Multiple Sclerosis News Today, pick of the week’s news: Diet and Exercise, Tolerability, CHANGE-MS and more. Read on.
MS Patient’s Pick of the Week’s News: Diet and Exercise, Tolerability, CHANGE-MS a
Researchers Identify 2 Cytokines Responsible for Chronic Flares in Autoimmune Diseases
Researchers have identified two factors that allow Th17 cells — which drive multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune conditions — to form memory cells in the body and cause repeated symptom flare-ups. Read on.
Oxford Branch Newsletter
MS Nurse at Centre Monday 6th March
The MS Nurse, Sue Barnden is coming into the Centre on Monday 6th March and is offering 4 x 30 minute appointments from 10am. Speak to Sue to book your appointment.
Membership
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!
Membership subscriptions now due for 2017 , either print off or available at the Centre, membership this year has reduced for ms members at £12 and non-ms members £24. Donation rates have also changed, please look at the rates on the noticeboard.
A great example of a supporting employer
Source MS Society:
“They were so supportive. I took a few days off to digest the news and they told me to come back to work when I was ready. The first thing they did was assure me that my job was safe.” We spoke to Chris about MS and the value of having a supportive employer: Read on.
Fatigue in MS and what to do about it.
Interesting article from MS Nurse, Miranda.
(Note – BMSTC offers APS Therapy, Oxygen Therapy and a range of exercise classes such as Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi and Physio which can help manage fatigue.)
“Fatigue – that horrible overwhelming inability to do another thing, sometimes even to think straight, is one of the most disabling invisible problems of MS. When I took a poll of the top symptoms that people wanted to troubleshoot in a holistic way, Fatigue was top. So here goes:” Read on.
Government to allow council tax increases to fund social care
Source MS Society:
Local councils in England are to be allowed to increase council tax to help raise money for social care, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed today.
These new proposals could see some local areas increasing council tax by up to 6% over the next two years.
Councils already have the power to increase it by up to 2% every year to pay for care. This is called the ‘social care precept’. Read on.
Have you ever heard of paroxysmal symptoms?
Source MS Trust:
Paroxysmal is a term that describes the way that some symptoms of multiple sclerosis come on very suddenly, last only a few seconds or minutes and then disappear just as quickly. Sometimes this cycle repeats a few times or, perhaps, many times in a day. Some people call them attacks, clusters, surges, episodes or intermittent symptoms. Your health professionals may call them episodic symptoms. Read on.
A good time was had by all
The Christmas lunch took place on Monday 5th at Park Place Brasserie. It was very well attended, 31 of us. The food was really good and a good time was had by all.
