If approved, patients for the first time will be able to take pills, rather than shots or transfusions, to slow MS.

A new small study suggests stem cells taken from the fat tissue of MS patients may inhibit the runaway immune system response characteristic of the disease.

Canada became the third country to confirm human cases of swine flu Sunday as other nations considered wider measures to curb the spread of the virus.

Officials in the Obama administration are seeking to reassure an edgy public about a potential swine flu outbreak, stressing the need for patience and preparedness, not panic.

Reporter Ben Sherwood offers this list of three ways you can protect yourself from the swine flu virus.

The federal government has declared a public health emergency to deal with swine flu, the Associated Press reports.

In a step that critics have long requested, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin checking the safety of some of the riskiest medical devices.

Multiple sclerosis patients’ overall odds of developing cancer are reduced, study finds, but their risk also rises for certain malignancies.

Scientists’ stem cell efforts produce human cells that might someday help repair damaged nerves.

A recent study involving cat food may have given researchers clues to diseases of the central nervous system such as multiple sclerosis (MS).