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The National Multiple Sclerosis Society estimates that approximately 400,000 Americans acknowledge having MS and each week about 200 more are diagnosed with this disease. Worldwide, MS could affect close to 2.5 million individuals. Research shows some common trends among people who get this disease including - 1) Most people diagonosed with the disease are aged between 20-50 yrs. 2) Two-third as many women suffer from MS as men 3) MS occurs more commonly among people with northern European ancestry Read More...

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Published Aug 17 2007, 07:05 AM by IGNITE

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