Resources- Specific Diagnosis Card Catalog- Multiple Sclerosis
Who to Contact
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
733 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
1-800-Fight-MS
(1-800-344-4867)
Email: info@nmss.org
Web: www.nmss.org
Through a network of 140 local chapters and branches, the National MS Society offers programs and services including local referrals, information and education, professional and peer counseling, self-help groups, equipment assistance, advocacy programs, and more. Society members are people with MS, their families, friends, neighbors, and employers, health-care professionals, staff members, and others concerned about people with disabilities. The Society is the world's largest source of MS-related research funds (with the exception of the U.S. federal government) investing in basic, clinical, and health-policy investigations and fellowships that encourage young scientists to focus on MS research. It is also a world center for information about MS and publishes booklets, brochures, and a national magazine for people who live with this disease.
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
National Headquarters
706 Haddonfield Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
800-532-7667
856-488-4500
E-mail: msaa@msaa.com
Web: www.msaa.com
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is a comprehensive, not-for-profit, charitable service agency that most specifically helps people, their friends, their families, and society in general to address the day-to-day needs of those with MS. The agency specializes in and has developed an international reputation for direct one-on-one client services. These take the form of counseling, by peers and professionals; client meetings; social gatherings, in and outside MSAA centers; an extensive equipment loan program that distributes wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, cool suits, scooters and other therapeutic paraphernalia throughout the world; free MRI testing to quickly and more accurately diagnose MS; a ramp building program; client-to-client cooperation, including visitation and 'buddy' programs; family togetherness events that help maintain the bond between MS patients and families; and various motivational programs that encourage constituents to enjoy life to the fullest possible extent and to participate as much as possible in the widest of worlds.
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
6350 N. Andrews Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 776-6805
(800) 441-7055
E-mail: support@msfacts.org
Web: http://www.msfacts.org/
The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation works to provide "A Brighter Tomorrow" for those with multiple sclerosis and others affected by this illness. Founded in 1986, the MSF is the oldest national MS support organization that focuses on both complementary and conventional health care options to address the varied symptoms associated with this lifelong neurological disorder.
Through the MSF program services department, people may access valuable support services free of charge. These services include: toll-free phone support, Home Care Assisted Program, Newsletters, MS updates, networking and referral services, and much more. In addition, the MSF provides gifts for research into the cause, treatment, prevention, and eventual cure of this still mysterious illness.
Where to Go Chat with Others
MSViews Multiple Sclerosis
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Multiple Sclerosis
Communication between patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, their relatives, friends, and medical doctors experienced with this disease.
MSers Life
This list is for people with Multiple Sclerosis or those who suspect they have MS. People with MS sometimes feel that they are all alone and no one understands. We are a group of caring and loving people and we want you to feel at home here! This is a special place to share our lives, our problems and our good times! Sometimes there are things that people with MS need or want to discuss with someone who will understand.
Friends With MS
Providing support and information for people with Multiple Sclerosis as well as their friends, family and caregivers. Medical news and research concerns for those with MS. Our web site Friends with MS.com has been online since 10/99.
uk.people.support.mult-sclerosis
Learn More About It
Multiple Sclerosis: FAQs
From the MSLIST mailing list and the alt.support.mult-sclerosis newsgroup.
Multiple Sclerosis: Hope Through Research
From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Multiple Sclerosis
MEDLINEplus: Multiple Sclerosis
Links
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies (IFMSS) - United Kingdom
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
Multiple Sclerosis Education Network (MSEN)
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Inc.
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