BETHEL – The Maine Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will present “Living with MS: Update on Research,” featuring Dr. Ann Cabot, neurologist at York Neurology, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Bethel Inn.

Cabot is the newest addition to York Neurology. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College and the University of New England, where she receive her doctorate in osteopathic medicine. Cabot comes to Maine from recently completing a yearlong fellowship with Dr. Peter Riskind at the MS clinic at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester. She has also been involved with current MS clinical trials

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system that is most often diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 50. Symptoms range from blurred vision, numbness in an arm or leg, to total paralysis. While there are treatments to slow the progression of the disease, there is no cure.

The program is being made possible through an educational grant from Serono.To register or to find out more information about multiple sclerosis, call 1-800-639-1330 or log onto the Web at www.msmaine.org.


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