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The MS Society’s news pages bring you the latest news on MS from around the world.

ESA to stay limited to just one year

MPs have voted against the Lords' amendment to extend the time limit on Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) to two years. 332 MPs voted (against 266) in favour of...
Major charities call for pause on Welfare Reform Bill

The MS Society, along with other major charities, have today urged the Government to pause the Welfare Reform Bill and carefully consider the future of Disability Living...
Lords vote against time limiting benefits

Plans to limit the out-of-work disability benefit Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) to just one year were rejected by the House of Lords yesterday. However, the...
Another exciting MS stem cell discovery

Researchers from the MS Society’s Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair have found it may be possible to reverse the ageing process in the central nervous system for...

Title	Publish date	Topics
ESA to stay limited to just one year	1 Feb 2012	Disability benefits, UK campaigns
MS pill Gilenya undergoing safety review	24 Jan 2012	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs), Treatment research
Fair deal for neurology: MS Society gives evidence	18 Jan 2012	Healthcare
Major charities call for pause on Welfare Reform Bill	17 Jan 2012	DLA
Lords vote against time limiting benefits	12 Jan 2012	ESA
DLA benefit reforms challenged by disability activists	11 Jan 2012	DLA
Another exciting MS stem cell discovery	6 Jan 2012	Treatment research, Stem cell therapy
MS Society appeal to NICE for MS pill	6 Jan 2012	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs)
Assisted dying law ‘inadequate’, says review	5 Jan 2012	Severely affected by MS
Transfer of Woodlands Respite Care Centre complete	4 Jan 2012	Holidays, respite care, short breaks
New MS Society Chairman	3 Jan 2012	About the MS Society
MS Society joins fight for better social care	3 Jan 2012	England campaigns, Social care
MS patient dies after taking first dose of Gilenya	21 Dec 2011	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs)
Poor services for neurology despite increase in spending	16 Dec 2011	Healthcare
MS Society takes nurse campaign to the Welsh Assembly	14 Dec 2011	MS nurses, Wales campaigns

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