MSIF offers MS in focus. (news).The Multiple Sclerosis multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic, slowly progressive autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks the protective myelin sheaths that surround the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord (a process called demyelination), resulting in damaged areas International Federation--the organization that links MS organizations in some 40 countries around the world--is offering a new magazine. MS in Focus addresses quality of life, rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. , and treatment topics and reports on the activities of the global MS community. A special section publicizes projects and programs from member societies. Aimed at people with MS and those who give professional care in this field, it will feature contributions from a wide spectrum of specialists. Dr. Nancy Holland, vice president of the Professional Resource Center, and Martha Martha, in the New Testament, friend of Jesus, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. In Christian literature, Martha has been a symbol of the active, as opposed to the contemplative, life. Feast: July 29. Martha personification of the busy housekeeper. King, director of Publications for the Society, are among the international experts on the magazine's editorial board. MS in Focus is available online or in print, and is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Serono Serono is a biotechnology company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1906 in Italy. A key step in its development was the discovery of a method of extracting urinary gonadotropins by Dr Piero Donini allowing the company to become a leader in the . Log on to www.msif.org for a free subscription. The theme of the first issue, just out in January 2003, is managing fatigue fatigue, in engineering fatigue, in engineering, microscopic cracking of materials, especially metals, after repeated applications of stress. Fissures may be formed within pieces of metal during their manufacture when, while cooling from the molten state, . |
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