Source MS Society: Shift.ms, the social network for people with MS, has launched an online tool to help people with MS ‘be kind to their mind’. ‘Thought Sort’ is the first online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) tool specifically designed for people with MS. It aims to help people cope with the uncertainty and complex range… Read more »
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ILC Newsletter February 2016
Equipment and Information News from Guideposts Independent Living Centre Team – February 2016 New product, see the Compression Stocking section of our Resource Handbook (see the section under Clothing). A company in the UK now stock some coloured and patterned lymphedema gauntlets and gloves. PebbleUK ( 0800 433 4757 :www.pebbleuk.com Brief details: Supply a… Read more »
MS Society CEO rejects welfare reform recommendation
Source MS Society: Think tank organisation Reform has suggested the Government reduce theEmployment and Support Allowance (ESA) by £60 a week for those in the Support Group. Michelle Mitchell, our Chief Executive said: “This proposal shows no common sense thinking on welfare. The reality is some people are simply too unwell or disabled to work” … Read more »
Minister commits to finding off-patent drugs solution
Source MS Society: There is currently no system in the UK to get old drugs relicensed for new purposes without pharmaceutical sponsorship. There are a number of treatments which are off-patent (or soon to be) with promising clinical trialresults for people with MS. Read on.
Microsoft and Novartis use Kinect to help doctors assess Multiple Sclerosis
Source WinBeta: It seems that Microsoft’s Kinect is definitely getting interesting use cases outside of gaming lately. For example, we told you last week how the technology allowed orangutans in an Australian zoo to play video games. Today, Microsoft is showcasing another innovative way to useKinect, in a partnership with the global healthcare company Novartis. … Read more »
Hormones released during pregnancy could be a potential treatment for relapsing remitting MS
Source MS International Federation: Hormone levels are raised during pregnancy and pregnant women with MS usually have less disease activity when a hormone called estriol is increased. During the last three months of the pregnancy, relapses decrease by more than 70% when estriol reaches highest concentrations. –See more here
Nearly 14,000 disabled people have mobility cars taken away
Source BBC: Nearly 14,000 disabled people who rely on a specialist motoring allowance have had their cars taken away from them following government welfare changes. Figures seen by the BBC show almost half of those having to be reassessed for this support under the changes lost their Motability vehicle. Read on.
Generation games and Free OXSRAD Membership
Generation Games, the exercise arm of Age UK Oxfordshire runs a supervised gym session for people with MS at Oxsrad in Marsh Lane, Marston, every Wednesdayfrom 10am to noon. The gym has adapted equipment designed for wheelchair users, 2 MOTOmeds and standing frame. We still have 16 free memberships to Oxsrad, so if you would… Read more »
Sue Barnden, Community MS Nurse
Sue will be in on Friday Feb 26th from 11am and can speak informally to members. Unfortunately she cannot book individual appointments. There is a possibility that she could run an outreach clinic but MS members would need to go to their GP for a referral to their service. Sue will be able to give more information when… Read more »
Free ezine about progressive MS
My name is Ian Cook. I am a journalist with progressive MS from the UK who is writing a regular free ezine about progressive MS. Issue six (February-March 2016) is attached. I hope you find it interesting. progMSezineissue6
