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Source Miranda’s MS Blog: 
Miranda is an MS Specialist Nurse based in Bedford, she writes a blog to share things she has found good, useful or positive within the MS community.
UTI’s can be a common issue for many people with MS, this interesting article can help you to stay one step ahead. Read on.
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Membership for 2018 is now due, ms £12, non-ms £24.
Please take a membership form from the desk, complete and return to Reception.
Please do not just complete without reading the entire form, there is important new information.
Wishing all our members a Happy New Year.
Treatment length 1.5hrs
Recommended donation, MS: £15, Carer and other conditions: £30
Available: Wednesday and Fridays
Note – You need to say you want a hot stone massage when you book.
Not suitable for those with loss of feeling
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| The annual Christmas Market is a week today. Join us and grab some last minute Christmas gifts and really get into the Christmas spirit! | ||
| This year we will be joined by a variety of stall holders including: Ann Laing flowers, Well Preserved, Moreish Must Haves, Phoenix Trading, Blackberry Cottage and many more.
Come along to enjoy some complimentary mulled wine, pigs in blankets and minced pies whilst listening to some Christmas Carols and browsing the stalls. There will be a Christmas jumper competition for those of you with the jazziest and most outrageous jumpers. Christmas champagne will be up for grabs as a prize. The details: When: Friday 15th December Where: Park Centre (white canopy) Time: 11am – 2pm |
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| For more information, please contact Nancy Leadley on nleadley@mepc.com.
P.S. Have you played our Christmas Game? www.miltonpark.co.uk/ Win some great prizes every day until 22nd December! |
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Dave Webb, Mette Bradfield, Jane Rapley, top prize was £36.25.
Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today:
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients being treated with dronabinol, a cannabinoid, do not show signs of drug abuse or dependency, leading researchers to conclude it has potential to be a long-term and safe treatment option for neuropathic pain.
The issue of pain management, specifically central neuropathic pain (CNP), in patients with autoimmune disorders such as MS is largely unresolved. Dronabinol, whose active compound comes from medical cannabis, is often used to ease nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. It may also treat chronic pain and has been investigated in a few clinical trials.
But its use remains controversial because of concerns with, and lack of data about, its psychotropic side effects and potential for dependency. Read on.
Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: 
Celgene released the results of two Phase 3 trials showing that patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) who were treated with ozanimod had lower relapse rates and fewer MRI brain lesions compared to those given a current first-line therapy, Avonex (interferon β-1a).
These results will be used to support a request for ozanimod’s approval as an MS therapy with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a filing known as a New Drug Application. Read on.
Source MS Society:
There’s mounting evidence to show that cannabis could help pain and muscle spasms for people with MS. But with tonnes of information swirling around the internet, it’s hard to be sure what’s true and what’s not.
We dived into the details to bust 5 common myths about cannabis and MS:
1. ‘Cannabis for medicinal use’ means any kind of cannabis
This can be confusing, as the media often refers to both licensed cannabis products and the illegal drug as ‘medicinal cannabis’.
What medical professionals usually mean by ‘medicinal cannabis’ or ‘medical cannabis’ is cannabis products licensed as medical treatments. So for MS, that means Sativex, which is specifically licensed to treat muscle spasms and stiffness in MS. Journalists or other people using the phrase could mean cannabis used for any medical purpose.
We’re calling for the Government to legalise cannabis for two medicinal purposes: to treat pain and spasticity when other treatments haven’t worked. Read on.