Posts Categorized: MS News

Source Independent Living: Travelling around the UK is certainly not easy for wheelchair users. Many wheelchair users have, in fact, faced prejudice while attempting to get around independently. Comedian, Tanyallee Davis, recently suffered and expressed her humiliation on a train journey during which the driver insisted she move from the disabled space she was rightfully occupying,… Read more »

Making a lasting power of attorney for your health and wellbeing and financial affairs has never been easier! You may never need it, but it’s a good idea to plan ahead just in case! The government online service will guide you through the process to create a lasting power of attorney. Find out more here.

Source F1000 Prime: Fox et al. present the results of the eagerly awaited SPRINT-MS trial – a multi-centre phase II double blinded placebo controlled study of ibudilast in decreasing brain atrophy in progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Ibudilast was previously trialled in relapsing MS and whilst it did not prevent the reduction of new T2… Read more »

Source MS Trust: Want to know more about how what you eat can affect your MS? We put some of your questions to Dr Conor Kerley, a registered dietitian who was diagnosed with MS at 16. Every week there seems to be media coverage of a new piece of research, suggesting that what you eat… Read more »

With  Fuelmii, you just phone and they come to your car wherever it is – so disabled people or anyone else do not need to get to a garage. They work 24/7 with no delivery fee. You only pay for the fuel you get and this is at or below supermarket prices. This was advertised… Read more »

Source MS Trust: The MS Trust has praised the pioneering work of the MS Risk Sharing Scheme (RSS) as the final results from the scheme are published in the BMJ today (September 24). “The RSS was a truly innovative scheme and continues to deliver real benefits for people with MS,” commented David Martin, Chief Executive of the MS… Read more »

Source MS Society:  Our new evidence review shows the link between smoking and MS is clearer than ever.  Smoking can make MS worse and speed up how fast people with MS become disabled. Ahead of October’s annual ‘Stoptober’ campaign, our independent research review shows smoking can: make MS more active worsen and speed up the… Read more »

Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: Physical exercise fights fatigue and depression in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study reveals. Remarkably, these positive outcomes in psychological health can be achieved without significant alterations in the patient’s body weight or body mass index (BMI), further supporting the idea that exercise could be an effective therapeutic intervention for MS. The study with… Read more »

Source BBC:  The over-65s vaccine will protect against three strains of flu, but people under 65, in the so-called at-risk groups, will be offered a vaccine that protects against four types of flu.  At-risk groups include pregnant women and those with long-term health conditions. The enhanced vaccine that will be given this year contains extra… Read more »

Source the Telegraph:  “As doctors, we are left feeling powerless when we deliver the devastating diagnosis of PPMS to people because we know there is currently no disease-modifying treatment available to help them. “It is even more frustrating that an effective treatment that can help slow the disease has been developed and made available across… Read more »