Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed.This guide was written specifically for anyone who has just been diagnosed with 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 , as well as family members and friends. It is designed to help readers learn about the disease and how it may impact their lives. Drs. Holland and Reingold, vice presidents at the National MS Society, and their Canadian colleague, Dr. Murray, discuss a variety of topics. Methods of diagnosis, possible causes, available treatments, and strategies for coping with The Coping With series of books is a series of books aimed at 11-16 year olds, written by Peter Corey and published by Scholastic Hippo. The first book, Coping with Parents, was released in 1989, and the series continued until the last book, Coping with Cash MS are covered, as are employment issues, types of MS research underway, and background on participating in clinical trials for MS treatments. The book includes a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. of common terms, suggestions for additional reading, and a resource guide. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Demos/Vermande, 1996. 128 pages. Paperback, $21.95 (plus $4.00 shipping & handling, per order). Write: 386 Park Avenue South, Suite 201, New York, NY 10016; tel: 1-800-532-8663. |
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