Cheshire and Merseyside Region

Hope for MS pill after cladribine and fingolimod trials

Oral drugs to treat multiple sclerosis could become available in 2011 after promising results in two trials.

Dr Doug Brown, Biomedical Research Manager at the MS Society, said: "This is great news for people with MS and signifies a shifting tide in the treatment of the condition.

Hairy Bikers recipe for success!

Celebrity chefs Si King and Dave Myers from the Hairy Bikers have agreed to be the official faces for the MS Society's Cake Break taking place on 30 April 2010.

University of Liverpool MS Research Study - Participants required

Wellbeing in Multiple Sclerosis: The role of hope, social support and coping.

• Do you have a diagnosis of MS and are over 18?
• Would you like to participate in research which aims to identify how hope and other positive psychological factors influence a person’s wellbeing and adjustment to MS?

If you answered YES to these questions you may be interested in taking part in our online research survey.

We hope that results will increase understanding of psychological factors which influence wellbeing in MS and help improve services for people in the future. As a ‘thank you’ to participants, there is the option of being entered into a ‘lottery’ for High Street Vouchers.

Do you tweet?

The MS Society this week celebrated recruiting over 1,000 followers on the social networking and micro-blogging site, Twitter.

The MS Society’s web manager, Carol Naylor, said Twitter has offered the charity a new way of communicating with supporters and helps provide information in an accessible and easily digestible way.

People with MS, carers or MS health professionals can tweet about their experiences – discussing symptoms, problems or passing on tips and advice.

Shift MS

Shift.ms is a community for young people affected by Multiple Sclerosis. Users can share, support and interact with each other throughout the site.

Sometimes it's good to know where things are, who's having a party where, or just that there are people near you dealing with the same stuff.

MS Art Class

New Art teacher, Janey Hannah-Martin, invites anyone with an interest in drawing or painting to come along to the class on Monday afternoons, 2.30-4.00pm at the Guiness Trust, 102 Vale Road, Woolton L25 7FB.

Whether a complete beginner or accomplished professional, you will be welcomed and encouraged to explore your creative potential in friendly and relaxed surroundings.

If you are interested and/or you need transport, please contact 

Janey on 07507 559 423 or

Tony Naylor on 07923 617 378

Free Website for your branch!

Interested in a website for your branch? You can get a professional looking website for free thanks to templates and web hosting provided by the web team at MS National Centre. You do not need to be a computer whiz, just able to write interesting pages of news and information relevant to your branch. Read more here How To ... Set up a branch website (101 kb)  
or email Eloise Jones at the MS Society web team.

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