Posted AT 4:31 AM EDT on 31/10/06
Puzzled Canadian researchers find women more at risk
It has long been thought that multiple sclerosis isn't an equal-opportunity disease when it comes to afflicting women and men.In recent decades, far more women have been getting the ailment, with most experts believing that multiple sclerosis in Canada afflicts about twice as many females as males.
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