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If you had
MS in 		The cause was
thought to be 		You would probably
be treated with 		Your life expectancy
after diagnosis
1890 Suppression
of sweat 		Herbs & bed rest 5 years
1910 Unknown toxin
in the blood 		Purgatives &
stimulants 		10 years
1940 Blood clots &
blood circulation 		Drugs that improve
circulation 		18 years
1960 Allergic reaction Vitamins &
antihistamines 		25 years
1996 Auto-immune
reaction,
possibly linked
to virus 		Steroids, immune
regulators 		Essentially
normal for
most

Chart from "Research Highlights," Winter/Spring 1996, a publication of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, based on research by Loren A. Rolak, M.D., neurologist and medical historian


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