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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[Sun, 6 Jul 2008 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[People with MS CAN do!  News of the Paralympics]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2413]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three people with MS have been selected to compete in the forthcoming Paralympics: Anne Dunham and Simon Laurens will represent the UK para-dressage team in Hong Kong in September and Stephanie Millward joins the Beijing swimming team.



]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2413]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Darzi review - High Quality for All?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2412]]></link><description><![CDATA[People with MS know all too well the consequences of the postcode lottery of care and being unable to access the full range of recommended treatments and drug therapies.  
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2412]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British 10K Run race day information]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/british10k]]></link><description><![CDATA[Details of our cheering points and other information about race day on Sunday 6 July ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/british10k]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More information on NHS research trials]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2409]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust welcomes the announcement by Health Secretary Alan Johnson that all NHS patients should be told about research that is relevant to them and be able to choose to take part in clinical trials if they meet the criteria.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2409]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expanded map of MS services]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2404]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do you know where your nearest MS nurse is based?  How about your nearest mobility centre?  Find out here

]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2404]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Results for new oral drug laquinimod]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2403]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust is pleased that there is ongoing development for MS therapies including oral drugs.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2403]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS woman wins right-to-die review ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2380]]></link><description><![CDATA["A woman with multiple sclerosis has won permission to bring a High Court challenge to clarify the law on assisted suicide.  Debbie Purdy, 45, from Bradford, is considering travelling to a country where assisted suicide is legal."


]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2380]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategic Health Authorities publish visions of the future of the NHS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/professionals/policy/england/darzi.jsp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Strategic Health Authorities have been publishing vision documents mapping the future of the NHS around England.  These documents will contribute to Our NHS Our Future, Lord Darzi's report on the future of the health service which is expected to be published in June 2008.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/professionals/policy/england/darzi.jsp]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More government support for organisations for people with disabilities]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2363]]></link><description><![CDATA[The government has announced extra funding to support user-led organisation for people with disabilities and also support of improving social care services.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2363]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alastair Hignell to retire]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2339]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alastair Hignell, BBC 5 Live's rugby commentator, will be retiring from the airwaves following the Guinness Premiership Final at Twickenham on Saturday 31 May.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2339]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hybrid embryo debate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2322]]></link><description><![CDATA[Whilst the MS Trust recognises the potential that embryo research may have in the future treatment of MS, we are concerned that this is proving a distraction from work currently being done with adult stem cells which is already at a stage of testing in patients.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2322]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis laws to be tightened]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2297]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Government has announced that from 2009 cannabis will be reclassified as a Class B drug.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2297]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continence services consultation update]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2289]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Government began considering changes to the way manufacturers of incontinence products are paid by the NHS in autumn 2007.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2289]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sahara trek announced for 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/fundraising/events/overseas/sahara/default.jsp]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/fundraising/events/overseas/sahara/default.jsp]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuing threats to specialist nursing posts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2275]]></link><description><![CDATA[The MS Trust shares the concerns of many specialist nurses about the threats to their posts.




]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2275]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug therapy usage after a single clinical event]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2276]]></link><description><![CDATA[The latest Cochrane Review to look at multiple sclerosis has shown the potential benefit of using drug therapy early in the disease course, after the first demyelinating event.
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2276]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New book on falls published]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/information/publications/falls.jsp]]></link><description><![CDATA['Falls: managing the ups and downs of MS' takes a practical look at what can be done to help cope with a problem familiar to many people with multiple sclerosis.





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]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2247]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stay active with MS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=2222]]></link><description><![CDATA[A major new area of the MS Trust's website is formally launched today.


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