National Multiple Sclerosis Society

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a United States-based non-profit organization, and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on issues relating to multiple sclerosis, and organize a wide range of programs, including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS. It is headquartered in New York City.

Founded in 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports more MS research, offers more services for people with MS, provides more professional education programs, and furthers more MS advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world.[citation needed]

It does this through the extensive research it supports to find the cause, cure and improved treatments of the disease; the comprehensive services it provides to people with MS and their families; the professional education programs it offers to assist health care providers better serve their MS patients; and through its advocacy efforts on state and federal levels to encourage public policies supportive of the needs of people with multiple sclerosis.

Contents

Research

Research in MS is progressing at a remarkable rate, with more potential therapies in the pipeline than at any other time in history. The National MS Society is a driving force of MS research, supporting and stimulating world-class research into ways to prevent, better treat and cure this unpredictable disease of the brain and spinal cord.[1]

See also

References

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Capital Chapter — is a local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The National Capital Chapter, founded in 1957, promotes, researches, educates, and advocates on issues relating to multiple sclerosis. The organization also provides a wide range of… …   Wikipedia

  • Multiple Sclerosis Society — may refer to: The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada The National Multiple Sclerosis Society of the United States. Other multiple sclerosis societies This disambiguation page lists articles… …   Wikipedia

  • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain — and Northern Ireland (MS Society) is a British medical research charity dedicated to curing the neurological condition multiple sclerosis. The MS Society are also committed to bringing high quality health and social care within reach of everyone… …   Wikipedia

  • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada — Founder(s) Evelyn Gotlieb Opal, Harry H. Bell and Sylvia Lawry Founded 1948 Website www.mssociety.ca …   Wikipedia

  • Multiple sclerosis — Classification and external resources Demyelination by MS. The CD68 colored tissue shows several macrophages in the area of the lesion. Original scale 1:100 ICD …   Wikipedia

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Institute — The Multiple Sclerosis Research Institute (MSRI) is a non profit foundation founded by Dr. Jeffrey I.Greenstein. Building on the work of such immunologists as Shimon Sakaguchi, Ethan Shevach, Alexander Rudensky and Fiona Powrie, the MSRI will… …   Wikipedia

  • Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite — Der Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC) ist ein von der US amerikanischen National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) entwickelte Leistungsskala zur Beurteilung des Schweregrades der Behinderungen bei Multiple Sklerose Patienten,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) — The National Multiple Sclerosis Society says of MS that it is "a disease that randomly attacks your central nervous system, wearing away the control you have over your body. Symptoms may range from numbness to paralysis and blindness. The… …   Medical dictionary

  • List of multiple sclerosis organizations — in different countries around the world This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Contents 1 International 2 Africa 2.1 …   Wikipedia

  • Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis — The Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis Established 2001 Director Fred D. Lublin, MD Location Manhattan, New York City …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”