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County's High MS Rate Changing National Records
271 People In Lorain County Have Disease
POSTED: 12:23 p.m. EDT September 10, 2002
LORAIN, Ohio -- Lorain County's high rate of multiple sclerosis is prompting a change of national records.
NewsChannel5 reported that a recent federal study found that 271 people in Lorain County have the crippling neurological disease.
Of those, 26 cases are from Wellington -- a rate three to nine times the national rate.
The data on MS is now outdated, according to officials.
Researchers said that the Lorain data will eventually help determine the country's normal rate of MS.
NewsChannel5 reported that a recent federal study found that 271 people in Lorain County have the crippling neurological disease.
Of those, 26 cases are from Wellington -- a rate three to nine times the national rate.
The data on MS is now outdated, according to officials.
Researchers said that the Lorain data will eventually help determine the country's normal rate of MS.
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- May 24, 2002: Pump Can Make Multiple Sclerosis Patients Feel Better
- January 16, 2002: Researchers Discover Multiple Sclerosis Breakthrough
- August 15, 2001: MS Rate In Small Town Troubling
- August 15, 2001: Gala To Raise Money For MS Research
- April 21, 1999: New Hope For People With Multiple Sclerosis
- March 18, 1999: Health Mystery Raising Concerns In Wellington
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