Source Caroline Wyatt, The Telegraph: I lay face down on a pedestrian crossing, knees bleeding where they’d hit the road. I couldn’t get back on my feet, even as the lights changed. It was May 2016 and I’d been on my way to meet friends when I fell without warning. The next day I woke too… Read more »
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Cladribine (Mavenclad) gets European licence for highly active relapsing MS
Source MS Trust: The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for cladribine (Mavenclad)for the treatment of adults with highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis. This follows a recommendation from the European Medicines Agency in June that a licence should be granted. Cladribine will now need to be appraised by NICE and the SMC to determine NHS availability in the UK. NICE has… Read more »
MS Brain Health
Source Shift-MS: This short guide is a resource to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) understand how they can keep their brains as healthy as possible and request the highest possible standard of care from healthcare professionals. It explains how people with MS can put into practice the recommendations from the report Brain health: time… Read more »
People with MS lose more than £6m of benefits a year after PIP is introduced, show figures
A third of MS sufferers who previously received the highest rate of Disability Living Allowance have had their payments downgraded since 2013. Thousands of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) have lost millions of pounds in benefits since disability benefits system was changed four years ago, new figures show. More than £6m a year has… Read more »
Milton Park – August Newsletter
Milton Park August Newsletter Join in for Car Free Day! Every year on or around 22 September, people from around the world get together to remind the world that there are alternatives to the car. This year Milton Park are joining in. Read more On-site News New Business Lounge at 136 Read article Dedicated car… Read more »
Volunteers needed for fundraising
The Park Club are paying to have the space outside Sainsburys on Saturday 23rd September to advertise their gym, give out bags etc, they have asked us if we would like to come along and raise some money for the Centre. If you are free for 1.5hrs anytime from 9-4 and are happy to be outside with a tin please… Read more »
John’s Story: ‘I Am More Than MS’
In this video from Patients Like Me, John shares that although he’s suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS), he’s definitely much more than the disease. MORE: How doctors treat spasticity in MS John explains that when the MS symptoms he was experiencing began to affect his everyday life, he had to take action. A… Read more »
Using MRI to Diagnose and Track Multiple Sclerosis
This video from the Center for Diagnostic Imaging explains how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help in diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) and how far this technology has come in a relatively short time. MRIs can also track the progression of the disease. MORE: 10 things to know about multiple sclerosis in children Dr. Steven Pollei, a CDI neuroradiologist,… Read more »
5 Things to Know About the New MS Drug Ocrevus
The multiple The multiple sclerosis community has been waiting with bated breath for the approval of the drug Ocrevus (ocrelizumab), which will be used to treat patients who have relapsing MS and primary progressive MS. The FDA’s decision of final approval arrived on March 28, which coincides with Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. In preparation for the announcement, we’ve put… Read more »
Can pure cocoa reduce fatigue in people with Multiple Sclerosis – want to help find out?
Source Oxford Brookes University A healthy diet may be a simple, cost effective and safe therapy for improving symptoms experienced in people with MS (pwMS), and thus for increasing quality of life. There is currently no cure for fatigue yet it is one of the most debilitating of symptoms associated with MS. Pure cocoa may… Read more »
