Source MS Society:
Novartis, who manufacture Gilenya (fingolimod), have confirmed a case of the rare brain infection PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) in someone taking the drug. Read on.
100 Club February Winners
February winners:
1st prize – Dave Webb
2nd prize – Ismay Ratliff
3rd prize – Linda Tierney
Volunteers need for Sainsbury’s Collection
Volunteers needed for 1/2 hr slots for the next Supermarket Collection at Didcot Sainsbury’s, on Easter Saturday 4th April. Please let Sue know if you can help.
Possibility of a new weekly Aquatic Exercise Class at Milton Park Club
Caroline Dendy (who teaches our yoga class here on Wednesdays) would teach a “light-hearted, fun class – a total-body exercise class without music, with the opportunity for all participants, to work at their own level and pace. The class will be open to all individuals who feel comfortable in the water, regardless of current fitness levels & experience. The water offers an excellent opportunity to assist balance and support limbs, as well as provide resistance to work our muscles. There are no lifeguards at the pool, so being able to swim is recommended, although the instructor would be in the pool with the class.“
Please talk to Jon or Caroline if you are interested. Fridays at 2.15 is looking the most likely time, starting at the end of March. We’d need about 8 people to keep it going.
Cost for the 45 minute class would be only £2.50, inclusive of entry to the gym.
Richard Twine runs the Bath Half Marathon on March 1st
Sponsorship form on the office table, or online here at Virgin Money Giving
Thank you so much for your support!
New Guidelines for Cancellations and No-shows
Prof Philip James – Article in the telegraph about the healing powers of Oxygen Therapy
Source The Telegraph:The miraculous healing powers of oxygen.Brain injured veteran Ben Parkinson has started the controversial hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Cherrill Hicks talks to Prof Philip James, author of a new book on the subject. Read on
MS-SMART trial for secondary progressive MS underway
Source MS Society:
MS-SMART, a phase 2 clinical trial into progressive MS, has begun. It will investigate whether treatments that are already being used for other conditions could slow or halt disability progression in people with secondary progressive MS. Read on.
Promising results for stem cell therapy in MS
Source News-medical.net:Preliminary findings suggest that nonmyeloablative haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) may arrest, or even reverse, the progress of disease among patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Read on.
Winter Ready – Older people are entitled to help with energy bill payments over winter.
Source www.gov.uk:You could get between £100 and £300 tax-free to help pay your heating bills if you were born on or before 5 July 1952. This is known as a ‘Winter Fuel Payment’. Read on.
