Why not check out Makin’ Tracks who offer inspirational tours in Europe for wheelchair users with a real appetite for travel.”We’re a small family company, and that’s exactly how we want to stay. Every tour is personally planned, escorted, & driven by ourselves, and since we’ve been doing this on & off for most of… Read more »
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Listen again to Oxfords ground-breaking trial aiming to find a cure for MS
Howard Bentham of BBC Radio Oxford finds out about Oxford’s ground-breaking trial aiming to find a cure for multiple sclerosis. Listen again here.
Encouraging signs of myelin repair in optic neuritis drug trial
Source MS Trust:In a clinical trial of anti-LINGO-1, people with optic neuritis who took the new drug had improved nerve signals between the eye and the brain. A phase II clinical trial called RENEW tested a drug called BIIB033, which is anti-LINGO-1 agent, against placebo in 82 people with acute optic neuritis. Participants received a… Read more »
Book Club
When ordering from the book club please leave money with your order, we are unable to process any orders without payment having been made.
£1.1m study to reduce cognitive problems in people with MS
Source EurekAlert: Experts in Nottingham are leading a major new study into how people with multiple sclerosis (MS) could overcome problems with attention and memory associated to their condition. The Cognitive Rehabilitation for Attention and Memory in people with Multiple Sclerosis (CRAMMS) trial will evaluate the effectiveness of new strategies to improve and compensate for… Read more »
Positive interim results from major UK study on MS drugs
Source MS Trust:Results of the analysis of the 6 year data of the Department of Health (DH) MS Risk-sharing Scheme (RSS), published in the Lancet Neurology today, show that the disease modifying drugs Avonex, Betaferon, Copaxone and Rebif are cost effective and are clinically effective in reducing the progression of the disease in people with… Read more »
MS drug ‘may already be out there’
Source BBC: Depression and heart-disease drugs are to be tested in a trial to find treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) from existing medicines. There are currently no treatments in the secondary progressive stage of the debilitating disease. More than 400 people will take part in the trial at University College London and the University of… Read more »
Mobile Phones
Sorry we can no longer accept mobile phones for recycling but are still able to recycle printer ink cartridges. Please check Recycle4Charity.co.uk. to check that they accept that they accept your cartridge/s.
Holiday Opportunity
We are a small independent Tour Operator providing holidays for wheelchair users. At the moment we have space for 4 people remaining on our Greece Holiday 6th-16th June. We will be staying in a fully adapted Greek Villa set amongst olive groves near to the Aegean Riviera, where they have a dedicated wheelchair accessible beach…. Read more »
Easter Saturday collection
Thanks to those who gave up a few hours of their time for the Easter Saturday collection which raised a staggering £712 (about £300 more then normal). The next collection is Friday 8th May at Tesco Extra Abingdon, please let us know if you are able to collect/put your name down.
