A new study found smoking cannabis reduced spasticity in MS patients. May 14, 2012— -- Smoking marijuana may reduce certain symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to a new small ...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. Limiting children’s exposure to prenatal smoking may lower the risk of developing MS. The interplay of genes ...

Cigarette end Investigators examined the effects of smoking on respiratory symptoms and functional levels in patients with multiple sclerosis. Cigarette smoking may lead to increased respiratory ...

BOSTON — A variant in a gene involved in breaking down chemicals in smoke triples a smoker’s risk of multiple sclerosis, a study shows. Smoking increases by 30 to 50 percent a person’s risk of ...

Smokers have a higher risk of MS compared to those who have never smoked, according to a study conducted in a Norwegian city. It is now thought that tobacco smoking interacts with a separate risk ...

Studies consistently report dose-response associations between smoking and MS, suggesting causality between smoking and increased MS risk. Cigarette smoking represents an important modifiable ...

"Our study supports the notion that individuals whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at an elevated risk of MS compared with individuals of mothers who did not smoke during pregnancy."—Nielsen et ...