Thank you to everyone that gave up their time to collect at Didcot Sainsbury’s on Saturday. Total collected: £445.75. Many thanks
Posts By: Sue
Xmas Cards for sale
They come in packs of 10 and are £3 each pack, they have the MS logo in them. xmas cards for sale 2015
New MS Trust Website
We love the new MS Trust website – feel free to give them some feedback on their new design. https://www.mstrust.org.uk
Genentech have announced positive results from a phase III study of ocrelizumab in primary progressive MS
Genentech have announced positive results from a phase III study of ocrelizumab in primary progressive MS Source Pharmiweb.com Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced positive results from a pivotal Phase III study that evaluated the investigational medicine ocrelizumab in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). Read… Read more »
‘Multiple sclerosis drugs should be offered earlier’
Source MS Society: People with the most common form of multiple sclerosis should be offered drug treatment earlier, a charity says. The Multiple Sclerosis Society’s report suggests there is a “wait-and-see” approach by doctors which needs to end. But drug watchdog NICE says while this “disease-modifying therapy” can help in some cases, the benefits need… Read more »
Beryl Slater
Beryl Slater is in the J.R with a broken leg. Many of you will know Beryl, she is co-founder of the Centre and still a Committee Member. We wish her a speedy recover.
Raffle tickets are now on sale
Raffle tickets are now on sale. £1 each. Draw to take place quiz night, Fri 23 October. Prizes include: A lovely hamper from hampers.com, meal for 2 at the Plum Pudding Milton, manicure from Beautiful Creations, Cotswold Wildlife Park Tickets, Meal for 2 at the Nightingdale Bicester, 1 month membership Park Club, fruit basket, Didcot… Read more »
Take part in a survey and get a £15 Amazon gift card!
Invitation: Multiple Sclerosis Patient Survey Opinion Health, an independent research agency based in London, is currently inviting people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis to take part in an online survey. This survey is designed to provide a better understanding of your experience of the treatment you are receiving as well as your treatment preferences. The survey… Read more »
MS sufferers’ health damaged by benefits tests, survey finds
Source MS Society: Many multiple sclerosis sufferers required to undergo assessments to claim disability benefits are having their health damaged as a result, a survey suggests. The MS Society found that nearly half (48%) of people with the disease of the nervous system who had an assessment for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) felt the process… Read more »
You maybe entitled to a free eye test at home
Did you know you are entitled to a free home eye test if you cannot visit a high street optician unaided? Free Eye Test from Visioncall Home Visiting Opticians Benefits to being tested at home: In a comfortable environment you are used to Don’t have to worry about how you are going to get to… Read more »
