What we know about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) :

Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory, chronic and often disabling neurological disease that affects only the Central Nervous System (brain and spinal cord).

The disease is thought to be the result of various mechanisms, the most likely of which is immunological, with antibodies and lymphocytes directed against myelin, leading to its permanent destruction.

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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a well-known and severe condition, and the leading cause of death from pulmonary embolism.

The annual incidence of Thrombo Embolic Disease in the Caucasian population is 1 to 2 per 1000.

Cases of DVT have been described during air travel without attracting the attention of the medical profession or airlines, until the death of a 27-year-old woman at Heathrow airport after a flight from Australia.

There are many triggers for headaches, and they vary from person to person. The most common are :

Dyslipidemia is an abnormally high or low concentration of lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids or free fatty acids) in the blood. There are several types, but cholesterol-related abnormalities are among the most common.

Kidney transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a defective kidney is replaced by a healthy kidney from a donor. It is the only therapeutic alternative to dialysis in the management of advanced chronic renal failure.

Many people have high blood pressure, some of whom are aware of it and are all too often poorly monitored and treated, while others are unaware of it and are therefore not treated at all. It's important to know your blood pressure, so it's taken at almost every medical consultation, especially when patients are in good health and doctor's visits are limited.