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Source Bizjournals:
Oregon Health & Science University isn’t rushing to use a new a Multiple Sclerosis therapy that uses a person’s own stem cells.
Dr. Richard Burt, chief of the division of immunotherapy at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, on Friday spoke to a group of physicians at OHSU’s Multiple Sclerosis Center about use of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Read on.
Source MS Trust:
As the administrator for the RSS the MS Trust has worked for the last 12 years with the five parties to the Scheme namely the Department of Health, Biogen Idec, Bayer, Merck Serono and Teva to collect ongoing clinical data from 5,610 people with MS across the UK. Read on.
We are doing a collection at Sainsbury’s Didcot on Friday 12th December. Please let Sue know if you are able to donate an hour or two to help.
100 club winners in November:
1st prize, Linda Tierney
2nd prize, Val Griggs
3rd prize, Jill Goodall
A34 Chilton to Milton Drainage Maintenance Scheme
The Highways Agency will be carrying out essential maintenance works to the drainage system along the A34 between the A4130 Milton Interchange and A4185 Chilton Junction. This scheme aims to reduce the risk of future flooding and supports Oxfordshire County Councils proposed improvement schemes at Chilton and Milton. Work is scheduled to start in early-December 2014 and is expected to be completed by the end of May 2015. A 25 hour narrow lane running with a temporary 50mph speed limit will be in place for the duration of the scheme.
From 1st January 2015 there will be an increase in membership and some recommended donation rates:
The membership year will run from 1st January to 31st December, £25 to include use of the gym
Therapy increases by £1 on all therapies apart from oxygen and yoga for MS and Carer’s with the aim of bringing the donation rate closer to the actual therapists charges.
Sue
Tim is offering a variety of acupuncture not just auricular, Tim Cann can now offer a variety of acupunture therapies including: Korean Hand, Auricular, Cosmetic, Facial Cupping & Gua Sha. Recommended donation is £12 ms, £17 carer, £25 other member. Appointments are 45 minutes. Further details attached.MS Blog
Next year’s quiz night has been booked, so get it in your diary – Friday 23rd October 2015!
Source MS Society:
We are delighted to announce funding for 15 exciting new research projects, costing a total of £1.45 million.
This brings our current number of active projects to 59, with research spanning cause, cure, symptom relief and MS services. Read on.
