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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" title="XSL_formatting" href="http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/rss/rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[MS Trust News File]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://2008.mstrust.org.uk]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><language><![CDATA[en-us]]></language><lastBuildDate><![CDATA[Sat, 4 Jul 2009 00:01:02 +0100]]></lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Multiple Sclerosis Trust, Spirella Building, Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 4ET]]></copyright><docs><![CDATA[http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss]]></docs><generator><![CDATA[www.idnet.net]]></generator><ttl><![CDATA[60]]></ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Disease modifying drugs may improve cognitive function]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3115]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glatiramer acetate and beta interferon may have a positive effect on cognitive symptoms of multiple sclerosis according to recently presented research.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3115]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral therapies - the answer for all?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3117]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oral disease modifying drugs for MS are hitting the headlines and being discussed at neurology conferences, but there are still questions to be answered.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3117]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[September concert to support the MS Trust  ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3116]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday 22 September Music in Mayfair will present their 100th concert in the beautiful Cadogan Hall, just off Sloane Square SW1. 
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3116]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS Trust comments on Radio 4 play - Dignity]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3108]]></link><description><![CDATA[Laura McDaid's semi-autobiographical play, broadcast on 30 June, is based on her experience of a former boyfriend's diagnosis with MS, his rapid deterioration and subsequent decision to travel to Dignitas in Switzerland to end his life

]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3108]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking about thinking]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3104]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust was delighted to host a discussion with Jeffrey Gingold that explored the cognitive challenges of MS.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3104]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New book on posture published]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3098]]></link><description><![CDATA[<em><b>Are you sitting comfortably...?</em></b> looks at the effects of posture and suggests simple changes to help people to keep themselves healthy by achieving as good a posture as possible.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3098]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alistair Hignell awarded a CBE]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3088]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust congratulates Alistair Hignell on his award of a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3088]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prevalence of MS in the UK revised]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3082]]></link><description><![CDATA[New research confirms what many health professionals and people with MS have long suspected, that there are more than 85,000 people with the condition.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3082]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS Trust thanks the outgoing Mayor and people of Kensington and Chelsea ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3070]]></link><description><![CDATA[Joanna Gardner was elected to the office of Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on the 21 May 2008 and announced the MS Trust as the Mayor's Charity.

]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3070]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS Trust publishes new book on disease modifying drugs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3071]]></link><description><![CDATA[<em>Disease modifying drug therapy: what you need to know</em> is designed to help people with MS decide on the most appropriate approach to treatment and to discuss their options with their health professionals.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3071]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS Trust supports the first ever World MS Day]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3057]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust is delighted to be a part of World MS Day, which enables us to celebrate the achievements of people with MS and raise awareness in a positive way.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3057]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New website to help with invisible MS symptom launched]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3059]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust today launches StayingSmart, the web-based resource to support people living with multiple sclerosis who experience cognitive difficulties. ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3059]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS Trust congratulates Stephanie Millward on her latest record breaking achievement]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3055]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stephanie, who has been competing at the British International Disability Championships at Sheffield, broke a European record in the S9 100m backstroke heat.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3055]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reaction to Panorama on stem cell treatments]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3038]]></link><description><![CDATA[The BBC's Panorama programme on 18 May followed a person with MS and a BBC reporter as they travelled to a clinic run by an American doctor in the Dominican Republic that makes bold and unfounded claims for the treatments that it sells.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3038]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHSmith supporting the MS Trust]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3032]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust is delighted to have been announced as one of the beneficiaries of WHSmith's charity Christmas cards in 2009.


]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3032]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stem cells and MS covered by Panorama]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3037]]></link><description><![CDATA[The opportunities and pitfalls of the current level of knowledge about stem cell treatments are highlighted in a Panorama report due to be shown on BBC1 on Monday evening (18 May).
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3037]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Round-up of research results from the 61st annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/research/drugsindevelopment/aan2009.jsp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 61st annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology took place in Seattle April 25 to May 2.





]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/research/drugsindevelopment/aan2009.jsp]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS Awareness Week round-up]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3024]]></link><description><![CDATA[MS Awareness Week officially ended on the 3 May and we were busy right up until the last minute trying to raise awareness of MS across the UK. ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3024]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British based neurologist received major award]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3018]]></link><description><![CDATA[Professor David Miller on the Institute of Neurology in London has been awarded the John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research for his pioneering work using MRI and imaging techniques.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 8 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3018]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Members of Therapists in MS (TiMS) group honoured]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3016]]></link><description><![CDATA[Joanna Sweetland and Ros Edwards have both received awards for their inspirational work for people with MS.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 6 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3016]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS Trust welcomes FTY720 (fingolimod) trial results]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3001]]></link><description><![CDATA[FTY720 (fingolimod), an experimental oral drug for relapsing MS is more effective than current treatments according to new research reported yesterday.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3001]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS Trust welcomes cladribine trial results]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2996]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cladribine, an experimental oral drug for relapsing MS, is effective in reducing the number of relapses experienced according to new research reported yesterday.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2996]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[StayingSmart website about thinking and MS launched]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2995]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust is delighted announce the launch of StayingSmart - a web-based resource designed for people who want to know, or know more, about how MS can affect thinking. ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2995]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move it for MS Challenge]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2987]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who turned up at Twickenham Stadium to <em>Move it for MS</em> with Mr Motivator and the MS Trust on Friday which launched our MS Awareness Week activities.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2987]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS Trust welcomes new bladder guidelines for MS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2971]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust welcomes the publication of a consensus statement on good bladder management.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2971]]></guid></item></channel></rss>
