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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 Stop Press]]></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[Congratulations to the winner of our photo competition]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3111]]></link><description><![CDATA[The lucky winner of our MS: What does it mean for me? photo competition is Jane Currie with her image, 'Fatigue' - 'I think the picture says it all!'
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3111]]></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[Can humour persuade people to leave money to charities in their wills?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3103]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust has joined  140 other charities to form the Remember a Charity consortium, with the aim of encouraging more people to include their favourite cause[s] in their will. 
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3103]]></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 Research section]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3101]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Research section of our website has been expanded.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=3101]]></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[Book now for Monster Ski, Whistler 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/monsterski]]></link><description><![CDATA[Book your place today on our spectacular ski & board challenge!
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/monsterski]]></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 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[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[Trek in Peru for the MS Trust]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/fundraising/events/overseas/trekperu/default.jsp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Trek in the stunning Peruvian Andes for the MS Trust in April 2010.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/fundraising/events/overseas/trekperu/default.jsp]]></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[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[&#163;50 Fundraising Challenge report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/msawareness/challenge.jsp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who took part in our &#163;50 Fundraising Challenge during MS Awareness Week!
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/msawareness/challenge.jsp]]></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>
