MS sufferer wants compo TVNZ Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:33 PM PST A wheelchair-bound Cambridge woman is making a legal challenge to the way the Ministry of Health helps the disabled. Melanie Trevethick suffers from the degenerative disease multiple sclerosis and she wants the same benefits as those who get accident compensation.

Form of mononucleosis linked to MS ABC 7 Chicago Tue, 09 Jan 2007 2:45 PM PST A new report finds individuals who have had infectious mononucleosis caused by the Epstein-Barr virus have an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis. That's even 30 years after infection.

Fats That Heal ThirdAge Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:20 PM PST We all know that too much fat can kill us. But what we may not know is that there are fats that are beneficial for our health, if taken in an appropriate manner.

Why Doesn't the Immune System Attack the Small Intestine?
Newswise Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:20 PM PST
Answering one of the oldest questions in human physiology, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered why the body's immune system - perpetually on guard against foreign microbes like bacteria - doesn't attack tissues in the small intestine that harbor millions of bacteria cells.