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MS Society spends £35 million in 2009 supporting people with MS
7th September 10 12:00am
The MS Society has released it's annual report and accounts for 2009. During last year, we spent £35 million on supporting people with MS - that's 84p in every £1 on 'beating ms'
Our campaign to update seven year old MS care guidelines
1st September 10 12:00am
The MS Society has been lobbying Government health watchdog NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) to update the care guidelines for MS, which are seven years out of date. Here we explain the background of this campaign and why it?s so important?
JK Rowling donates £10 million for MS research
31st August 10 12:00am
The author has given the money to establish the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, named after her mother who had MS, to find treatments to slow the progression, and ultimately reverse, the symptoms of MS.
Study suggests MS activity could change with the seasons
31st August 10 12:00am
A recently published American study has found that the appearance of lesions on brain scans in people with MS was higher from March ? August compared to scans taken in winter months.
Vitamin D, genes and MS examined in a new study
24th August 10 12:00am
A new study adds weight to the theory that vitamin D plays a role in MS ? but the exact nature of the relationship between the vitamin and MS is still unclear.
Supplement on MS in today?s Independent newspaper
24th August 10 12:00am
The 12 page pull out has been compiled by a company called 'Media Planet' to provide people affected by MS with information on research, treatments and support available for them.
People with MS urged to take part in benefits survey
24th August 10 12:00am
A major new survey has been launched today to find out more about disabled people?s experiences of claiming benefits. Everyone with MS is urged to take part by filling in the online form.
No.10 responds to MS Society Manifesto petition
16th August 10 12:00am
Government gives steps that now need to be taken forward
Report shows prescribing levels for MS drugs in the UK among the lowest in the world
29th July 10 12:00am
As a report names the UK as one of the worst developed countries in the world in terms of access to MS drugs, the MS Society is calling for an urgent update of the clinical guidelines for MS.
Golf champion backs MS Society
28th July 10 12:00am
Golf champion Becky Brewerton has pledged her support to the MS Society after her mother was diagnosed with the condition around 26 years ago.
Have you been refused Sativex for MS?
15th July 10 12:00am
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are being denied access to the new symptom relief treatment Sativex. If this has happened to you, get in touch with the MS Society.
Government to ?liberate the NHS?
13th July 10 12:00am
We look at what the new plans for the NHS, as set out by The Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley, mean to people with MS.
GPs set to commission local services
12th July 10 12:00am
New plans have been set out today by the government to enable local GPs to commission services on behalf of their patients.
Cladribine tablets approved in Russia
12th July 10 12:00am
Cladribine tablets to treat people with relapsing remitting MS have been approved in Russia today and are expected to be available as early as 2011.
Join the fight to support MS nurses
9th July 10 12:00am
A group of MPs have joined the MS Society's campaign to protect the roles of specialist MS nurses, which are currently under threat.
