Posts Categorized: MS News

Source MS Trust: Sativex is a cost-effective treatment for people with MS spasticity according to new guidance published today by NICE(link is external).  This reverses the decision made in draft guidance published earlier this year. The guideline recommends that, providing the local NHS health authority is willing to pay for continued treatment, a 4-week trial of Sativex can be offered to people… Read more »

Source MS Trust: Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) should be restricted to people with highly active relapsing-remitting MS according to a review carried out by the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) drug safety committee. Highly active relapsing-remitting MS covers people who continue to have relapses despite taking at least one disease-modifying drug (DMD) or if MS is worsening rapidly with at least two… Read more »

Source BBC: Two cannabis-based medicines, used to treat epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, have been approved for use by the NHS in England. It follows new guidelines from the drugs advisory body NICE, which looked at products for several conditions. Charities have welcomed the move, although some campaigners who have been fighting for access to the drugs… Read more »

Source Medical Xpress: Watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve intense burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a small study has found. Scientists from Imperial College London have found that using virtual reality headsets could combat increased sensitivity to pain, by immersing people in scenes of icebergs, frigid oceans and sprawling icescapes…. Read more »

Source MS Society:  After months of speculation, the UK government has called a general election for Thursday 12 December. But what do people with MS want from our next government? For the next six weeks, parliamentary candidates from a range of political parties will be trying to convince people across the UK to vote for them…. Read more »

Source MS Society: I find travelling stressful. Having to deal with invisible symptoms from MS has made it harder. I worry about being judged by other people if I need assistance when I may look fine. The sunflower lanyard scheme, being used across UK airports, has improved my confidence in air travel. Making hidden disabilities visible… Read more »

Source MS Trust:  What’s causing my symptoms? Multiple sclerosis can cause a wide variety of symptoms, listed below. All of these symptoms can be experienced in other conditions. In MS, the exact position of the damage to your nerves relates to the symptoms you experience, which means that each person’s experience of MS is different…. Read more »

Dive Ability: Welcome to Dive AbilityScuba diving for people with disabilities and disadvantages. Scuba diving can be enjoyed by virtually anyone, regardless of physical ability. In fact, if you have a disability, scuba diving can offer you a unique sense of freedom by transporting you into a world of weightlessness and unlimited intrigue. Visit tropical coral… Read more »

Source Independent Living: If you are taking care of another person, both of you need a break from time to time, for the sake of your physical and mental wellbeing. Respite care is any break from your job as a carer, whether it involves the person you care for going away for a few hours to… Read more »