitive and insightful way.

PAC: 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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PAC: 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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PAC: 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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